Why the Kingston Pen is being demolished.

Vacant land is more valuable than a heritage building, a train station, veteran's hospital, military base, an Agriculture Canada experimental farm, museum or a prison.
In the year 2001 CFB Greisbach in Edmonton was transferred to the Crown corporation. The CLC wanted to demolish the Brigadier School, located on the grounds of CFB Griesbach. Representatives from the City of Edmonton said the building was worth $1,603,974 dollars---Canada Lands Company said the building was worthless.
     "Canada Lands Company took the position in MGB 101/05 that the land underlying the improvements on the subject property exceeded the capitalized value of the existing property...therefore, the highest and best use of the property was for vacant land. Accordingly, the land should be valued as vacant land."
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Citation: Canada Lands Company
                          v
              Alberta (Municipal Government Board)
Date: 2008/01/22
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Many politicians in Kingston are trying desperately to save the Kingston Penitentiary, including Mr. Bill Glover:
             "It's very,very important that City Council designates Kingston Penitentiary under the provincial legislation to give Council the power to protect this historic property..because federal designation as a National Historic Site of Canada, while it's important, does not protect the property after it passes from public ownership to private hands..." (From: Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Volume 40, Number 1-January 2013,)
Federal heritage laws supersede provincial and municipal heritage laws.
At least 11 limestone buildings at the Pen are slated for demolition, and the guard towers and perimeter walls will be preserved "if possible".
The loss of The Big House and Prison for Women will have a devastating effect on residents of the Limestone City---on their morale, sense of pride and community spirit....How would the people of Paris react if the Eiffel Tower was dismantled "because the land underneath the subject property is more valuable than the Tower."?