The loss of Crown property.

House of Commons Ottawa July 15, 1963  Mr. Gauthier, Social Credit: "How many experimental farms does the Department of Agriculture operate in Canada and, of those, how many in the province of Quebec."

Mr. Bruce Silas Beer (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture) Liberal: "Apart from the research branch headquarters establishment in Ottawa, and two national research institutes located elsewhere in Ontario, the Department of Agriculture operates 39 research stations and experimental farms, six of which are located in the province of Quebec."

Agriculture Canada owned more than two million acres of land in 1985. 

This document is from 1998.

National Research Institutes with headquarters in Ottawa:

• Biosystematics Research Institute
• Chemistry and Biology Research Institute
• Engineering and Statistical Research Institute
• Food Research Institute
• Land Resource Research Institute

Agriculture Canada Experimental Farms

• Nappan Nova Scotia
• Buctouche New Brunswick
• La Pocatiere Quebec
• Normandin Quebec
• L'Assomption Quebec
• Ottawa Ontario
• Kapuskasing Ontario
• Thunder Bay Ontario
• Smithfield Ontario
• Fort Vermilion Alberta
• Indian Head Saskatchewan
• Prince George British Columbia

Agriculture Canada Research Stations 

• St. John's Newfoundland
• Kentville Nova Scotia
• Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
• Fredericton New Brunswick
• St-Foy Quebec
• St. Jean Quebec
• Lennoxville Quebec
• Vineland Ontario
• Delhi Ontario
• Harrow Ontario
• Ottawa Ontario
• London Ontario
• Lethbridge Alberta
• Lacombe Alberta
• Beaverlodge Alberta
• Swift Current Saskatchewan  
• Saskatoon Saskatchewan
• Melfort Saskatchewan
• Regina Saskatchewan
• Winnipeg Manitoba
• Brandon Manitoba
• Morden Manitoba
• Summerland British Columbia
• Kamloops British Columbia
• Vancouver British Columbia
• Agassiz British Columba
• Saanichton (Sidney) British Columbia

The information is from "The Canadian Encyclopedia" by Hurtig Publishing Ltd. 1985.

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The Experimental Farm in the future. The drawing is from Reimagine Ottawa.

Federal properties during the year 1985

 Parks in Ontario

• Rideau River Park
• Victoria Island
• Vincent Massey and Hogs Back Parks
• Parliament Hill Promenade
• Patterson Creek
• Garden of the Provinces
• Rockcliffe Park
• Rideau Falls Park
• Commissioners Park
• Other Parks

Parks in Quebec

• Gatineau Park
• Place du Portage Park
• Brewery Creek Shoreline
• Tache Park
• E.B. Eddy Park
• Fontaine Park
• Leamy Lake Park
• Moussette Park
• Linear Park
• Experimental Park-Hull
• Other Parks

Recreational Facilities

• Sound and Light
• Bicycle Paths
• Skating Rinks
• Dows Lake Marina
• Boat Tour Marina
• Champlain Golf Course
• Nature Trails
• La Baie Area
• Allotment Gardens
• Rideau Canoe Club
• Corkstown Road/Shirley's Bay
• Canoe Festival
• Festival Equipment
• Steam Train Facilities
• Stoney Swamp
• Mer Bleue
• LeBreton Flats Campsite
• Capital Golf Course
• Toboggan Slides
• Trail Exhibits
• Nepean Amphitheatre
• Bruce Pit
• Art Bank
• Equestrian Trails 
• Other Recreation Projects

Information is from the NCC 1984-1985 Annual Report. Pages 33 and 34 of 70.

Public Consultation on the Ottawa Hospital Site Review-Final Report November 4, 2016

 If a medical centre relocates to the Farm there will be irreversible damage to landscapes, views protection, agricultural research...

Cultural heritage - Impact on NCC parks or parkways; known or potential archaeological sites and federal, provincial or municipally recognized heritage properties. 

Views protection - Presence of identified government views that are not formally protected and rated "medium" "medium to high" or "high". High rise condos will obscure the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site and the hospital wants to expand vertically and horizontally.

 In my opinion the Civic and developers will take over Commissioners Park, the Arboretum and the site where the Royal Canadian Navy Curling Club is located. The Curling Club may have to vacate because their rent increased 1,000 percent. 

savecfbrockcliffe - Views of the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site cannot be hidden. The United Nations will remove the UNESCO designation if a hospital is built on the Farm, Google "May 2018, State of Conservation Report, Rideau Canal" and go to "November 14, 2019". Parks Canada told the UN that the Canadian government cannot protect the waterway.

Possible displacement of existing or planned public science facilities, for example agricultural research that is difficult or impossible to relocate to another site. (Page 11/79.) 

Natural environment - Presence of greenspace and/or natural habitat including the Central Experimental Farm forest, woodlands, lakes and wetlands, fields and parks. There may be damage to species at risk and critical habitat and water quality. (Page 12/79.) savecfbrockcliffe- The Arboretum Woods were protected by the City of Ottawa, Google: "urban natural features strategy City of Ottawa April 11, 2006. Table 1, Category 1." And the 22-acre Commissioners Park is part of the Greenbelt.

Public uses - Capital Pathway system may be affected.

Land needed for the new build should be 50 acres or more.  

Site configuration - An irregular parcel shape would require fundamental modifications. savecfbrockcliffe - I believe that the entire Dominion Observatory campus will be demolished because it is responsible for the irregular parcel shape; and being labeled a Classified Federal Heritage Building or a Recognized Federal Heritage Building does not prevent the destruction of Canadian landmarks. Also, the South Azimuth will be removed because Maple Drive is being widened to accommodate more than 100 emergency vehicle trips a day and Maple Drive is being realigned to make it straighter.

The South Azimuth on Maple Drive.

The Dominion Observatory. Wikipedia photo.