All of the land and trees that are north of the William Saunders Building are expendable. The National Archives photo is from 1940. |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Main Lawn on the Experimental Farm.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Ottawa Greenbelt will be marketed for housing.
Despite the fact that the 50,000 acres are a living memorial to Canadian soldiers who never returned after fighting in foreign wars. "Federal, scenic highways and parks in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars. They will be owned by the citizens of Canada in perpetuity.(Greber Report of 1950, page 228/395.)
Despite the fact that the Greenbelt is part of the National Interest Land Mass and cannot be sold or subdivided.
Despite the fact that Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre said the Ottawa Greenbelt is not needed for housing. "Canada can build more homes 'without getting rid of Greenbelts'" Poilievre says. August 23, 2023, Josh Pringle and Bill Carroll, CFRA The Morning Rush.
House of Commons May 25, 2010: MP Marcel Proulx (Hull-Aylmer) Liberal: "...The Liberal members from the National Capital Region, the member for Ottawa-Vanier, the member for Ottawa South and I as Liberal Members of Parliament, have good reason to call for enhanced protection of the Ottawa Greenbelt. There are, as a matter of fact, no major regulations protecting this area. Together the City of Ottawa and the NCC could do whatever they like with it. We believe this greenspace must be protected from developers."
The City of Ottawa wants 13, 700 acres of the Greenbelt "for development". Environment Minister Jim Prentice refused to hand over the land to the Queen and the National Capital Commission.
HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT THE GREENBELT'S FUTURE! Public Consultation. "The Greenbelt consists of over 20,000 hectares of green space, forming a crescent-shape band that surrounds the nation's capital. It is a living symbol of Canada's rural landscape and ecologically sensitive areas---with a mix of farm, forests and wetlands which also provides important space for recreational usages, federal institutions and research facilities."
"The Greenbelt is like an "Emerald Necklace" and exists as a memorial to the Canadians who gave their lives in the Second World War. Starting at Shirley's Bay just north of Kanata, it circles down through Stony Swamp and Pinhey Forest and then continues east through the experimental farm, where it arcs back northward through Mer Bleue and then follows Green's Creek to the Ottawa River. The Greenbelt reaches a distance of 45 kilometers and ranges over a distance from two to 10 kilometers." (Google: skyscraperpage forum, waterloo warrior, May 29, 2009.)
A front-page article in the Ottawa Citizen, October 8, 1974. The Hon. Barnett Danson was a Minister of National Defence and a Minister of State for Urban Affairs. |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Protected land and waterways in the NCR.
- Airbase lands - Federal, Private
- Arboretum Woods - Federal
- Aviation Parkway North - Federal, City
- Brittania Bay - Federal, City
- Brittania Bay Conservation Area - Federal, City
- By-Pass Woods - Federal
- Carlington Woods - Federal, City, Private
- Central Experimental Farm Woods - Federal
- Champlain Bridge Woods - Federal
- Champlain Bridge Islands - Federal
- Chaudiere Rapids - Federal
- Del Zotto Woods - Federal
- Deschenes Lookout - Federal
- Hampton Park Woods - Federal, City
- Hog's Back Woods - Federal, Private
- Lemieux Island - Federal, Private
- Leopold Woodlot - Federal, Private
- McCarthy Woods and Southern Corridor - Federal
- Montfort Woods - Federal, Private
- Nepean Creek Corridor - Federal, Private
- NRC Woods North - Federal
- Parliament Hill - Federal
- Pinecrest Woods - Federal
- Prince of Wales Woods - Federal, City
- RA Centre Woods - Federal
- Rideau River Islands - Federal
- Rideau River Park Woods - Federal
- Riverside Park - Federal
- Rockcliffe Park East - Federal
- Rockcliffe Park - Federal
- Rockcliffe Shores - Federal
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Government buildings in the NCR that are being disposed of.
At least Agriculture Canada never gave Queen Elizabeth and the National Capital Commission 700 acres of the Experimental Farm for a "housing crisis."
The List L'Esplanade Laurier - East Tower, 140 O'Connor.
L'Esplanade Laurier - West Tower, 300 Laurier.
