Shocking City of Ottawa and federal government real estate plans.

To see a larger image of this map Google: "Official Plan-Section 7-Annex 6 -City of Ottawa" GO TO "Annex 8D-Central Area Maximum Building Heights [PDF] 1.99 MB." All of the properties encircled in blue lines are subject to the Secondary Policy Plan in Volume 2-Central Area Policy Plan.

Properties affected:  The Parliamentary Precinct including the Sparks Street Mall; all of Major's Hill Park; Bank Street; land next to the Rideau Canal; Sandy Hill West; the Lebreton Flats; Byward Market; Lowertown; MacKenzie Avenue, Rideau Street; Uppertown and islands on the Ottawa River.

(My comment: Major's Hill Park was part of Parliament Hill---read "Legal Title: Parliament Hill" December 21, 1963, House of Commons.) "Annex 8D Central Area Maximum Building Heights replaces the former Annex D to the Official Plan to add the Canal, Parliamentary Precinct and Lebreton Flats to the areas subject to secondary plan policies." 

13." High rise 30+ buildings will only be permitted where they are identified in a secondary plan that addresses the requirements of Section 2.5.6. and where the buildings are a.) Located in the Central Area, a Mixed-Use or Town Centre; b.) Located within 200 metres walking distance of a Rapid Transit Station."  

The creators of the "Official Plan" do not care about the Greenbelt, park land, historic neighbourhoods (Little Italy, Chinatown; Sandy Hill, Westboro, the Glebe, Hintonburg and the Byward Market) or the Greber Report of 1950. I visited Richmond, Ontario a few days ago and I broke down and cried when I saw what is happening to the village. My grandfather was a Bank of Nova Scotia manager during the 1920's and not long ago the bank was flattened:

The Bank of Nova Scotia on main street, Richmond, Ontario is gone.My grandmother lived here during the 1960's and paid nominal rent.