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C 0 M M I S S I 0 N NATIONAL CAPITAL .
OT'IAWA Canada
SIXTIE/l'H AlWUAL REPO[-\T
for the period January L, 1959 to March 31, 1960. J J J ] J J J
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J J J J J J "In the development of the Nation's Capital is symbolized the rapid development of the Canadian nation itself.
None of this could have been possible but for the co-operation of governments - federal, provincial and . .. municipal- none of it vJOuld have been possible without tp.e unceasing devotion that tt:.. e National Capital Commission and the Commissions _which preceded it, have given to this
~rork, the building of a rnonument in Nature to a great city - to the Capital of Canada - symbolic of its greatness and also of its p;randeur".
Extract from speech. of the R t. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker, Prime Mini$ter of Canada, at opening cererr.ony of Pinks Lake and Kingsmere sections of t(le Gatineau ParkHay in Gatineau Park - Octo~er 2, 1959. i
TABLE OF CONTi'~l·iT S PAGE Letter of Transmittal ...... Organization Chart ...... • ...... 2 List of Members of: :National Capital Corr..rni ssion •••••••••• ...... 3 Executive Committee •••••..••••••••••• ...... • • • • . .. . 3 Land Conmittee •a•••••··········· . . . . . • • ct •••• ..... Advisory CoMmittee on Desifp •••• ...... Information Advisory Committee ...... •• & ~ Historical Advisory Committee ...... Gatineau Park Advisory Cornrui ttee •••.• ...... tt Review of Activities of the National Capital Comnission
for the period January 1, 1959 to March 31 1 1960 ••••••••••• 5 31 (a) Construction: ••••••• ...... ·.· ...... e. 12 Railway relocation ••••• ...... 8 Ga tine au P arln'lfays .••.• ...... 12 Other projects •.•••...... 14 16 (b) Planning and Property ••• . . ·-. . . .. 16 21 General ...... "' ...... 16 Advice to municipalities ••••••••...... 17/ . Other projects • • • • • • • • . • . • . . •...... 18 19 20 Land.acquisition pro~ramme ••••• ...... ~ . (c) Landscape development ••••• ...... 22 - 26 City of Hull •...... City of ...... ~a (d) Gatineau Park ...... 28 ( e_} Public Information ••..•••••.•.•.•...... 30 Report of Royal Canadian Mounted Police ••••..•...•••...••••••• 32 Comments on Financial Statements ...... 34 Report of Auditor General ...... 37 _,I
I - ii - i _J I1APS · J National Capital negion ...... Front Cover J lway Relocation Program l...... Chart of Stage One • ...... 9 Chart of Stage Tvro • • • • • . . . • . • . • . . . . • . . • • • . . . • . • . • • • • 10 J .., J J P IIO':i..'OGRl\P HS J taHa-Hull seen from the air •••••••.•..•.•.••.••....•••. Frontispiece
• ·opens Gat ineau P arkHay Link •••... ~ ••••..•••...•••••• 12 vi~w of Pink Lake Parkway •..••• ~ •.. : ••.•..•....••••.• 13 J DS\..Jay .landsca.ping ...... ••. 14 l 19 j turning at Industrial area ••..•..•.•.••...•....•••.•. ...j 21 es purchased for ~1eensway ...... •. -1 t·· t,beuf Park l·'Ionument ••...... • ~: • ...• ·•.••....••....••.••. 23 ~J
--"", troO:ilS at Strath.con2c Park ••...... •.....•• o ••• 24 1 ! -~ or Hill l~rt:illery l~:onLttilent •...... · ...... •. 25 l Hall and Hideau Falls Park •••.•.•...... •.•..•••••• 27 \ . ~J 27 Ga tineau Par1·: ...... 1 _j in Ga tine au Pc.trlc ...... · ...... - 29 's Back Park ...... 30 J J
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NATIONAL CAPITAL COi'-1NISSION
Ottawa, Canada June 29, 1960.
Honourable David J. Halker, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Horks, 0 t t a w a, Canada.
Dear Mr. Halker:
In accordance with Section 85(3) of the
Financial Administration Act, we have the honour to submit here~·Iith the Ar.::1ual Report of the activities of the Commission covering the period January 1, 1959 to
March 31; 1960. This is the Sixtieth Re~ort of the
Commission and of its predecessors ..
Respectfully submitted,
(sgdJ Alan K. Hay, Chairmano
{Sgd.) J.E. Handy, Secretary.
P.S. This is the first report of the National Capital Commission. Annual re~orts previousl;r submitted by preceding Commissions on the basis of the calendar year as required by the governing a·cts. The National Capital Commission is subject to the requirements of the Financial Administration Act and its fiscal year terminates March 31. This Act calls for m Annual· Report of the Commission's activities top;ether vJith financial statements for the fiscal year. This is the reason why the present report covers a 15~month period, namely January 1, 1959 to Narch 31, 1960. Future ar..nual reports will be submitted on a fiscal year basis endins March Jl. . . - 3-
NATIONAL CAPITAL CONNISSION CHAIR NAN Major General Howard Kennedy, C.B.E., M.G., M.E.I.C., F.Ee
(retired on March 31 1 , 1960) VICE-CHAIRHAN Pro.fessor Anthony Adamson, M.R.A.I .. C., M.T .. P.I.C. COf!lMISSIONERS (as of March 31, 1960) P. Horace Boivin, Granby, Quebec. J.G. Boultbee, Kamloops, B.C.
