Major's Hill Park will be an annex to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel. Fairmont is a multinational corporation that was owned by a prince and New York investor Carl Icahn.Canada Day and many other celebrations may be banned:
"The design and contractual sale condominium agreements for the addition must fully resolve noise generated by continued events in Major's Hill Park." (From: Proposed addition to the Chateau Laurier, February 2008.)
( I used to routinely walk over to Parliament Hill, to see the Queen sign the Canadian Constitution in 1982; to see Princess Diana in 1983. My Mother and I had a long conversation with Glen Kealey, a Hull businessman who was demonstrating on Canada's version of Hyde Park. At one time Major's Hill was part of Parliament Hill, and it was Ordnance and Admiralty land used for the defence of Canada.)
The National Capital Commission is deciding if any new access points to Major's Hill Park should be created. (Google: Report Rapport au Planning Committee, Lee Ann Snedden, May 23, 2019, page 60/82.)
Major's Hill Park and Chateau Laurier addition. Applicant will seek Level 3 and Level 2 NCC approvals for matters related to federal lands. (Google: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-engagement projects/ chateau laurier addition-November 2020.)
"Current Design of the Chateau Addition and Impacts on NCC Lands." "While the majority of the work will be situated within the existing Chateau Laurier property limits, there will be implications to the adjacent NCC lands and assets, which surround the proposed addition to the east, north and west sides. Permanent impacts include: 1.) Alterations to Mackenzie Avenue (Confederation Boulevard.)
2.) Alterations to Major's Hill Park including soft and hard landscape to provide direct pedestrian access. (...a long, low, flat-roofed building will link the hotel to Major's Hill Park.) (Several mature trees will be chopped down and existing pathways will be rerouted so they lead more directly to the hotel.)
3.) Removal of a small portion of the north end of the upper Rideau Canal Terrace (building shell behind 1 Wellington Street to allow for an improved link between the upper and lower terraces via the grand staircase and new interior courtyard.)
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National Capital Commission properties that are impacted by this integration of a private hotel with a federal government recreational area: Major's Hill Park; Mackenzie Avenue and Rideau Street (Confederation Boulevard) and the Rideau Canal. The NCC holdings are part of the National Interest Land Mass. (Google: National Capital Commission, Subject/Title-Interface of proposed Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel addition with surrounding NCC lands, date 2021-06-23, page 2/28.)
(Is the NCC not aware of the fact that:
1.) UNESCO is taking away the designation UNESCO World Heritage Site from the Rideau Canal if views of the waterway are compromised. (Google: "UNESCO wants Chateau Hotel addition re-assessed 'Before any irrevocable decisions are made." by Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen-February 12, 2020.)
2.) National Interest Land Mass properties are untouchable, they cannot be sold, given away, leased or substantially altered:
"The NILM consists of national shrines, the river and canal banks, the Confederation Boulevard, the Gatineau Park (and many other holdings) considered essential to the realization of the vision of the Capital." "There are 37 individual parcels of property in this category currently owned by the NCC totalling some 44,200 ha. in area."
"Land forming part of the NILM will be retained by the NCC in perpetuity for purposes which lie at the core of the NCC's mandate." (Google: 1988-07-re-ncc.)
NILM Properties in Ontario:
a.) Victoria Island.
b.) Part of Lebreton Flats
c.) Shoreline behind Parliament Hill.
d.) Chambers Building, Elgin and Queen Streets.
e.) Confederation Square.
f.). Parts of Wellington in front of Chateau Laurier and the Conference Centre and land to the E. of the Conference Centre, also lands N of Wellington between the Rideau Canal lock & the Chateau Laurier & Major Hill Park. Also the approach to Alexandra Bridge and new Art Gallery site.
Major's Hill Park
Property Number: 04127
Custodian: National Capital Commission
Interest: Crown Owned
Restriction: No Restriction
Primary Use: Parks and Recreation
Address: Mackenzie Avenue
Place Name: no data
Municipality: Ottawa
Province/Territory: Ontario
Federal Electoral District: Ottawa-Vanier
Census Classification: Rural
Land Area: 4.8679 ha.
Building Count: 2
Floor Area: 87.89 sq. m.
Record Created On; July 30, 1998
Record Last Modified On: May 11, 2022. (From: Federal Directory of Real Property website.)
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