Endangered heritage buildings and landscapes.

Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Parliament Hill is unceded territory of the Algonquin Nation; a National Interest Land Mass and a National Historic Site of Canada. "In 1976 the Parliament Buildings and the grounds of Parliament Hill were designated as National Historic Sites of Canada given their importance as the physical embodiment of the Canadian government and as a focal point of national celebrations."

 The city wants to expropriate federal land on the Parliamentary Precinct for a light rail transit project:"Kitchissippi Counc. Jeff Leiper worried some of the issues with the Wellington route would be "deal breakers" with the "stickiest" point being talks with the federal government to use fringes of the parliamentary precinct. Any tram on Wellington Street would need two stations and would require federal land on the north side of Wellington Street around the Supreme Court of Canada.It would also affect the current eight entrances to the precinct." ("Sparks Street tunnel preferred route for Gatineau tram." CBC News, September 2, 2020.")

According to Senate Bill S-203, an Act to Amend the National Capital Act, new construction is banned within 500 metres of: (a.) the grounds in the City of Ottawa bounded by Wellington Street, the Rideau Canal, the Ottawa River and Kent Street, known as Parliament Hill, and any buildings or works located on those grounds; (i) the Supreme Court of Canada Building, located at 301 Wellington Street in the City of Ottawa.

An underground subway tunnel and demolition of heritage buildings will irrevocably damage the Sparks Street Mall which is a Heritage Conservation District protected by Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. As I have said before, the northern half of the Mall was expropriated by the Trudeau government in 1973 in order to provide more office space for government workers and to save the historic buildings.

Lebreton Flats - There are height restrictions pertaining to buildings on or near Parliament Hill, they cannot be any taller than the Peace Tower. Condominium towers envisioned for Lebreton surpass that limit; in fact one building is 65 storeys high. 

 The Chateau Laurier Hotel is a National Historic Site of Canada and is protected by Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act. Land surrounding the hotel is a National Interest Land Mass: 

"Land forming part of the NILM will be retained by the NCC on behalf of the government in perpetuity, for purposes which lie at the core of the NCC's mandate; and will be managed by the NCC with little or no further management by the Treasury Board Secretariat." (Google: 1988-09-15-TB-re-NCC.) NILM holdings near the Chateau: "Pts of Wellington in front of Chateau Laurier and the Conference Centre and land to the E. of the Conference Centre also land N. of Wellington between the Rideau Canal locks & the Chateau Laurier and Major Hill Park. Also the approach to Alexandra Bridge & the new Art Gallery site. 9.45 ha."

Major's Hill Park encompasses 4.8613 ha. or 12 acres. From "The Federal Directory of Real Property."

Chateau Laurier addition,November 2020."The applicant will seek Level 3 and Level 2 NCC approvals for matters related to federal lands." What federal lands? Major's Hill Park and the shores of the Rideau Canal? (Google: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement/projects/chateau-laurier-addition.)

 The Sparks Street Mall and Wellington Street facing the Hill:The Federal Department of Public Works is planning to redevelop the northern half of the Mall and Wellington Street properties.. Apparently many of the buildings have exceeded their life cycle. I am sure that Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Versailles have also passed their life cycle. Edifices on the Mall that are facing demolition or facadism are: the Bank of Nova Scotia; Bate; Birks; Blackburn; Booth; Brouse; Canada's Four Corners; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Dover; Hope; Slater and Postal Station B. My videos "Government Buildings on the Sparks Street Mall" and "Government Buildings on Wellington Street" are on YouTube.

Earnscliffe, 140 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The British High Commission is demolishing a building designed by Canadian architect David Ewart; constructing a fortress or compound that will completely hide Earnscliffe; and they are taking over part of a National Research Council parking lot.

A new transit endeavor will completely change Baseline Road in Ottawa. The road will be widened, 173 residential properties affected as well as commercial entities. Even the Pinecrest Cemetery. Google: "Baseline Road Transit Corridor" Bayshore Station..." The city is taking a 22 foot wide strip of the Experimental Farm and a 50 foot wide "Shelterbelt" or buffer will protect the land from pollution, wind erosion and salt spray.

The Experimental Farm on Baseline facing west.