The Greenbelt. "...There are 43,390 acres of land in the Greenbelt, of which 14,199 acres are leased for agricultural purposes including market gardens; 10,748 acres are in use by departments and agencies in the Federal Government such as the Uplands airport, Departments of Agriculture, Mining and Technical surveys; and National Defence, including the Defence Research board."
The Agriculture Canada Farm on 1740 Woodroffe encompassed 4,000 acres.
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"5,377 acres of marginal or submarginal farmland has been turned over to the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests for conservation purposes. The Mer Bleue bog in the eastern part of the Greenbelt is an area of 3,600 acres also for conservation."
A letter to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson from CPAWS, asking the mayor to not build infrastructure in the Mer Bleue bog.
City of Ottawa White Paper on Development in the Greenbelt, May 28, 2008. "The City of Ottawa has identified 13,700 acres that could be developed..."
Federal Members of Parliament and individuals who wanted to preserve the landscape:
- Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King
- Urban planner Jacques Greber
- Minister of the Environment John Baird
- Minister of the Environment Jim Prenctice
- Mrs. Beryl Gaffney
- Hon. Gordon O'Connor
- Mr. Mauril Belanger (Ottawa-Vanier, Liberal)
- Mr. Marcel Proulx (Hull-Aylmer, Liberal)
- Mr. Jean-Robert Gauthier (Ottawa-Vanier) Liberal
- Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell) Liberal
- Mr. Bell (Carleton) Progressive Conservative
- Mr. Walter Baker (Grenville-Carleton)
- Mr. William Warren Allmand
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