Dow's Lake Park, Ottawa.

The National Capital Commission was known as the Federal District Commission.
House of Commons Debates    Ottawa   March 3, 1938.
Mr. Thomas Langdon Church, Conservative.
     "If we look at the work done by the federal district commission we find, in the western section, it includes: Island Park, the Rideau Canal, Echo Drive; Dow's Lake Park; Confederation and Lake Flora Park; Val Tetreau Park and Central Park, Bronson Avenue and Somerset Street parks.

The Dow's Lake Park.

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House of Commons Debates    Ottawa   September 23, 1949.
Mr. James Garfield Gardiner (Minister of Agriculture). Liberal.
     "The other evening the hon. member for Winnipeg North asked a question with regard to the central experimental farm in Ottawa. I am informed that the size of the farm is 1,194.4 acres, made up in the following way:
---The old original farm, 468 acres.
---the Caldwell farm of 300 acres, purchased some time ago and added onto it.
---the Scott farm of 65 acres.
---the Booth farm of 361.4 acres, making a total of 1,194. 4 acres."
"There have been discussions from time to time of the advisability of retaining the farm in such close proximity to the city of Ottawa...the argument up to date has always been that it is a real asset to the city, to the eastern part of Canada and to a very considerable extent to the people of Canada as a whole.
When people, particularly from agricultural areas, come to the capital they can go out and see the latest experiments being carried on at a place close to the city. If it were ten or fifteen miles away many people would not go near it or would not be able to find the opportunity to go. Most people who come from the outlying sections of Canada look upon the farm as being one of the sights that they want to see while in Ottawa and I have no doubt that many of them carry away beneficial ideas in connection with agriculture that otherwise they would not get."
Federal Directory of Real Property website.
Ottawa Research and Development Centre.
Crown Owned.
Primary Purpose - Agricultural Research and Management.
Address - 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa Centre, Ontario.
Land - 425.6000 ha. or 1,051 acres.
Building Count - 88.
Record Last Modified - December 20, 2018.