- Sell 91 acres of the Experimental Farm to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa: "On July 8th 1987, Regional Council approved the purchase of approximately 91 acres of vacant land on the west side of Merivale Road north of Baseline Road, formerly part of the Central Experimental Farm." Agriculture Minister John Wise never wanted the land sold. House of Commons Ottawa May 13, 1988: "I want to take this opportunity to indicate to you (Mr. Daubney-Ottawa West) that Agriculture Canada, my Department, has no plans or thoughts whatsoever concerning disposing of any of that property at any time. There is no question about that...Next to the Parliament Buildings the Experimental Farm is the second most popular tourist attraction here in Ottawa."
- Let the National Capital Commission expropriate 60 acres of the Farm and give it to a hospital. This is just the beginning. The hospital zone is being expanded.
- Who knows what happened to the $4 million dollar Dows Lake parking lot.
- Remove the designations National Interest Land Mass, National Historic Site of Canada, Classified Federal Heritage Building, Recognized Federal Heritage Building and Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act. Now the Booth Barn, Agriculture Museum, greenhouses, William Saunders Building, Observatory campus and at least 40 other buildings can be pulverized. Apparently "Extensive demolition or relocation of buildings is required for the new build to proceed."
- Obliterate Queen Juliana Park, a memorial to the 7,600 Canadian soldiers who died during the liberation of the Netherlands in World War 11.
- Tell us that the Sir John Carling Building cafeteria will be preserved. Tell us that the 700 trees will be replaced. Exactly where?
- Place "Do not enter" "Private Property" and "Emergency vehicles only" signs at the entrance to Maple Drive/ Carling Avenue and Prince of Wales Drive. I would not be surprised if private vehicles are permanently banned on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway.
- Do not invite King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to the Tulip Festival when they visited Canada. Dutch royalty always attended the Tulip Festival---Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, Princess Margriet. I inherited photos of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at Dows Lake in 1968.
- Turn Commissioners Park into a parking lot or a condo village.
Monday, October 14, 2024
How to destroy a major landmark and tourist attraction in Ottawa.
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