"De-pave the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway". An article in the Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 25, 2014.
"Federal, scenic highways and parks 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." (Greber Report of 1950, page 228/395.)
The scenic highways in 1988:
- Ottawa River Parkway, Wellington Street to Carling Avenue - 254 ha.
- Champlain Bridge, Island Park Drive - 15 ha.
- Airport - 120 ha.
- Eastern Parkway Hemlock Rd. to Hwy 417 - 72 ha.
- Eastern Driveway and Rockcliffe Parkway from Sussex Drive to Greenbelt - 255 ha.
- Ottawa River shoreline proposed Voyageur Parkway - 84 ha.
- Leamy Lake Park and part of the Philemon Wright Corridor - 285 ha. (Google: 1988-09-15-TB-re-NCC.)
Proposed National Interest Lands
- Experimental Farm Dr. Corridor Queensway to Experimental Farm - 76.0 ha.
- Western Parkway Corridor, Carling Avenue to Queensway - 40.0 ha.
- Alta Vista Corridor, Kitchener Ave. to Smyth Road - 69.0 ha.
- Hull South Parkway, Lucerne Blvd to Gatineau Park - 275 ha.
- Part of Philemon Wright Corridor - 103 ha.
Parkways in March of 1996:
- Confederation Boulevard
- Ottawa River
- Rockcliffe
- Aviation
- Airport
- Voyageur
- Colonel By Drive
- Philemon Wright (Google: NCC Annual Report-1995-1996-page 47/111.)
A YouTube video: "Ottawa Snow Drive and Walk, NCC Scenic Driveway, Experimental Farm and Fletcher Wildlife Garden".
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