Sunday, September 29, 2024

If a medical centre is built on the Experimental Farm, the landscape will be damaged.

  •  views from Prince of Wales Scenic Entry---a loading dock will be visible.
  • view from entrance to Queen Elizabeth Drive and Dows Lake, at Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive.
  • views from Dows Lake to the main hospital building.
  • views from Carling Avenue both east and west of the main hospital building. 
  • views identified in the Commemorative Integrity Statement for the Central Experimental Farm.
  • perspectives from adjacent CEF heritage buildings, for example the Dominion Observatory complex and the William Saunders Building along Commissioners Drive and/or Maple Drive.
  • views identified in the NCC Visual Assessments and Views Analysis (2009 and 2013.)
  • landscapes along the Rideau Canal including from Commissioners Park, Hartwells Lock station and Colonel By Drive---that were assessed for the Master Plan and parking garage applications.
Google: City of Ottawa Development Application Search-Cultural Impact Statement---Addendum 2---D07-12-22-0168. Date Received: 2022-12-07. Addresses: 930 Carling, 520 Preston.
  
Members of Parliament were adamant that high-rise buildings would never ruin the beauty and history of the Parliamentary Precinct. Well, the Lebreton Flats and Dominion Observatory are part of the Parliamentary Precinct. And the Dominion Observatory campus is a National Historic Site of Canada.

 The Experimental Farm is a National Interest Land Mass, and most of the buildings are protected by the designations Classified Federal Heritage Building, Recognized Federal Heritage Building and Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act (The Booth Barn.)
  • Prince of Wales Drive will no longer be a federal scenic route. The parkway was donated or sold to the City of Ottawa. And it will be widened. The Agricultural Museum is located on PoW Drive. Will the Museum be flattened if it interferes with the City of Ottawa's housing agenda? The cherry blossom trees are located right next to PoW Drive.
  • The hospital has indicated that demolition or relocation of buildings on the Sir John Carling site are necessary "for the new build to proceed." Included on the list are the Dominion Observatory campus.
  • Now that the $4 million dollar Dows Lake parking lot was donated to the hospital, more parking spaces are needed. Commissioners Park is in focus.
  • Maple Drive will no longer be a public street. Look for "No Trespassing" and "Private Property" signs. And tall fences.
All of the highways on Farm will be widened "The National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway is a tree covered route flanked with bike trails. All of the roads serving the site with the exception of Prince of Wales are expected to be widened to account for a greater density of traffic." (From: Regenerating the Experimental Farm, page 30/74.)

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