"When these temporary buildings are torn down, nothing will be constructed on the site."

A statement by the Hon. Howard Charles Green (Minister of Public Works; Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; Progressive Conservative Party House Leader.) PC - House of Commons Ottawa, June 16, 1958.

The Government of Canada gave 50 acres of Central Experimental Farm land to the Ottawa Civic Hospital---including the Dow's Lake parking lot, Queen Juliana Park and the grounds of the Sir John Carling Building. However, construction on this entire property is banned:

House of Commons Debates Ottawa June 16, 1958. 

Hon. George James McIlraith (Ottawa West.) Liberal: "Mr. Chairman, I wonder if the Minister is now prepared to make the statement he said he would make concerning the policy of the government with respect to building on the central experimental farm."

Hon. Howard Charles Green: "The policy is that no buildings will be built on the central experimental farm except buildings for the Department of Agriculture."

Mr. McIlraith: "If I may pursue the first question a bit further, has the minister come to any conclusion as to what will be done with the land on the experimental farm now occupied by the temporary buildings when they are removed?"

Mr. Green: "I take it that the hon. member for Ottawa West refers to temporary buildings Nos. 5 and 8. For some years the policy has been that when these temporary buildings are torn down nothing will be constructed on the site."

Mr. McIlraith: "I want to commend the minister for continuing a policy set out a few years ago by the Liberal administration in that regard. I believe he will agree it is a very satisfactory policy."

870 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, the former location of Temporary Building #8. Google: "Federal Directory of Real Property" website. Keyword "Carling Avenue". Go to "Property 24426-GC Land-Vacant (Former Building #8) site." 5.5883 ha. or 13.80800 acres.

Demolition of #5 and # 8 during the year 1976. #5 was located on the Dow's Lake parking lot.Photo taken from the roof of the Sir John Carling Building. (Archives of Canada.)

"Public Services department working on transfer of land for new Civic campus."Ottawa Citizen, December 14, 2016.

"Public Service says it is the custodian of land at 870 Carling Ave. as well as the remaining annex of the former Sir John Carling Building. The remaining land proposed as part of the new hospital's 50 acre site is the property of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada."

The photo is from "West Side Action", Eric Darwin.

Information from the web page "Urbsite" 'Temporarily Speaking' - September 23, 2011.

"Number 7 building was on Green Island and was then torn down for the new city hall in the mid 50's. Number 5 and 8 buildings were near Dow's Lake. The site of number 5 is now a parking lot and the site of number 8 is a park. 6 and 9 were on Sussex Dr. on the site of the current US embassy...There was also a small temporary building known as the Daly annex."