Page 31/53 "Please do not break up the Central Experimental Farm. As the Nation's Capital we should have a 'Central Park' and the Farm is the only land that is not yet undeveloped."
"Don't touch the farm. Ottawa has the Central Experimental Farm, which is an invaluable green and agricultural space located in the urban core. What other urban core wouldn't wish to have such a treasure?"
Page 37/53 "Pinecrest Creek and the Experimental Farm should not even be considered as they are providing essential green space/natural ecosystem in the city core ."
"Please don't destroy any more greenspace in the middle of the city."
"My preferred option is to stay away from prime farmland. We will never get the farmland back, and future expansion and parking will keep chipping away at a prime land resource."
"People need green space. It reduces stress, encourages exercise and counteracts greenhouse gas emissions. I believe we will find more and more evidence on how important it is for peoples' mental and physical health. Ottawa needs to put more importance on preserving its existing green space, instead of viewing it as land available for development."
"Don't destroy green space for a parking lot."
"Please do not encroach on scientific uses of the experimental farm. Food security is as important as health care."
Page 38/53 "There's no reason to 'pave paradise and put up a parking lot', even for a hospital. No more land is going to appear downtown period. Why wouldn't we re-use someplace we have already built upon?"
Page 40/53 "In my view the Experimental Farm is untouchable! Food research/agriculture is the first 'health care' priority that a community and a nation must have. To build a parking lot on the Experimental Farm would be a travesty."
"The Experimental Farm should be off limits. It is an important research site and should not be sacrificed."
"It seems to me to be very short-sighted to consider taking land from the Experimental Farm. Agriculture and agriculture research will continue to be important in our future. Choosing another location may cause inconvenience to the hospital, but that is all they are. Once that farm land and research is gone, it is gone forever."
"I would be very disappointed if experimental farm lands were used for this new hospital. Ottawa has done a terrible job of protecting green space and it continues to be eaten up at an appalling rate."
"It is inconceivable that any portion of the Experimental Farm would be compromised for the hospital. The Farm provides sustenance for the body to prevent hospital stays." (All information is from "Public Consultation on the Ottawa Hospital Site Review" November 4, 2016.)
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