- Jeff Leiper
- Rick Chiarelli
- Jean Cloutier
- Allan Hubley
- Stephen Blais
- Tobi Nussbaum
- Riley Brockington
- Tim Tierney
- Shad Qadri
- Jan Harder
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A front-page article in the Ottawa Citizen from 1974. |
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A front-page article in the Ottawa Citizen from 1974. |
Maplelawn, the walled garden and Rochester Park were sold to the National Capital Commission in 1952. The Deed stipulated that the entire property would remain a public space in perpetuity. The government of Canada has now added the 9.39 acre park to an affordable housing project:
"Federal land in Ottawa's west end now available for housing" by Josh Pringle, CTV News, October 8, 2024.
"NCC looks to revive 'controversial' Rochester Field development through the land bank. The federal government has added the site at 529 Richmond Road to the Canada Public Land Bank" by Catherine Morrison, Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2024.
Maplelawn and the greenspace are designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act 1985. Designation Date: 1989-06-22.
The 2014 Ontario Provincial Policy Statement documents the fact that "Significant built heritage resources and significant heritage landscapes shall be preserved..."
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Keep your hands off Maplelawn, the walled garden and Rochester Park--- National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa. Maplelawn is a National Historic Site of Canada, Classified Federal Heritage Building and is protected by Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act.
City of Ottawa-Richmond Road/Westboro Secondary Plan Amendment-June 24, 2009.
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Petrodvorets, Leningrad. |
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The fountain "Danaide", Leningrad. |
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From the closing credits of my Dad's television program "The House Detective"---1962. |
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Crown Princess Margrethe and Prince Henrik of Denmark visit Parliament Hill---1967. |
1.) National Parks and Historic Sites---Parks Canada Act of 1998-"This Act establishes the Agency for the purpose of ensuring that Canada's national parks, national historic sites and related heritage areas are protected and presented for current and future generations."
2.) The Ottawa Greenbelt - "The Greenbelt is like an Emerald Necklace and exists as a memorial to the Canadian soldiers who gave their lives in the Second World War. It consists of over 20,000 hectares of greenspace. The Greenbelt reaches a distance of 45 kilometers and ranges over a distance from two to 10 kilometers. (From: "The Greenbelt-Have your say about the Greenbelt's future" by the National Capital Commission, June 10, 2009.)
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