House of Commons Ottawa March 10, 1986 Mr. Barry Turner (Ottawa-Carleton): Regarding the sale of Mile Circle for embassies-reposting: "...The Mile Circle land has been held in trust since 1904 by the federal Government as parkland...I cannot believe that today, in 1986, with all of our collective knowledge and experience, that the Commission is actually threatening to destroy these parklands. I cannot accept the arguments that any development will be done in such a way as to maintain open spaces and a parkland setting. That is impossible since thousands and thousands of tons of concrete and steel will be sewn together by architects, engineers and construction workers to build embassies on the Mile Circle."
"My professional background is in conservation and tourism development, and I know what impact infrastructure can have on parkland. If parks are for people, and I truly believe they are, then you put any or all development outside of them...I am very proud of our magnificent city and I credit the Commission with making it that way. There are certain sections of our city that are sacrosanct and this is one of them."
The 2067 Greenbelt Vision Statement "The Greenbelt will forever protect natural systems, agriculture and opportunities for outdoor recreation that will inspire Canadians and contribute to the sustainability and quality of life in Canada's Capital Region. The Greenbelt will remain in the public domain."(Page 53/196).
The Greber Report of 1950, page 167/395 and a photo is included The Experimental Farm forms a central park within a residential area of the city of Ottawa."
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