The City wants to own 13,700 acres of the Greenbelt. Environment Ministers Jim Prentice and John Baird refused to give the City of Ottawa any Greenbelt land.
The Greenbelt and Lebreton Flats are untouchable, they are protected by the NILM and they are owned in perpetuity by all Canadians.
The following Crown assets have already been released by the National Capital Commission, Public Works, Agriculture Canada, the Department of National Defence and Forestry Canada to the municipality:
Part of CFB Rockcliffe
Former Teacher's College - 195 Elgin.
The Mackenzie King and Laurier Avenue bridges.
DOC Telecommunications Engineering Lab - 1241 Clyde Avenue, sold to Ashcroft Homes.
Mooney's Bay Park - owned by the NCC and rented to the city.
Beaver Barracks - 464 Metcalfe Street.
Forintek Laboratory - 800 Montreal Road.
933 Gladstone, the Oak Park Armoury.
1010 Somerset Street West is a Public Works and Government Services building. Adjacent to Plant Bath, 930 Somerset, a designated heritage building. Zoning: No height limit.
80-90 Bayview Road. Located along the easterly limits of Mechanicsville and Hintonburg. Heights will range from 6 to 30 storeys. Opportunity for dense development.
1430 Riverside Drive - NCC and City of Ottawa. 49.1 hectares. Adjacent to the Rideau River and Rideau Canal which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Historic Site and Canadian Heritage River.
Former RCMP Headquarters on 1200 Vanier Parkway - plus or minus 14.9 hectares.
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| The RCMP Headquarters on 1200 Vanier Parkway, 1983. |
Former CBC-CBOT Building, 250 Lanark Avenue - 3.2 hectares.
Former Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation rowhouses opposite the Adult High School, 300 Rochester.
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The NCC is comprised of members from all across Canada. I am surprised that not one official (to my knowledge) has confronted the NCC and told the bureaucrat who is giving away our grandchildren's inheritance:
"Look, this property belongs to all Canadians, not to Ottawa Community Housing or the transportation committee. Why can it not be reserved for parkland, or a memorial, or a museum? Canada does not have a National Portrait Gallery. Why are you giving away land that will be needed for an official purpose, maybe an embassy, in the future?"
It is a ridiculous idea to build high rise condos and public venues on Lebreton Flats.Visitors from outside of the region will receive conflicting messages---is this private or public land?Before long a noise bylaw will ban fireworks on Canada Day and performances at Bluesfest.
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| 1010 Somerset Street West. Building count-4. |
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| Land area: 2.5487 ha. Parking: 292 spaces. |
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