savecfbrockcliffe's blog: The government of Canada was prepared to demolish 24 buildings for a hospital.

The Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Sir John Carling location:

On this site we have at least 24 buildings...including Buildings 1 to 9: Natural Resources Campus (including the Dominion Observatory.)
Number 20, the K.W. Neatby Building and Oilseed Research Centre.
Extensive demolition or relocation of buildings is required to allow for the new build to proceed.(From: The New Civic Campus:A 21st Century Hospital in the Heart of Canada's Capital, April 2016, page 10/76.) (There is no guarantee that the landmarks on the Farm will survive according to local councillor Riley Brockington---"Counc. Riley Brockington, who represents the newly leased land, has been trying to lock into the lease conditions that would preserve as many existing buildings as possible, such as the domed building that used to hold the Dominion Observatory.He was not invited to the signing, he said." From: "Reevely:Feds say they'll pay $11.8 M to clean up new Civic site" Ottawa Citizen, February 23, 2018.)

Boundaries. Located on the northeast portion of the CEF. The parcel is bounded by Carling Avenue, Maple and Birch Drives, Prince of Wales Drive and the CEF Pathway and Queen Juliana Park. Similar to CEF-Central, CEF-East has open area, existing buildings and the original pathways for the CEF.

Advantages of site #11. (1) Meets land criteria if outside the current boundaries of John Carling site-test fit shows how 60 acres fit and the boundaries of the outlines. 2.) Meets location criteria of being in the centre core.While not as close as CEF-West or CEF-Central sites, the access from Highway 417 via Carling Avenue or Parkdale Avenue is still very effective.Location overlooks Queen Juliana Park with potential for direct synergies for wellness amenities and recreational relationships within the neighbourhood and community. 3.) Meets land access criteria-access from Highway 417 and potential access from Carling Avenue and Prince of Wales Drive.

4.)Meets transportation criteria-access from 417 and Carling Avenue.Will take longer as it is somwhat farther than CEF-Central and Cef-West. Potential access from both Carling Avenue and Prince of Wales Drive. Option integrates well with major road system for patient, visitor and emergency vehicle access.Public transportation runs along this route.Option allows for effective integration of mass transit plans in future (bus, light rail, etc.)

5.)Meets criteria to support future expansion. 6.)Minimal community impact. 7.)Potential to integrate existing mature trees. 8.)Meets infrastructure criteria. 9.)Meets patient access and proximity criteria. 10.)No impact on research plot-need confirmation from AAFC.

Disadvantages of site #11. 1.)Irregular boundaries. 2.)Located adjacent to a known fault line (need to confirm that the site will meet the hospital post-disaster building construction requirement.) 3.) Increase in height/depth of parking structure required based on tight density. 4.) Inability to maintain program adjacencies with connected buildings due to site configuration. 5.) Incompatibility with the scale of adjacent buildings.

6.) Traffic will increase on Prince of Wales Drive and the National Capital Commission Driveway. 7.) Will need to review impact of Prince of Wales Drive being used as the secondary access for service vehicles, etc. 8.)CEF is a National Heritage Designation. 9.)This location has the tightest site density. 10.)Potential impact to the community living near Prince of Wales Drive if the traffic volume increases. 11.) During construction neighbourhood may be impacted. 12.)Capital cost would be significantly higher in this option.

Dominion Observatory Building #1.,

South Azimuth Building #8.

Photo Equatorial Building #9.

Observatory House Building #2.

.A plaque honouring Sir Sandford Fleming is attached to the front of the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa.Sir Sandford Fleming was a surveyor and inventor, and he was present when Lord Strathcona drove the last spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway on November 7, 1885.