The 1957 Annual Report of the Federal District Commission.

 The Hog's Back Park, page 17/49.

"Desirous of providing a park in the southern part of Ottawa comparable to Rockcliffe Park in the eastern part of Ottawa, the Commission contined in 1957 the progressive development of Hog's Back Park. Located as it is in the new government group of office buildings where thousands of employees will be housed within the next 5 years, this park in addition to its use by the general public will be used for picnics on a large scale."

"The plans for the additional service buildings at Hog's Back picnic area have been approved by the Commission. These plans comprise a refreshment pavilion, a general shelter, a bus stop and rest rooms. Among its main features will be a parking area for a total of 540 cars and a bus terminal; 400 picnic tables; several overlooks and 30 outdoor fireplaces and drinking fountains. The formal opening of the 125-acre Hog's Back picnic grounds is scheduled to take place early next summer." Location---the east side of the Rideau River, north of Hog's Back Falls. The park merges with the new Rideau Heights Federal Government Buildings site where new departmental buildings are being constructed for the Department of Public Works, the Post Office Department, etc." (Part of the Hog's Back Woods were privatized, Google: "urban natural features strategy, city of ottawa April 11, 2006." Hog's Back Woods-Private, Federal.) Hog's Back Park is now 51 acres, not 125.

Details of Lands.  Industrial and Railway Sites., Township of Gloucester.   Queensway.    Station Boulevard.    Western Parkway.    Eastern Parkway.    Ottawa River Parkway.   Rideau River Parkway.  Hull South Parkway.    Hull General Parkway.    Hull General Lands.   Gatineau Park.   Mackenzie King Bridge.   Sussex Drive.   Misscellaneous sites. 

The National Capital Commission wants to de-pave parkways in the Capital, and calls them relics of the last century."De-pave the (Sir) John A. Macdonald Parkway" "The impending removal from the Parkway of hundreds of buses per day leads to question whether it make sense to devote a huge portion of the city's prime real estate to a commuter roadway. It is a massive waste to keep the parkway as it is...The NCC's new CEO Mark Kristmanson seemed open to the idea of reassessing the value of the Macdonald Parkway in a recent interview with the Citizen, but wondered whether it (and the region's other parkways) might be part of our 'cultural landscape' and whether they might have heritage value as 'relics of the 20th century.'..There are over 52 kilometres of parkway between Ottawa and Gatineau; how much of that need be preserved for heritage value." Ottawa Citizen, February 25, 2014.