·Honourable John Bracken, B.SeA., LL:D., 1>1anotick, Ontario. J David L .. Burgess, M.B.E .. , M£ ., Ottawa, Ontario. R.D. Chenier, Eastview, Ontario. Rayxuond Cossette, B.E.., LL.L., Quebec City, Quebec. A. Walthen Gaudet, LL.B., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Aime Guertin, Hull,.Quebec. · J.A. Hagerman, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. J.c. Horwitz, Q.C., Ottawa, Ontario. M.M. Maclean, C.B.E., Ottawa, Ontario .. Mrs. R.-H .. NacLeod, NeH GlasgoH, :Nova Scotie.• Miss S. Clyde NcLellan, Saint John, NeH BrunsHick. H.G.R. Mews, St. John's, Ne.,Jfoundland,. J .N. Herin, J.P., Aylmer, Quebec~ E.R. Tavender, B.A., LL.B., Calgary, Alberta. Ja~es M. Wardle, C.B.E., M.E.I.C., P~ Eng., Ottawa, Ontario. OFFICERS Alan K. Hay, M.E.I.C. Jacques Greber, S.A.D.G., S.C., S.F.U. Planning Consultant
··EXECUTIVE C0i.''lJ:.1ITTEE
Chairman: Major General Ho~Jard Kennedy ( 2eti red on March 31, 1960) • Vice-Chairman: Professor Anthony Adamson Honourable John Bracken Aime Guertin David L. Burgess
LAND COHT'-'IITTE~ . Major General Howard Kennedy, Chairman Col. J.D. Fraser F.H. Berry Professor Anthony Adamson, Chairman Gordon Culham V./ at son Ja 1 ha rr i e Professor James A.. Murray Claude Beaulieu J. S. Lefort C .. E. Trudeau
INFOJmA 'l'I ON li.DVI 30RY C Ol!ii'Utr'rEE
H. M .. Iviaclean, Chairman Aime Guertin ,J • C • Horwitz Niss S. Clyde HcLellan n. D. Chenier J. N. Horin E. H~ Tavender Ha jor General Hm.vard Kennedy - (ex officio) Professor Anthony Adamson - (ex officio)_
HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Professor Anthony Adamson, Chairman Dr. Lucien Brault n., F .. Legget \;J~ E. Fancott Ho F. C. Anderson· Harry 1.r·Ialker A. J .. H. Hichardson 1rJ o Eo D. Halliday Dr. H. Ho Hubbard Eric 1rJ. Morse l~dgar B,outet Rev. Father Maurice Gobeil Mrso W. H. Gilleland Dr. Wilfred L. Caron N. I'1 o IV[aclean
GATINEAU PARK ADVISOHY COl'1i'IITTEE
James M. ~ardle, Chairmgn J~ N. Horin - 5 -
REVIE\'J OF EVt;l'JTS M!D ACTIVITIES OF THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL COHNISSION
FOR THE 1_5-NON1'H PERIOD E~·w:c;D r1ARCH 3~960
More than a year has elapsed since the coming into force of the National Ca~ital Act, 7 Elizabeth II, Chapter 37 - an Act respecting the Development and Improvement of the National Capital Region. The Corporation knoHn as the National Capital Commission, c~msisting of twenty members, Has establisheC: on February 6, 1959. The members are appointed by the Governor-in Council and hold office during pleasure for a term not exceedinf, four years. In addition to the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, · the Act provides for the appointment of at least one member from each of the ten provinces; at least tHo members from the City of Ottawa; at least one member from tl1e City of Hull, and at least one member each from a municipality vrithin Ontario and Quebec sections of the National Capital Region excluding the Cities of Otta\-ra and Hull.
An Exc:3cutive Comrnittee of the Comnission consistint; of the Chairman, The Vice--Chairmap. and three other members appointed by· the Commission- of whom one at least is from the Provincc·of Qu~bec - functions bet:veen meetins:s of the full Conu11:lssion~
The National Capital Region described iq the Act - the area Hithin -vrhich the Comrnissfon is authorized to spend funds - has been enlarp,ed from 900 to approximately 1,800 square miles, and noH comprises 58 tov-ms, to~-rnships and villages Hhich in ·Hhole or in part lie within the nevJ National Capital Region - 21 in Ontario, and 3 7 in Q;u.e bee.
The objects and ;)urpo3es of t:-1e Corr!l11ission are to prepare. p 1 ans J.orL' ana~ ass1s,_,• .... J.n• -'-v.h e aevc,. l opmenv,.L. conservavlon-!- • an_d improvement of tt1e :Jational Cnpital 1-:ec.ion in_order that the nature and character of the seat of the Gover::l:OJ.ent of Canada maybe in accordance with its national si~nificance. es in The Co!l".. mission rr;cords uitb deep regret the passing of t~ The Corr:.r::.ission a1so F-r_shes to record the follo-vring changes in its membership in the r,Jeriod under revieH occasioned . .c. .... • ' .... 1°"9 r> ,,. ,,.. • ,., • b y the appoln0menv, ln r_ugus0 1 1:/ , 01 .i.tr. i'laur1ce vouslneau, Q.C., to the Bench of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, and the 8tJ pointment of Honourable 1•Irs. J .c. Irvine to the Senate of Canada, on January 14-, 1960. . l - 6 - _;I On Jantmry 14, 1960, the Governor in Council was to appoint the follovring three persons to the membership J National Capital Commission: (1) Mr. J. Gardner, Boultbee, Kamloo~s, B.Ce J (2) Hr ...R.D. Chenier, Eastview, Ontario and (3) Mr. P. Ho~ace Boivin, Granby, Quebec. ] Having learned that !1ajor General Hovrard Kennedy had to leave the post of Chairman.bf the 'Commission on Harch 31, , tp.e members of the Commission wished to record their apprecia of the eminent services rendered by General Kennedy during the J of his distinguished leadership (1952-1960), by unanimously ing the following Resolution at tt).e regular meeting of the onal Capital Commission held on Harch 28, 1960: ..,. J "The members of the National Capital Co!'1Tilission wish to express to Naj or General HoHard Kennedy their J sincere regret that he has decided to leave the post of Chairman at the end of this month and to ask him to accept from all his colleagues their best v-ris hes ·for his happiness and success in i-That they hope will J bf3 many more yea:..·s of active service to the communitye \ole wish tte retiring Chairman to knoH that in our vievr J the Commission has been most fortunate to have had his distinguished leadership over the past eight years; as Chairman of the Commission, he· has been 1nstrumental in establishing and carryin·g out policies and proce dures that were vital tQ the implementation of the National Capital Plan. The results of his services as General Director d11.rinr; that period bear. eloquent testimony to his vision, energy and devotion to public duty. The members also wish to say that General Kennedy's experience, farsightedness and practic8l 1.