"A Capital City belongs to a certain extent to the whole country, and should not be placed in such a position that any one man, or company of men can have it in their power to seriously mar its beauty, and thus throw discredit on the nation. As a Capital City, the park and open spaces should be numerous, and ample boulevards and parkways should skirt the different waterways as well as connect the principal parks and the different public buildings." (Page 192/395, originally from the Todd Report of 1903.)
"The Experimental Farm forms a central park within a residential area in the City of Ottawa, and its avenues constitute a part of the driveways of the Federal District Commission." (Page 167/395.)
"Extensive parks and playgrounds were recommended, including the acquirement of lands in the Laurentian Hills for a National Park, and the development of Dow's Lake and its adjacent lands as a recreational area was strongly urged." (Page 199/395.)
Dow's Lake is part of the Rideau Canal Promenade:
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