Broken promises.

1.) The Cole and Rochester families sold Maplelawn on 529 Richmond Road to the Federal District Commission (the NCC). But the Deed stipulated that all the land, including the 9 acre Rochester Field would remain a greenspace.

2.) "The Humane Society property on 101 Champagne will be an extension of Ev Tremblay Park"

3.) "The Rideau Canal will always be maintained by Canada."

4.) National Interest Land Mass properties are untouchable.

5.) 1976---The Portsmouth Olympic Harbour adjacent to the Kingston Pen should always be public and owned by the citizens of Canada:

 "Since the facility would later remain available to the public, the government of Ontario provided funds for the purchase of the land, and the federal government shared the cost of the installation...The Olympic Yachting Centre, buildings and land cost $6.4 million tax dollars." (Montreal Olympics Official Report, Volume 1" page 85/275) and (Montreal Olympics Official Report, Volume 2, page 215/238.)

 However, the City of Kingston wants to build condos: "Petition: Save the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Greenspace and Character. The parkland should not be sold for condo/residential development. WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP THIS GREAT WATERFRONT PARK TO DEVELOPMENT."

6.) National Historic Sites of Canada cannot be flattened or converted to housing---

• The Kingston Pen
• Prison for Women on Sir John. A. Macdonald Boulevard, Kingston
• Collins Bay Pen near Kingston, known as Disneyland North
• Laval Pen in Quebec was supposed to be a museum

7.) The scenic parkways in the National Capital Region may be de-paved.

Red Flags--- Zoning laws, land use regulations and environmental assessments will be removed from federal properties on the Canada Public Land Bank list---"Because they create significant delays."

Land Use Regulations that should always be respected, in my opinion:

• National Historic Site of Canada
• Heritage Conservation District
• Canadian Heritage Landscape
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
• 900 square miles in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers. That includes the Ottawa Greenbelt.
• National Interest Land Mass
• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Parks Canada Act
• Museums Act
• Classified and Recognized Federal Heritage Building
• By-laws---"File contains material regarding by-laws to protect Sparks Street; commercial development on Zellers Building Site; controls on urban development, height and slant restrictions on buildings (Brouse, Slater, Bate and Birks Buildings); Simpson's; The Bank of Canada; and St. Andrew's Church development." ( The Hon. Romeo LeBlanc, NCC, March 1983 to May 1984, page 11/19.)
• Zoning in Gatineau Park---"The NCC has prepared a new zoning plan for Gatineau Park which, among other things, will preserve strictly the park's wilderness area." (1975-1976 Annual Report of the NCC, page 21/52.)
• Dominion, Ordnance and Admiralty Land---Stanley Park in Vancouver was Dominion, Ordnance and Admiralty Land in 1992, reserved for the defence of Canada. 
• Conservation Authority Act of Ontario (1990)---Conservation authorities are mandated to ensure the protection, restoration and effective management of Ontario's water resources, wetlands, woodlands and natural habitats.

Stanley Park encompassed 384 ha in 1992, or 950 acres.