-:isdo:n Hill be greatly missed by all his former associates on his ·departure. We feel that the impact of his leadership will be felt for generations to come in the National \ ! Capital area and that Canadians at large Hill benefit I from the plans he so successfully carried forv;ard for -.t making Ottawa a c i t.y worthy of being the Ka tion 1 s Capital." J (Mr. Alan K. Hay v,;as appointed C hair:nan of the Commission pril 7, 1960·by Order-in-Council No. P.C. 1960-463 for a term of months.) J There ·Here eight reg11lar meetings of the ne1...r Commission during 1959 and the first 3 months of 1960 vihich was a ;3ignifi period both for the Comrn.ission as reconstituted, and in the J ess made tovrard tr~e im9lementation of several phases of the onal Capital Plan. ·The Comtrdssion records 1.,:i th appreciation the amount of work accomplished by the Executive Co~~ittee, the Land J ttee, the Advisory Com~ittee on Design, the Information Advisory ttee, the Historical Advisory Com;;1ittee an:: the Ge.tine2.u Park ory Committee. - 7 ":" Detailed reference is contained in the 1958 Report of the Commission to the constitution, powers, responsibilities of the Ottawa Improvement Commission· and the F'ederal District ·· Commission respectively, also to the physical pror,ress made in planning, construction and de\-·.3lopment both of Commission and other federal projects, and those of a joint nature with local and provincial authorities, specially since 19L~6. Copies of the 195t Annual Report ·or the Commission are still available, on written request, addressed either to the Q.uee..'1 's Printer, {off:ice of the Superintendent of tJublications) - (Cat. No. '·'.91- 1958) - Otta1rm, or to the National Capital Commission, Carling and Bell, Otta-vm. In the circumstances, the rresent annual report 1r1il+ set forth mainly a description of the nature and extent of the uorks and undertaking~ of the Commission for the- period January 1, 1959 to March )1, 1960. ~ i.son .. 'l'he cordial working relatlonsbip 1r1hich has been th established v..iith Ottcn-Ia, Hull and other municipalities in the icip Region, on both technical and policy levels, is continuin~ to be ities. mutually benefjcial both for the municipalities concerned and for the proper overall development. of the :National Capital Plan. This is evidenced by the assistance in matters of 2 onjng and planninp; which lhe Commission has c0ntinued to render to municipalities durine; the period under revievJ and, as t-1e11; by the continuin[e annual grants e-i ve n to the City of Otta1..·Ia for financial assistance in conNection with lar~o scale sewer and water oro iects c:::mstructed in advance of need bv Il'JasQn of the implement~tion of the ~'iattonal Capitd.l Plano The Commission has also commenced to pa:. to the 'l'm·mship of ~:epeCJ.n instalments, as constructir.n proe-resses, on account of a r;rant of :>160,000 to assist the ToHnship in the constructi·;n of sev-:ers and of a sewage dis?osal. planto - 8 J CONSTHUC'l'I---- ON J On OctobeP 31, 1959, the Prime Minister announced that authority had been given to the NatiDnal Capital Commission to proceed Hith the final stages of the railway relocation programme J ·in the Ottavra area including the construction·of a neH passenger terminal in the Hurdman's Bridge area, as recommended by the ] Commission. This announcement marked one of the most important milestones in the fulfilnent of the ·National Capital Plano The removal of practically all the raih·ray lines from the central area to the outskirts of the City of OttaHahas long been considered J a key project of the Commission, far-reaching in its implications. . The railway relocation programme was originally planned l_J £or three stageso vJith the decision to proceed 1rrith the cons- ..r truction of a new Union Station in the Hurdman area, stages 2 and 3 will be combined., 1:,'hen completed, it 1·i 11 remove 35 mile!:; of trackage from the metropolitan area, eliminate 70 level crossings, and make available for desirable redevelopment a total of about 44o acres of railway-occupied lands, mostly located in, or ad jacent to, the central area of the CapitaL, J The abandoned rights-of-~·ray are to be used for arterial roadwayso The first such conversion of rail right-of-way to J 11 highway is the 1 7-~ mile lon0 "·:;o_ueenSI·Jay , of Hhich ten miles are within the limits of the City. The 11 QueensHay" - a joint federal provincial-municipal project -utilizes the former C.N .. R. cross town tracks for most of its length Hit.hin the City limitso Stage One (see illustration)- begun in 1950 and completed -, in 1958., requiredthe folloHinc construction: J 1. Connection betHeen the C .N.H. Renfrevr and Beachburg sub divisions at South Marcho 2. Constr<.lCtion of 5} miles of mainline track to develop a new rail belt alone the southern edee of Ottawa. 3. Cons true ti on of hir;h\·!ay bridges over the neH rai 1 belt on High1.·ray 31 and the Russell Roado 4. Construction of a nev.r freight shed and trackage at Russell Ro~d replacing old facilities on Besserer Street near Union Station. 5. Construction of nine miles of yard tracks, yard office, freight car repair' and auxiliat·y facilities, to establish the Walkley rail yards. 6. Installation of Railway Signal Central Train Control System~ Stage One eliminated 10 miles of trackage and 11 level crossings. STAGE ONE ::· .,0 , ..... ----;;;;i'----- RAILWAY RELOCATION PROGRAM STAGE TWO ' Abandoned trackage ---- "l 10 J J ] J ] ..,. J J ~ J < ffi -l 0 0::: ~ P-t (!) bO ' z ctl ' 0 .!l:l ' ' ' ' H (.) ' \ ', .... E-l cj \ ...... l J -11- Stage T\-ro {see illustration) provides for the elimi nation of all duplicate C.N.R.,-C.P.R. trackage in.the metropo litan area through the establishment of an Ottav-w. terminal rail way company. It \-rill remove: A. The C •.P .H. main line from Nepean Bay to Bell's Corners. B. The C .P .R • Ottawa-Hull conne_ction via the Interprovincial, Bridge. c. The C .P.R. Sussex Street spur. ' D. The C .N .R. connection to the Chaudiere area via the crosstown tracks. E. The C.P.R. Broad Street yards and local freight terminal.- F. The C. N.R. Nicholas Street and Ottawa East roundhouse facilities. ·The C.P.R. yard operations and local freight terminal will be relocated on space reserved for them in the permanent ne~ railway sites already developed for the C.NR. in the Walkley Road and Hurdman areas. · .The most significant development of Stage Two will be the construction of a_new station in the Hurdman area to replace the present Union Station. The removal of the railv.ray station from the centre of t.he City will substantially reduce the ultimate costs of the railv.ray relocations, make possible an early re habilitation of the central area of the Capital and greatly advance the progress of the National Capital Plan. The first step is the signing of an agreement between the Commission, the c.N.R. and the C.P.R. for the organization of a ·terminal operating company o ·Agreement in principle has been reached on the proposed company. Stage Two will permit completion -of the Queens way - the progressive removal of a further 25 miles of railway trackage from the metropolitan area, and eliminate .another 59 level crqssings. About two hundred acres of valuable lands in and adjacent to the central area will be available for redevelopment purposes. The signing· of an agreement with the railv.ray companies and substantial construction are necessary in order to clear remaining trackage from the route of the Queens1_.ray between the Rideau River and Preston Street, and permit highway construction to proceed. Construction projects for Stage T-vm are as follows: 1. Build a new Union Station in the Hurdman area. 2. Build various track connections between C.P.R. and C.N.R. to permit joint operation. 