The City of Kingston protected land that was adjacent to the Rideau Canal.

 The Rideau Marina and former Davis Tannery. "Parks Canada, the federal agency tasked with protecting the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, had expressed concern about the 'incompatible scale of the development.' 

"While Parks Canada notes improvements to the revised proposal including reduced building height, enhanced vegetative screening and a greater setback from the water, there remains, however, concern regarding the height and overall scale of the proposed development in this particular landscape, dominated by mature vegetation and two-storey residential developments." ("Planning tribunal rejects Homestead's Rideau Marina project." Kingston Whig Standard, March 9, 2020.) One building on 4 acres of land.

But the City of Ottawa and Parks Canada approved the construction of a massive hospital adjacent to the Rideau Canal in the nation's capital.