Troubled waters in Kingston, Ontario.

The province of Ontario gave the Olympic Yachting Centre and surrounding land to the City of Kingston after the 1976 Olympic Games. "Since the facility would later remain available to the  public, the government of Ontario provided funds for the purchase of the land, and the federal government shared the cost of the installation." (From: Montreal Olympics Official Report 1976 - Volume Two - Page 215/238.)
The federal and provincial governments would never have built a $6 million dollar venue and donated land, if they had known that high-rise condos would eventually dominate the site. (Montreal Olympics Official Report 1976 - Volume One - Page 85/275.)
A petition has already been launched to protest the devolution of public land to private enterprise:
Save the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Greenspace and Character.
     "The park land owned by the city should not be sold for condo/residential building development. WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP THIS GREAT WATERFRONT PARK TO DEVELOPMENT."
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Exploration 1 - From The Kingstonian. The park is on the left and the Penitentiary is on the right.

Exploration 1 - Tall buildings (+/- 18 storeys) on west side of marina; Portsmouth Olympic Harbour building is removed and rebuilt on north west side of harbour; marina remains on west side of harbour; park/parking along north end of marina; townhouses along east and west edges of former Penitentiary; signature tall buildings at the south side of the former Penitentiary site.
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HOWEVER:
Corrections Canada prohibited the construction of any buildings along the following edges of the  Pen:

All of the property within the red lines will remain public.

Correctional Service of Canada - Kingston Harbourfront Property - Environmental Assessment Result.
     Update - After the environmental site assessment and risk assessment were completed, clean up options were presented to CSC. The option chosen was to excavate and replace the impacted soil so that the land would be revitalized and restored to green space. The re mediated area will no longer be leased for boat slips or long-term boat storage, so the refreshed space will be open for the public to have access to and enjoy!  2015-16-29.