Friday, June 19, 2020

Former Government of Canada properties, Kingston, Ontario.

1.)  Kingston Dry Dock National Historic Site of Canada - 55 Ontario Street. Home of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. Privatized in the year 2015. J.L. Granatstein denounced the sale of the property according to the article "Why is Ottawa Sinking Kingston's Marine Museum?" Globe and Mail newspaper, January 19, 2015. J.L. Granatstein wrote a book about the Canadian Pacific Railway's plan to demolish the Summerhill Station, 10 Scrivener, Toronto, Ontario. The book is called "Marlborough Marathon-One Street Against a Developer".
 55 Ontario Street. Whatever happened to the ship and the documents in the museum?
2.)  Corrections Canada Regional Headquarters - 440- 462 King Street West.
3.)  Prison for Women-40 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard.
4.)  Smith Robinson Building, 27 Princess Street. Sold by Veteran's Affairs during the late 1950's and  slated for demolition in 1959. Kingstonian Don Cherry wanted part of the building converted into a Hockey Hall of Fame Museum.
5.)  Outer Station, 810 Montreal Street.

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 William Teron wanted to build Marina City on Confederation Park:
House of Commons Debates  Ottawa   June 12, 1970.
Mr. John Gilbert, New Democratic Party.
     "...The hon. member for York South (Mr. Lewis) asked the Minister of Public Works (Mr. Laing) questions with regard to the development of housing in land on the Kingston area waterfront. We were told at this time a private developer by the name of Teron is interested in developing waterfront property in the Kingston area which should be used for public recreational purposes...To sell this property, which really belongs to the public, to private interests would be indicative of a preference for individual profit rather than a concern for the public of Kingston."
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July 20, 1970  " Marina City would cover the site of the old Canadian Locomotive Works and adjacent areas, some of which are owned by the federal government. The project would include some 750 apartments in three towers, townhouses, shops, offices, a hotel and a convention center, and a marina...A total of 1,300 underground parking spaces are provided." (From: Architecture Canada newsmagazine, page 5/10.)


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