L'Esplanade Laurier - Commercial, 171-181 Bank Street.
Brooke Claxton Building and Annex - 70 Columbine - Health Canada Headquarters.
Asticou Centre - 241 Cite-des JeunesCanadian Broadcasting Centre National Headquarters, Edward Drake Building - 1500 Bronson and Annex. The Edward Drake Building is a Classified Federal Heritage Building.
CBC Building - Graham Spry Building, 250 Lanark.
Sir Charles Tupper Building - 2720 Riverside Drive.
Rideau Falls Lab - 1 John Street.
Jackson Building - 122 Bank Street.
National Capital Region real estate in 1984 and 1985. Reposting.
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The National Capital Commission paid $1 dollar for the Greenbelt Research Farm. |
The Greenbelt Research Farm is bounded by Woodroffe, Hunt Club, Fallowfield and Greenbank Roads. |
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1995 - "The government of Canada is getting out of the business of running Experimental Farms."
Monday, March 4, 2024
The loss of Crown property.
House of Commons Ottawa July 15, 1963 Mr. Gauthier, Social Credit: "How many experimental farms does the Department of Agriculture operate in Canada and, of those, how many in the province of Quebec."
Mr. Bruce Silas Beer (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture) Liberal: "Apart from the research branch headquarters establishment in Ottawa, and two national research institutes located elsewhere in Ontario, the Department of Agriculture operates 39 research stations and experimental farms, six of which are located in the province of Quebec."
Agriculture Canada owned more than two million acres of land in 1985. |
This document is from 1998. |
- Biosystematics Research Institute
- Chemistry and Biology Research Institute
- Engineering and Statistical Research Institute
- Food Research Institute
- Land Resource Research Institute
- Nappan Nova Scotia
- Buctouche New Brunswick
- La Pocatiere Quebec
- Normandin Quebec
- L'Assomption Quebec
- Ottawa Ontario
- Kapuskasing Ontario
- Thunder Bay Ontario
- Smithfield Ontario
- Fort Vermilion Alberta
- Indian Head Saskatchewan
- Prince George British Columbia
- St. John's Newfoundland
- Kentville Nova Scotia
- Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
- Fredericton New Brunswick
- St-Foy Quebec
- St. Jean Quebec
- Lennoxville Quebec
- Vineland Ontario
- Delhi Ontario
- Harrow Ontario
- Ottawa Ontario
- London Ontario
- Lethbridge Alberta
- Lacombe Alberta
- Beaverlodge Alberta
- Swift Current Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon Saskatchewan
- Melfort Saskatchewan
- Regina Saskatchewan
- Winnipeg Manitoba
- Brandon Manitoba
- Morden Manitoba
- Summerland British Columbia
- Kamloops British Columbia
- Vancouver British Columbia
- Agassiz British Columba
- Saanichton (Sidney) British Columbia
The Experimental Farm in the future. The drawing is from Reimagine Ottawa. |
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Federal properties during the year 1985
Parks in Ontario
- Rideau River Park
- Victoria Island
- Vincent Massey and Hogs Back Parks
- Parliament Hill Promenade
- Patterson Creek
- Garden of the Provinces
- Rockcliffe Park
- Rideau Falls Park
- Commissioners Park
- Other Parks
- Gatineau Park
- Place du Portage Park
- Brewery Creek Shoreline
- Tache Park
- E.B. Eddy Park
- Fontaine Park
- Leamy Lake Park
- Moussette Park
- Linear Park
- Experimental Park-Hull
- Other Parks
- Sound and Light
- Bicycle Paths
- Skating Rinks
- Dows Lake Marina
- Boat Tour Marina
- Champlain Golf Course
- Nature Trails
- La Baie Area
- Allotment Gardens
- Rideau Canoe Club
- Corkstown Road/Shirley's Bay
- Canoe Festival
- Festival Equipment
- Steam Train Facilities
- Stoney Swamp
- Mer Bleue
- LeBreton Flats Campsite
- Capital Golf Course
- Toboggan Slides
- Trail Exhibits
- Nepean Amphitheatre
- Bruce Pit
- Art Bank
- Equestrian Trails
- Other Recreation Projects