3. Build a nev.r fr~ight s-v1i tching yard at \valkley for the C .P.R. J 4. Build a diesel locomotive shop for the proposed terminal company at Walkley. 5. Build trackage in the new industrial area at Hurdman • . J 6. Build a ne'tf freight shed on the Russell Road for the C.P.R. 7. Build five structures on the C.P.R. Prescott Subdivision to J eliminate existing railway ·level crossings on heavy traffic city streets. · J 8. Extend the existing railway signal system to include new rail conne.ctions and the new Union Station. 9. Rebuild existing telegraph line on the C.P.R. Carleton Place/ J Subdivision 't-rhen it is abandoned. J GATINEAU PARK'v-T.~YS The Pinks Lake and Kingsmere sections of the Gatineau J Parkway:, in Gatineau Park, "t-rere officially opened by the Rt. Ron. John G: Diefenbaker, ·on October 2, 1959. A nev1 10-mile extension of the Gatineau ParkHay from Boulevard Gamelin to the junction J with Fortune Lake Parkv1ay 't-Jas thereby made available to the public for their enjoyment of the natural beauty of the Park. Visitors and residents of the area may noH travel over a 14-mile scenic drive of the Gatineau Parbray from Val Tetreau to the Cha..rnplain Lookout - in the very heart of the Gatineau Hills - by way of Pinks Lake, Notch Road, Kings mere Park, Black Lake and Nud Lake. The vista at the lookout is one of outstanding natural beauty, and, on a clear day, one can see as far as 4o miles to the south west. I __ jl PM OPENS GATINEAU PARKWAY LHfl\: l 1 _j '""#- _, . - ... .1' } _,, .. .Ji''~" •• ~)~ "' ...... ~·· ·~..,:....i'"llo"' _....,...__.. __ j ..• :_ h;"; .;.: ~~-- - ~3- As funds beco~e available, the Co~~ission proposes to construct additi:Jnal sections of the parkway through Gatineau Park. Present planning includes an exteEsion of the Gatineau Park-....ray eastwardly from t te Note h Roa1 Overpass to join the Fortune Lake Park:vJay at Dunlop's on the Ne.;.ch Lake Road. Later on, it is intended to extend the Parkway westwardly from Champlain Lookout overlooking the Ottawa River, crossing to Lac Philippe and return ing along the northern side of the escarpment with views of Lac Philippe, Harrington Lake (Lac Housseau) and Meach Lake and the Gatineau Valley. With a branch to Lac Lapeche, the Gatineau Parkway system will total 55 miles of scenic drive throug~ the hills and lakes formed within the oldest known geological formation in the -vmrld, the nLaurentian Shield". As stated by the Chairman of the Commission at the time of the opening ceremony in October last, "this new Parkway is not just another road, it is the result of vision and perseverance". It was more than 20 years ago that the Commission commenced the a_cquisition of land over which the Parkway passes. Three years ago, the first link from !-'Ieach Lake Road to Champlain Lookout was openedo It is hoped that during the next decade, other sections of Gatineau Parkway will be completed·. During the next 'rear, t t is proposed to complete the· paving from Boulevard Gamelin to approximately 3/4 of a mile beyond the Notch Road overpass. TEE NEH PINK LAKE SECTION OF THE PARIS:VJAY J J An agreement for the construction of the 10 miles of the ensway" within the City of Ottawa was signed in Harch 1957 en the Federal. District Commission (predecessor to the Hat ional J tal Commission), the Federal Department of Public '!lorks, the of OttaitJa and Ontario Department of Hishways. The contribution he Commission is valued at ~8,600,000 for the former right-of- J y of the C.N.R. cross-town tracks.widened to 180 feet, the cessary land for the section east·. from the Rideau River to the ty· limits at Boulevard St. Laurent as well as the landscaping of J right-of-way. J first results of J s scheme are being ted in the vicinity of n Avenue, Alta Vista J Kirkwood Avenue erchanges. Motorists already making use of Mann Avenue and Alta sta interchanges which a link on the ensway" route to the ntre of Ottawa. The st stage to be complet will be the section ing between SurQman's J ,' ""· dge and Green's Creek. --/ ,..t ·- next stage, from rkwood interchange to ... 1: nichmond Road . f ghway 15) is scheduled be finished in 1961. is expected that tracts will be awarded the section from r~~ood Avenue to Loretta nue in the spring of 60 and that the section l tween Loretta Avenue and .J Connor Street will be r const~uction before end of 1963. Progress the centre town section J 11 be accelerated as a sult of the decision recently reached by the Government in regard the relocation of the Union Station and the related railway J cilities in t~e Ottawa area. J - .15 - BRONSOI-Y BHIDGE Another important step in the implementation of the ional Capital Plan was the approval by the Government of the contribution to be made by the Com.'Tli ss ion tO'tJard the o onstruc tion a new bridge ~cross Commission Dri vewa;)rs and the Rideau Canal at Bronson Avenue. Together v.rith the Dunbar Bridc.;e over the Rideau River, the new Bron~on Bridge will enable Bronson Avenue to become the main southern entrance to, and exit from Ottawa connecting the Q.ueens~·my already under c.onstruction v.ri th the new projected highway to the south now being planned to replace the northerly end of High~ray 31. In addition, the ne1.·I bridge v-Jill be able to carry the large volume of traffic to and from the ne';~ Government buildings being constructe~ south of the Dunbar Bridge. The Commission's contribution represents 4o% of the cost / of the nev-1 bridge, its immediate approaches and ramps, and th·e necessary revision in the Drive~mys. · The contribution includes, as Hell, lands m·med _by the Cro'tJn ·Hhich are required for the prqject. The west lane of the Bronson Bridge was opened to the traffic during December 1959 • . RIVERSIDE DXIVE. During the year, the Corr.:nission v.ms also authorized to participate \·Ii th the City of OttaY.:a in the improvement and re construction of Riverside Drive - approaches thereto from a point east of its intersection -v-Jith Bank Street -to its jur-1etion 1.-1ith ·Heron Head. It vras considered desirable that the project be carr.ied out jointly with the City in order to provide, in part, access to the new Government buJldincs under construction in the Rideau Heights area o The ne~ 4-iane drive will be opened to all traffic and will replace a proposed parkway with restricted usage, the whole cost of which was to be borne by the Co~mission and the construction of Hhich had been conter.1plated some years ago. The Commission Hill reimburse to the CortJoration of the City of · Otta\·Ja 5o;; of the cost of the Hork. The Co::nm.i ss ion wi 11 be· responsible for all the landscapine; required for the project and, upon comrletion of the 1·Iork, t-:ill maintain the landscaping. The maintenance of the drive will be at the City's expense. It is expected that .'jrork on this project vJill comnence early in the next fiscal year, 1960-61. EAST I<.:R i'·f Pr.._ RK'.'A Y trJork Has begun, durinc: 1959, on grading and installation of culverts for the first section of the Eastern Parkway extending from Hontreal ~1.oad south to Ogilvie Road. In addition to its desirability as a section of the park;,.my system, this route Hill greatly relieve traffic conditions in the Eontreal Road area. Traffic to and from Central Eortza.ce and Housing Cor9oration, National Research Council and }i'orest Products Laboratory Hill use - 16.