1.) To stop the National Capital Commission from selling or giving away federal Crown assets.
2.) To prevent the City of Ottawa from using NCC as a land bank.
National Interest Land Mass holdings.
"Land forming part of the NILM will be retained by the National Capital Commission in perpetuity for purposes which lie at the core of the NCC's mandate." (Google: "1988-09-15-TB-re-NCC.)
Greenbelt Research Farm - 1740 Woodroffe Avenue.
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| The extension of the Central Experimental Farm is located in Nepean, Ontario and is bounded by Woodroffe Avenue and West Hunt Club, Fallowfield and Greenbank Roads. |
Central Experimental Farm near Carling Avenue - "The Central Experimental Farm shall be an open area in perpetuity".---A 1954 Privy Council Order-in-Council approved by Canadian Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent.
However, the National Capital Commission is plunging ahead with their misguided, unpopular decision to give away land to a health care facility, and to rent 30+ acres to an entity that wants to create Disneyland North near the Arboretum and the Rideau Canal.
Gatineau Park.
The Greenbelt - 14,000 ha. approximately.
Victoria Island
Shoreline behind Parliament Hill
Chambers Building, Elgin and Queen.
Confederation Square
Pts of Wellington in front of Chateau Laurier and the Conference Centre and land to the E of the Conference Centre; also lands N. of Wellington between the Rideau Canal lock and the Chateau Laurier & Major Hill Park. Also, the approach to the Alexandra Bridge & the new Art Gallery site.
Lady Grey Drive and the Ottawa River W of Sussex Drive.
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| Lady Grey Drive is behind the Royal Canadian Mint and several other landmarks. Photo is from the 1920's. |
Daly Bldg. corner of Rideau and Sussex.
8 parcels of land E of Sussex (Mile of History) from Rideau Street to MacDonald Cartier Bridge.
Pt of the Mint property W. of Sussex Drive.
2 Parcels W. of Sussex Drive N of MacDonald Cartier Bridge, Parking lot at Earnscliffe to water lot.
4 Parcels on the Rideau River around City Hall - ( City Hall is now a federal building called the John George Diefenbaker Building. It is on a list of "surplus" PWGSC holdings, as well as the Lester B. Pearson External Affairs Building.)
4 Parcels E of Sussex Dr. between Stanley Avenue & Rideau Gate.
PM's residence.
7 Rideau Gate (Guest House).
G.G.'s residence, Rideau Hall.
Ottawa River Parkway Wellington St. to Carling Avenue.
Champlain Bridge, Island Park Drive.
Rideau Canal lands from downtown to Hog's Back Rd.
Rideau River lands Green Island to Revelstoke Dr.
Airport Parkway.
Eastern Parkway Hemlock Rd. to Hwy 417.
Eastern Driveway and Rockcliffe Park from Sussex Drive to Greenbelt.
Lower Duck Island Ottawa River.
Lebreton Flats.
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House of Commons Debates Ottawa November 26, 2007
Mr. Marcel Proulx (Hull-Aylmer, Liberal).
"Mr. Speaker, the Greber Plan gave us the greenbelt to create a green, modern and avant-garde capital. The greenbelt contains farms, forest and wetlands, which provide opportunities fot recreational and outdoor activities as well as for learning....Now, the new president of the NCC, Russell Mills, wants to promote urban development in the greenbelt. Does the government plan on letting Mr. Mills do what he wants...?"
Hon. John Baird (Minister of the Environment, CPC).
"Mr. Speaker, as a member from the Ottawa region, from the national capital region, I am well aware that this was a very good policy. I completely agree with the member."
House of Commons Debates Ottawa September 16, 2009
Hon. Gordon O'Connor, (Carleton-Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Conservative.)
"Mr. Speaker, I am one of the great supporters of the greenbelt. I believe it is part of our heritage and must last as long in the future as possible."
Hon. Mauril Belanger (Ottawa-Vanier, Liberal.)
"Mr. Speaker, I will ask the member for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell the same question I asked the member for Carleton-Mississippi Mills. Would he support an amendment to this bill that would address the concerns of many citizens vis-a-vis the greenbelt? That is, if there were an amendment proposed that would ask that the ecological integrity of the greenbelt also be protected, and not just of Gatineau Park."
House of Commons Debates Ottawa June 22, 1992
Mrs. Beryl Gaffney (Nepean, Ontario, Liberal.)
"The greenbelt was established to control urban sprawl, provide beauty to the nation's capital, assist municipalities in local improvements such as the cycling paths, the Stoney Swamp, the Pinhey Forest and the Log Farm...The people of Nepean are most concerned that the NCC is moving away from that premise...The majority of us in Nepean clearly don't want the greenbelt chipped away for residential or commercial development."
House of Commons Debates Ottawa August 11, 1987
Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Liberal.)
"...It is the responsibility of the NCC to protect and maintain the Greenbelt."
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THE CITY OF OTTAWA WANTS TO SELL GREENBELT LAND TO DEVELOPERS
City of Ottawa White Paper on Development in the Greenbelt May 27, 2008
"The City is undergoing an Official Plan Review which, among other things, examines the need for additional land for urban purposes...The Greenbelt contains a large range of facilities that are well used by local residents. These facilities include 100 kilometers of trails used for skiing, snowshoeing, hiking and bird watching; the Stony Swamp and Mer Bleue nature areas; the boat launch at Shirley's Bay Landing; the lock station at Black Rapids on the Rideau Canal; the campground on Corkstown Road; several toboggan hills; and the the National Capital Equestrian Centre..."
Development Scenarios for the the Greenbelt
"It is estimated that of the 20,800 hectares in the Greenbelt, at least one quarter (approximately 5,560 hectares) might be eligible for development consideration if the Greenbelt designation was removed and the development policies of the City's Official Plan were applied to these lands. This estimate assumes that lands currently designated for agricultural and other rural activities that are currently wedged between two adjacent areas would be re-designated for urban uses."(Emphasis mine.)
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City of Ottawa:
YOU HAVE HAD YOUR EYE ON THE CARLING AVENUE FARM FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. AND THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF VACANT LAND ON 1740 WOODROFFE ARE JUST SITTING THERE.
WELL THEY DO NOT BELONG TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION. THE NCC IS A GUARDIAN OF CROWN ASSETS, A GATEKEEPER. WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE TITLE HOLDERS OF ALL FEDERAL REAL ESTATE IN CANADA.
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| Front page Ottawa Journal newspaper article, 1975. The head of the National Capital Commission Doug Fullerton wanted Agriculture Minister Whelan to give 700 acres of the Farm to the NCC, so that 7,000 homes could be built. |
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