The City of Ottawa has big plans for Confederation Heights.

 Despite the fact that the land and buildings are federal property; and the CBC Headquarters on 1500 Bronson are protected by heritage laws; and the Mulroney government tried to stop the NCC from privatizing government real estate--- starting in the the year 1988.(Google: 1988-09-15-tb-re-ncc.) 

House of Commons Debates  Ottawa  March 1, 1962. David James Walker (Minister of Public Works; Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing; Minister responsible for National Capital Commission.)

"...At the Confederation Heights development on Riverside drive, plans are being prepared for two new buildings to house three government departments-the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Department of Forestry, and Department of Transport...Of special interest, I think, is the fact that in the new northern affairs and national resources buildings, the use of Eskimo art for decorative uses will be employed."

"The exterior of the forestry wing will conform to the northern affairs building but the interior will feature maximum use of Canadian wood materials. The transportation building will be an imposing high-rise ediface providing the focal point of the whole development.If any hon. members have a spare moment I urge them to visit Confederation Heights and examine the magnificent development that has taken place there in the last year or two..."

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7.0  Confederation Heights|City of Ottawa.

The area comprises Mooney's Bay Park, Hog's Back Park, Vincent Massey Park, certain properties on the east side of Riverside Drive south of Brookfield Road, certain properties on the south side of Brookfield Road and that area developed as a federal employment node that is commonly known as Confederation Heights.

Mooney's Bay Park is still owned by the federal government but the municipality manages and rents the property. Recent developments are creating controversy in the community. Why does the government not reclaim the park, which is a National Interest Land Mass located next to the Rideau Canal. Did we learn nothing from the Moffat Farm debacle of 2002, when 88 acres of Veterans Affairs land near Mooney's Bay was sold to a developer for the "Prince of Wales on the Rideau" subdivision. An LRT station should be banned from this area.

Petition: savemooney'sbay. Change,org.

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A protest about Mooney's Bay changes attracted 80 people.