- . J this route to reach the Queensway and to· proceed s-:>uth and west J from Hurdman's Fridr,e in preference to proceedine via the COnfested route through Eastview. 1 J RELOCATIOi'l OF DRIVE~ifAY - D0 rl' S LAKE AREA A new section o( the Driveway skirting the northeast -corner of Dow's Lake was built by the Commission during the J summer and opened to traffic in the latter part of September. The relocation of the Dri ve-viay in this section was constructed in order to eliminate the sharp curve which existed west of Bronson ·l_j Avenue and to provide a new approach (via Lakeside Avenu·e) to the Bronson Avenue Bridge. The area· between the old and new sections will now be used for extending the. ar.ea of planting of tulips in ] that location. The tuliv beds in the vicinity of Dow's Lake have, for many years, been cons ide red among the finest on the Continent. The neH display with the much e·xpanded tulip bed which Hill be unsuFpassed· in extent, will be the f'ocal point of the 1960 Tulip J Festival. · PLAl,I!HNG J During 1959, as durinp previous years, the planning vrork of the Commission has fallen under the. follo1-Jing main headinp;s: ] (1) Develo.e_111ent and implementation of the Plaster Plan prooosals: The most important developments d:uring the year Here: (a) the gradual emerr,ence of the e;reenbelt as a positive -, force shaping the. n:etropoli tan development and .:J (b) the decision of the federal ITovernrnent to remove the Union Station to Hurdman.i's Bridpe. ,j The creation of the ,:::reenbelt has tended to stimulate the development or the 12,000 acr~~ of land which is available for residential development within its inner limii and is leading to a more careful use of this land.· l ! There has been an increase of planning activity in areas _..' other than the City of Ottaha, much of \•ihich is being done by the Commission in order to assist the development of the National Capital •.Within the greenbelt itself, Bell's Corners has continued to develop and studies have tal:en place Hhic h mie;ht lead to the development of a com!"1unity in the eastern half of the greenbelt at Blackburn. J During the summer of 1959, the Commission prepared a study regarding t.he Union Station relocation. This included a comprehensive development scheme for the area lying north and soutb of the Queens,·Jay betHeen Alta Vista and St. Laurent Boulevard J and includinp.; a neH Union Station -vJi th ancillary passenr,er handling and freight facilities, set in a comt)lex of industrial and com:nercial l development designed to complement the rail facilities proposed, and J to make the best use of the C':ueensway intersections provided at Alta Vista and St. Laurent Boulevard. - 17- Acceptance of these proposals make& possible the demolition of the present Union ~tatlon and will free an area of about lb acres at the heart of the .National Capital for com pre hensi vo redovolop~r1ent. Pre li '11.i nar,y proposals for this area have been drawn u(J. The:3e are related to the suggested Sparks Street pedestrian Mall, the proposcd.cultural centre immediately south of the D. V .A. Buildin£t., a·nd the Lo-vrer ToHn business district. To connect this neH corrrlex to the existing .and proposed road system, especially the ~Jeensway and the proposed new Interprovincial Rrid~e at Sussex Drive, a . preliminary road scheme has be~n studied. This proposal is based .on the use of abandoned C.l:-.• R •. traclcaze Hhich runs tbroush the present station and invoJves improvements to the existing Inter provincial Bridpe. As well, it is considered that additional parking mu!?t be ··provided and ther-t3fore, extensive underr;round and multi-storey parking developments are S1)f,gested for the dovmtown-- area. These far-reachinr. proposals'have been illustrated by drawings, reports and a model, and ap?rovcd in principle by the Commission. These have already been e x:_:>lained in detail to, the May9r and Board of Control and staff of tbe City of Otta.,,ra. (2) Advice to munieiealities: It should be emphasized that planning advice to municipalities is a continuinc;, and often informal process, throughout large areas of the National Capital Region and is given only Hhen formally requested frorn Councils .. At the end of 195e, 1+ municipalities were receiving, or had received, advice from the Cornrnission on the planning of ·their areas. - ( i) pi t~f_Hull. - One of' the most important and far reaching·decisions made during the period of reviBW has been the establisrnnent by the City of Hull of ~·~fcc, CITY OP f:IuLL LIAISON CONNI'l'TLE, the sole duty of Hhich is to be the liaison beh·Jeen this Commission and the municipal authorities of the city. The mayor of Hull and the representativ~ of :lull on this Commission -.: are both members of this Liaison Committee, and due to their leadership they have formed the City of Hull Technical Advisory Committee on planning, zo ni nc and urban rene\,[al Hhic h includes representatives of the City, the t1ational Capital Commission, and the Province of ~uebec. The Technical Advisory Committee has as its objective the preparation of a Master Plan for the whole city~ The increasine:; population a:1d the recent co:n:)leti·::>n of p'reliminary proposal~ for the redevelopment of downtown Ottawa, make such studies especially opportune. (ii) Cit.Y.._Q[_QttaHa - The Comission has continued to be represented on the Otta1-~a Planninc Area :Goard, the Building Appearance Committee, the Tech."'lical Advisory Comr':'littee and the Joint Staff Com_qittee on Official ?lan and crban Rene1rml. Liaison with City planninf staff has been a two-way process - the Commission havinr; supplied reg:ional ma[)S and data and having received traffic statistics as \·JBll as land use information...... , I - 18 - _j i d ~ li II j) Gouiburn To"~tmship - request for advice on planning Police J > Villaee of Stittsville received. Discussions contiru1in~. i Onslow Township - request for advice on zoning and build . _ing by-laws.