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| Maplelawn House and Gardens, 529 Richmond Road, Ottawa. |
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| The grey area between Richmond Road and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway is the field. Donated to the National Capital Commission/Federal District Commission by the Cole/ Rochester family so that it would remain a green space---for the inhabitants of this nation to enjoy in perpetuity. (1950's deed.) |
And the condos will be much higher than eight storeys, this is what local politician Diane Holmes told reporter David Reevely:
"...The Development Review Services Branch is responsible for processing development applications. It has become increasingly apparent that this branch no longer represents the citizens or neighbourhoods in this ward, Rather, this branch represents the development industry...Input from the general public is generally disregarded because this branch considers residents comments to be NIMBY comments...The branch provides support to any application with little-or-no recognition or consideration of the neighbourhood wants or needs...This is happening throughout the ward where applications are submitted before the developer and the community have a chance to sit down and discuss the proposal. You want to add 10 extra stories on your building? Fine by us. You don't want to provide visitor parking? Use street parking instead. Too many trees in front of your building? No problem, we'll remove them." (Ottawa Citizen newspaper, May 19, 2014.)
The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway should never have been part of any LRT land deal because it was a National Interest Land Mass. Google: 1988-09-15-tb-re-NCC---go to "Ottawa River Parkway."
Intensification is being forced on Government of Canada real estate near LRT stations:
933 Gladstone;
Lebreton Flats;
80-90 Bayview Road;
1010 Somerset Street West.
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The City of Ottawa and National Capital Commission are determined to ruin my city--- they are ignoring traffic studies, environmental reports and the will of the people:
Save Little Italy.
Alliance to Save Our Greenbelt.
Save Our Greenspace!
Ontario Chapter|Sierra Club of Canada.
Friends of Rochester Field.
Friends of the Central Experimental Farm.
Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association.
Save Mooney's Bay.
Moffatt Farm Citizen's Coalition - 2002.
Save Mile Circle - near Rockcliffe, 1986.
Saving the Central Experimental Farm|Heritage Ottawa.
Protect the Farm-Home|Facebook.
Save the Farm (1975).
Save the Central Experimental Farm - Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital.
SAVE THE FARM - Protest to save our trees and greenspace - Ecology Ottawa.
The National Trust for Canada.
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Canada does not have a ruling class that owns castles and hundreds of thousands of acres of land. It has become apparent during this epidemic, this quarantine that we need green spaces for our mental and physical health. Access to public land is a human right, a God-given right. We need sunlight and trees and space.
I think of all the people who are living in apartments without air conditioners, and who are suffering; of children who are confined because they do not live near playgrounds. How traumatic that must be.
Our children may not be Their Royal Highnesses;
they may not be the offspring of high tech billionaires or legendary musicians. But they have the right to enjoy Mother Nature which was created by God for all of Mankind. Not for a privileged few or the descendants of warriors.
Politicians are out of touch with reality to even contemplate selling:
the Greenbelt;
Queen Juliana Park;
Rochester Park;
Ev Tremblay Park;
Lebreton Flats;
the armoury on Gladstone;
the National Parks:
THIS IS OUR LAND.
Take away the No Trespassing and Private Property signs. And the Gates of Hell that stop the people of Canada from entering land that should be in the public domain.
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