Keep your hands off the Greenbelt.

 Municipal politicians in Ottawa have the impression that the Greenbelt is a commodity that can be bought and sold. The Greber Commission created the Greenbelt as a "living memorial" to honour Canadians who died fighting in foreign wars. It was never created to line the pockets of real estate entities; to expand the City of Ottawa's urban boundary; to provide land on which to build Hong-Kong style residential towers or to fulfill the city's intensification targets.

The Greenbelt is federal government of Canada land that is managed, not owned, by the National Capital Commission. It is a National Interest Land Mass: "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.

City of Ottawa White Paper on Development in the Greenbelt - May 27, 2008.

"It is estimated that of the 20,800 hectares in the Greenbelt, at least one quarter (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."

In my opinion, the Greenbelt Research Farm on 1740 Woodroffe has been targeted for residential and commercial development:

 Government of Canada cabinet conclusions from 1958.

House of Commons Debates  Ottawa June 22, 1992.

Mrs. Beryl Gaffney (Nepean). "Mr. Speaker, in the 1960's the federal government had the foresight to protect environmentally sensitive land in the nation's capital with the establishment of the greenbelt lands. The NCC is the federal agency responsible for these lands. 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. They have all added to the enhancement and beauty of the nation's capital."

"The people of Nepean are most concerned that the NCC is moving away from that premise. Does this government plan on continuing the status quo with the Nepean greenbelt lands or does the government plan on putting these lands up for sale? The majority of us in Nepean clearly do not want the greenbelt chipped away for residential or commercial development."

2067 Greenbelt Vision Statement.

"The Greenbelt will forever protect natural systems, agriculture and opportunities for outdoor recreation and education that will inspire Canadians and contribute to the sustainability and quality of life in Canada's Capital Region." The Greenbelt will remain in the public domain. (Page 53/196.)