· :·1eet ings held. ]I (v) Villa~e of Ouvon- request for advice on mning and building by~laws received and a preliminary report J submitted to the Council .. To"~tmshio of l-reJ2.ean - request for planning advice relat J, ing to the area between the inner limit of the greenbelt I and the boundary of the City of Otta\·Ia was received early in 1959 and a preliminary report -v:as made to the Council Jl s hartly afterwards .. .. I i) r'~anotick - request for planning e.ssistance covering; the Police Village of 1·:anotick was received and meetings J' held. As four townships are involved, the official plan must be in four parts. J ':!est. Teni;Jleton - request for advice· on pre9aration of a zoning by-lat-r received. Discussi~)r:s have been held '""""l and a ~)relin.Jinary subn:;iss5 on :.Jade. It is the viei->I of .J the Commission that the problems of •,rest Templeton ·are inextricably bound up with the adjacent municipalities and therefore close co-o~eration on planning is hip:hly desirable. · ToHn of Gatineau -request· for ad·Htional zoning sugsestions ...., inrespect of areas recently annexed by the Tovm of J Gatineau were received and a submission was made. --, J J Mapping of the sreenbelt co a scale of 200 feet to the vd th five foot contour interval, vias completed. Also a ilar map for Vanotick was attained. The base maps which the Commission's staff have main- ed for many years, covering local munjcipalities were brought to date. As well, land use surveys were undertaken in Gatineau, ttsville, Eanotick and other areas. Industrial ~)eveloof".en t During the year, the development of the corrmercial- trial lands near Hurdman 1 s Bridge t-Ias substantially advanced. ns for the southern area - 5elfas t Hoad - Here ree:is tered and ivision arreements e~tered into with the City of· Ottawa. Of 130.2 acres available, (ficure h8re is area of subdivision new railway requirements), 14.3 acres have been disposed of 3 owners. 19. A draft plan for the Coventry Road industrial area has been approved and petitions for sewer. and water service sub mitted to the City of Ottawa. Of the 72 acres available in this area, 27.2 acres have been tentatively. committed . to 6 cwners. In both the Belfast Road and Coventry Street areas, land is bein3 sold subject to deed restrictions designed to ensure the development of the land in accordance with the best practice for such indust~ial ~reas. 'The restrictive covena~ts deal with use of the land, setbacks, bulk of buildings, parking, outdoor storage, display of signs and architectural design and materials. Commission and City Officials at a ground breaking ceremony marking the first construction in the National Capital Commission on Industrial Park, Belfast Road. ~. :."'C· ~--~~-~~·%,. '"' .. ...·\i; . 1. L .-. . "'"" ~ ...-~ l - 20 - .J PROP!~hTY · ] JANUARY l, 1959 - I-:Al{CH 31, 1960 LAND. ACQ.TJISITI9tl_PEWG£\A~1NE . J During the year 1959, the National Capital Commission's Branch U71derte>ok the largest pro.~ramme of land acquisi rental in the history of the Commission. J This tremendous programme resulted from. the acquisition properties for the greenbelt plus a very large acquisition of J rties alonr- the I Nost of the early e:reenbelt a·cquisiti8ns took place in 'Township of Bepean r~ther than the Township of Gloucester due J complete survey and ownership records being available and the ision 6f tho Department of Jgriculture to move certain of its arch activities which wera belnq carried out at the Central J rimental Farm to Lj.,OOO acres in -the r:reenbelto · Towards the end of 1959, the· aerial survey of the green J lt was completed, tnus making it possible to carry out extensive rchases in Gloucester Township. ~he ma?ping covers the whole enbelt at 200 feet to the inch with a contour iqterval of feet. · The Com.missie>n stl::l.ff has conductAd over 2,000 intervieHs deal with greenbelt purchases alone and simultaneously held l...... pproximately 900 intervie·,,rs Hhich resulted in the acquisition f 116 other properties of which 83 were alone the ~1eensway. To date the Commission ha~ acquired 410 creenbelt operties which in area total 12.000 acres at a cost of ,661,28)+• In addition, the Commissior1 exrropriated 14 perties, comprisins 1,63L~ acres. J This flood of new prorerties has caused a change in administrati0n of CO:-:l':lission pro[Jerti_es. To cope 1tJith green lt problems bf weed control, fencing, maintenance of farms and arm bui+dings, and rehabilitation of farms in r,eneral, a rental ction Has set up Jan'.Jary l, 1959. _, Consistent 1rJith the Commission's policy for the green retainin[ ,a·ood agricultural lands and market c.ardens in active operation, five-year leases are being arranGed.· The first option for such a lease has been given to former owners. ntals are based on the agricD.ltural ;;:>roductivity of the land which reflects the value of the dwellin;:·s and se'rvice buildings sue h as barns and stables. - - - 21 - As the land in the greenbelt comprises an infinite range ·or soils and uses, a survey team composed of agricultural college undergraduates, supervised by a specialist in agri cultural soils and economics, investigates each farm as it is purchased. These surveys assisted in the determining of economic value.s for rental purposes as farms, and also determined sub-standard units which should be wit hdra-vm from agricultural useo A subst.s.ntial acreage is noH belng earmarked for a conser vation programme. Due to the enlargement of existing agricultural units,. and the withdrawal from agriculture of acreage better suited to conservation practices, a number of farm dwellings are available for lease. However sub-standard dwelling units, as well as farm buildings which were beyond r·epair, are being demolished. During 1959, a programme of weed control and fence maintenance was commenced on lands under the control of the .Commission. It is expected that this programme will continue on an enlarged scale in 1960. In 1959, along the right-of-way for the Queensway from Loretta Street to Kirkwood Avenue, some 70 tenancies were terminated, and buildings sold and cleared from the sites to provide the land necessary for Queensway construction in the Spring of 1960o The National Capital Commission has, exclusive of Gatineau Park and Greenbelt properties, 220 leases of houses in force. ·-· · A row of houses on Edgar Street in Ottawa purchased and demolished by the NCC to provide right of way for the Queensway. - 22 - J J LAND SUHROU:NDING GOV~RN!·'IENT BUILDINGS J Planting of large trees in the front suitably to the building and some thousands of sm·ubs and trees on J slopes completed the landscape treatment. .._ ___ and_Qommerce Building, "Fell1ng~on Street J The ·landscape development .