Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The Farm is an inappropriate location for condominiums and a medical centre.

1.)  The Farm is a National Historic Site of Canada and a National Interest Land Mass."Land forming part of the NILM will be retained by the NCC on behalf of the government in perpetuity." (Google: 1988-09-15-tb-re-ncc.)

2.)  The adjacent, 22- acre Commissioners Park is part of the Greenbelt. House of Commons Ottawa September 16, 2009: Member of Parliament Steven Blaney (Bellechase-Les Etchemins-Levis, Quebec) Conservative. "...Other properties found in the Greenbelt are Commissioners Park, where there is a display of over 100,000 tulips." "Greenbelt land should have clearly defined boundaries protected by federal statutes, preventing commercial and residential development and other incompatible activities." (From: Greenbelt Coalition of Canada's Capital Region-Position Paper for the NCC's Greenbelt Master Plan Review, September 2010, Legal protection, Part 4.5.)

3.)  The adjacent Dominion Observatory campus is part of the Parliamentary Precinct. "...(Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's) advocation reinforced the idea that this Observatory was to be considered an arm of the parliamentary precinct." (From: "Journal of the study of Architecture in Canada""Astonomer Mary Grey and the Architecture of Canada's Dominion Observatory." Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, page 10/67.)  House of Commons Ottawa November 2, 1967: The Hon. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre) New Democratic Party: "Buildings on or near the Parliamentary Precinct cannot be any taller than the Peace Tower."

4.)  The Dow's Lake area is protected by a United Nations agency called UNESCO, and there are buffer zones:



5.)  The Arboretum Woods and Experimental Farm Woods may be divested: "Where land in a Natural Environment Area, Urban Natural Feature, or Major Open Space designation is in the hands of a public body or agency such as the National Capital Commission or a Conservation Authority, and where this property is not required to achieve their interests as expressed in their plans, and where this public body seeks to have the City acquire these lands, the City will proceed in accordance with policies (c) and (d) above. [Ontario Municipal Board decision, March 30,2006, under appeal.] (Google: urban natural features strategy, City of Ottawa, April 11, 2006.)

The future of the Arboretum, Experimental Farm, Vincent Massey Park and Hog's Back Park is uncertain--- The Hon. Anne Cools, a Canadian Senator: "Honourable Senators, this inquiry is about the destiny of our capital city's parklands to serve Canadian mothers, fathers and children's needs to interact with nature, Ottawa's greenspaces and the historic Rideau Canal. The Rideau Canal, its waterfront parklands, greenspaces, historic locks, bridges and stonework are part of the heritage and beauty of our capital city."

"...The public has great affection for Moffatt Farm and the other parklands, like Vincent Massey Park and Hog's Back Park which are similarly zoned and similarly at risk. The public fears that many other public parklands, like the Experimental Farm and the Arboretum are on the NCC's list for sale." (Google: "Proposal to Sell Moffatt Farm-Inquiry-Debate Adjourned. Senate Debate April 23, 2002.")

6.)  Plans are underway to change highways and pathways on the Experimental Farm: "The National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway is a tree-covered route flanked with bike trails. All of the roads serving the site with the exception of Prince of Wales Drive are expected to be widened to account for a greater density of traffic." (From: Regenerating the Experimental Farm,2016, page 30/74.) Scenic highways in the National Capital Region are untouchable--- they cannot be depaved, widened or sold to the Province of Ontario, city of Ottawa, a medical facility or a foreign government. And Maple Drive next to the Observatory cannot be converted to an ambulance route-savecfbrockcliffe. "Federal, scenic highways in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars. They will be owned by the citizens of Canada in perpetuity." (The Greber Report of 1950, page 228/395.)

7.)  Queen Juliana Park on 870 Carling Avenue in Ottawa was a gift to the people of Canada, from the federal Department of Public Works. Petition: City of Ottawa Planning Committee-Stop the rezoning of Parks to Condos, Queen Juliana in Little Italy. change.org.

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