\-Tas com[.Jleted for this J In order to screen this parking area on the bank of J Ottawa River from Parliament Rill and other points of vantage, to provide shade for parked cars, planting was completed here, in the central islands, where the cars are parked. forest Products Laboratory, Montreal Road -In line with what is now generally accepted practice at goverriment buildings, all major parking was placed in the rear. A small area for visitors was provided to one side, and the pedestrian approach to the front door was through a large paved area. Three textures Here used in -the paving pattern and a garden of loose stones with brightly coloured flowers. Having in mind the function of the building, many types of frees were planted. Relating these crounds to those of the adjoining Central i:Iortgage and Housing Corporation, completed the project~ Department of Northern Affairs and Natura]. Resr:mrces-; Carlinv Avenue and Lebretgn Street------Work was started on this building proup and carried as far as building construction permitted. The p;rounds of the Chemistry and Radio Active Ores Building_Here completed. A roheme for the Geoloe;y Buildinr, calls for the natural rock lede;es to be revealed. Sor1e of this ·Hark has been carried out. Some major grading was completed on the Carling Avenue side of the Administration Building. ~ationa~ Resear9h Council, Sussex Street .Additional parking space was provided and some re-routing of roads leading to a general improvement of appearance of grounds was carried out. -·23 - Montreal Road Numerous additions to buildings in the past few years led to the necessity for rehabilitatior~ of disturbed areas generally through the site. On the south side of the road, demolition of an old barn and re~lamation of approximately eleven acres of land from pasture and scrub brush greatly improved the surround i ng s • ... . General Funds for these projects do not appear in the Commission's budget but are provided by the Department of Public ·· Works or the Crown agency concerned •. When the grounds are in good condition, funds for maintenance are placed in the CowQission 1 s budget. of NATIONAL CAPITAL cor.rrHSSION GROUNDS Leamy Lake Park Some thirty acres ·Here rough graded and seeded to produce turf. Thinning of heavy woodlands gave an advantage ~Q the more desirable species and·openea the areas. The new roads were blended to the terrain by grading. Jacques Cartier Park Site of the former hospi.tal was converted to park. Pare Breboeuf The park was extended by two acres and now commands an excellent view across the Ottawa River and up the stream to the Remic Rapids and the Champlain Bridge. The addition of · parking areas makes these vie-v1s readily available to the public. Brebeuf Park The traffic circle around pedestrian terrace and low hedges. The figure is now outlined against the sky. !. ] - 24 - ' Promenade. du Lac des Fees J Construction of a school and extension of some streets by the City of Hull, caused disturbance to the boundaries. Filling was placed and heavy planting undertaken to complete J the promenade border in those location~. Promenade de la Gatineau J On completion of paving of the Kingsmere section, shouldering and seeding of steep banks by the hydroseeding and mulching method was undertaken. This method is economical and J fast, achieving its object of controlling erosion at an early date. In a short time, the scars inevitably caused by construction are quickly obscured and the promenade takes on a settled, natural appearance. J Vista cutting presents the scenery from the parkway. Careful delineation followed by sensitive cutting directs the J motorist's notice. A special effort has been made to open views to the Peace Tower. This has been achieved in four locations. ] Hampton ·Park J New restroom facilities (with attendant) and landscape improvements were completed. Dow's Lake In cor~ection with the new Bronson Avenue Bridge, the l Driveway was re-routed over a section of the lake which has been ...J filled in.- The filled land provides a safer road alignment which presents the .lake to the motorist in a much more pleasing way. A considerable width of park land has been added to a l hitherto narrow, sharply divided ribbon. It is now possible to -~ double the size of the already famous floral displays and to enhance their value by the provision of an adequate foreground. t: _·" ,, - -:~:r~~.~~~~-~s~.~i-;:~ Strathcona Park ""'-· .• ::. ..;,;;_.}(.·~~ The restrooms and :-~:{ - tool. shed, undertaken jointly with the City of Ottawa in Strathcona Park, were opened for use iq June. The land scaping was completed late in the fall. · J:;,_•'l-'•,.;-:.,,l'~··lj,··... /.'<. (~~~~"J •''' ~-. ,· .. • ,.oJ.. .. v,l ••• .t-d,\ ~:;;~i~;f'~:~?,:~,: ·g~t4 ~-,-..... :::,,..-...... ,. ;;, ...... M rt~~~I~_~:-d\~ - 25 - Rideau River Development On the east bank of the Rideau, north of Hurdman's Bridge in the vicinity of Drouin Street, some four acres were filled to above high water level. At the west end of the Heron Road, opposite the parking area for Vincent Massey Park, about two acres of swamp were filled to blend with surrounding terrain. Queens waY. The Commission is responsible for landscape develop ment on that part of the Queensway 1-1hich passes through the city limits. This fall, construction had progressed to a point where about one mile between Hurdman 1 s Bridge and St. Laurent Boulevard was ready for planting. Several thousand units were placed featuring spreading shrubs, red pine and flowering crabapples. Hardy roses were used at the overpasses. All steep banks were completely covered in order to keep future maintenance at a minimum. Major's Hill Park The Commission constru~ted the terrace and landscape setting for the Artillery Har Hemorial. ' ["'-"~>·"·---:..... c;. ,_, ·-·~ -·- / ,!" 'l - 26 - J ] In its first season, ·this !)ark attracted· a steady stream sitors. F'or the first time, the public were able to look ·· a through street directly to the Ottaw'J. Hiver and the Gatineau s beyond. On the south, the Nati::>nal Research Council and J north the French Embassy Here dra\ The usual operations for maintaining parks, parkways J grounds around government buildings were carried out. cial patrols were made for the detection of plant diseases articularly Dutch r~lm disease. Sno"d removal along the park ys and from the land sur-roundinf ::-overrv:nent buildings is a J jor winter operation and provides a backldg of winter mploym.en t. A gift of so'Tle sixteen thousand· tuli;Js \ The Canadian Girl Guides presented some five thousand J Harvest tulip bulbs in celebration of their fiftieth or -1 anniversary of their founding. I ...J Both these eifts were placed in new beds in Confederation Park 'Vvith sni table markers. __"l _, ~stance to Local 1\~un·iciDali ties l I J Advice and reports on park planning were prepared Almonte, Gatineau and Orleans. -, l _j J { ~ J ..., j ..... 27 THE OTTA't!A CITY HALL OVERLOOKS RIDEAU FALLS AND A PARK ¥lAINTAINED BY THE NCC. ON THE RIGHT IS THE COMMO~~IEALTH AIR FORC~S MEMORIAL .:: #~::...... ~,.'i ~;_..:.::. 4~ ·-·-·-~.::.....~ :.r ~>-~~> ~~)~ :.-...... GATINEAU PARK IS A GANE REFUGE AND BUSY BEAVERS CAN BE SEEN IN CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS. ""\~ ' . ' ··~· ·,.,.,, :\.'-.·. '· - 28 - J GA'J'IlJi.!:AU PAHK J Gatineau Eark is an area in the shape of a wedge which ises approximately 75,000 acres of land in the Province of J c, northwest of Otta1cJa and Hull. It is about 30 miles long 7 miles across at its widest point, and consists of several ranges of hills - highest elevation be5ng 1,300 feet above sea J level. The park contains four large lakes - I1each, Ifarrington (r'lousseau), Philippe and Lapeche, and about 4o smaller lakes. Approximately 90% of the area is forest land. J Acquisition of lands in Gat5.neau Park was begun by the Commission in 1938, and the proj.ect Has greatly accelerated ter 1945 when it became an integral part of the National J Capital Plan. _ Gatineau Park is a bird and game sanctuary. It is J famous for deer, bear, beaver and other fur bearin8 animals which are quite nurr~erous o. Following upon numerous complaints l from farmers about extensive damage done to their lands, and at -J the request of municipalities concerned, the Com.'Tlission under took, in 1957, a programme of' beavsr contr'ol in the park. This programme of beaver trappinf is unc-J.er t·he direction of the. Superintendent of G-atineau Park and is being carried out Hith J the kno~ledge and consent of the Provincial Game Service. Hunting in season is permitted at· the far VJesterly end of the park Hhere land Ot-:nership by the COmf7!ission is not· yet extensive. The develop-rnerit of the facilities of Gatineau Park as the sumtner and winter recreation area of the National Capital Regi·on for the use and enjoyment of the public - while safe guarding the natural scenic beauties of the park - is one of the objects of tbe Commissiono l ~.J The existing fa~ilities for picnics, camping, boating, ., SHiiTl..ming and woodland hikinr:-: are used cxtensi vely t·hrouzhout the summer months, by local residents and visjtors frocn various j parts of Canada and t.hc United States.- During the last S1J.mmer season, for instance, the Lac Philippe cax~ing grounds proved to be ~:ery !)O~Jular Hi th as -rJany as 190 ca11pers under canvas at weekends. The autumn colour of the Hooded hillsides also attracts thousands of visitors. In the 'trinter, t~Je park is a J skiers' paradise. . Harrington Lake O':ousseau) 11hich has become the summer J residence of Prime r.-:inisters of Canada, is located in the middle of Gatineau Park. In ordeJ:• to provide Hinter Hork, the Commission hired, J during the winter of 1959-00, a crew of men to continue cutting a 12-foot SHatt-1 to mark the boundaries of a section of Gatineau Park. The Hork of markinc ~ark houndaries.which was begun two J years ago as a part of winter work propramme for local labour, will require several more years to corn~lete. . l .J - 29 - In 1959, grants amounting to $23,677.70 in lieu of municipal and school taxes were made to twenty municipalities and school commissions in Gatineau Park. · The Park is administered by a Superintendent, a Clerk of 'Horks and a :force of 10 full-time rangers in charge of seasonallab'ourers who also act as constables under R.C.M.P. supervision during the summer, as ·1r1ell as game ·Hardens and :fire rangers in co-operation with ~uebec ?rovincial authorities. All Gatineau Park rangers have attended and are graduates o:f firefighting courses :from schools operated by national parks in New Brunswick or provincial schools in Ontario and G.uebec. By March 31, 1960, the Commission will have acquired approximately 59,000 acres representing 78.7% of 75,000 acres proposed park area. , Records shoH that the total attendance in Gatineau Park :for the year 1959 was 355,786 plus a further 200,210 who skied during the 19 winter weeks at the OttaHa Ski Club at Camp Fortune. Gatineau Parkway: The restrained use o:f filtered vistas often does more for the beauty than a slashed opening in the tr3es. - 30 - J PUBLIC INFORHATION The National Capital Commission maintains an ion Division which seeks by all acceptable means to J the public informed of the work and· plans of the Commission see that dynamic developments are clearly interpreted as J In accomplishing tm.s aim, during the fiscal year the ormation Division with a staff of two functioning under a rector, prepared and distributed in both English and French, J press releases on the work o-f the Commission, contributed to ht television programmes by interviews on pertinent subjects, l took part in 5 radio programmes. At the request of news- .J s and periodicals, 11 special articles were written com- sing a total of 6,600 words. The Division co-operated as with 5 feature writers in the preparation of feature ] ticles which appeared in newspapers in Canada and the United ates as syndicated columns. J J G•S BACK PARK: imaginative and brightly coloured pavilion serves the public well and adds to the festive feeling of the landscape. Hide paved paths ] guide the public to focal points. J An extensive photo collection numbering 3,700 prints J is kept by-the Division, and these were augmented th~ year by 118 more on subjects relating to the work of the Co~uission. These are distributed to ne"rs media free upon request. 2,100 l colour slides are kept as well, and a further 260 were taken ·--' this year to continue the colour pictorial record of the Commission's work. These slides are used for public lectures and during year a total of 55 lectures were given, many utilizing the the colour slides. 17 school groups, 7 church groups, 5 women's organizations, 18 service clubs and 8 other groups were given explicit details concerning the National Capital Co~~ission and 1ts work in 1959-60. - 31 - Public lectures arc given by the staff of the Division Ottawa as well since the work of the Comr:!ission is for all ans, and audiences in t-'IeLcalfe, Greely, fJianotick, Hull, rth Day, Sudbury, Sault Ste. iJiarie, T•,ort ':Jilliam and Port Arthur were given addresses durin7 the year. A display area is maintained in the Daly Building v.Jhere the model of the National Capital Plan may be vievJed along with other changing exhibits of tbe Commission'~; -r,,iork.. An estimated. 1,000 persons per month visited this area durin[ the year. Lectures are pi ven here as "t·Iell and many groups come to receive instruction from the exbibi ts, photoe;raphs and slides. 'l'hese included four University rroups from the United States and other groups from_ 'tlinnipeg, .Saint John, 'LD., and several Ontario cities. During the year, t!1e National Cfcpital Commission, .- co-operating with the Rotary Club of Ottawa, played host to 200 high school se '1iors from all ten provinces at the annual 11 Adventure in Citizenship" and, in 1959, the Commission obtained Arnold ·Edinborough as guest speaker at the banquet at which the students were joined by 112 Hembers of Parliament from their home ridings. The extensive ore;anization required is undertaken by the Information Division. For ihe ninth consecutive ~ear, an Information Map was prin.ted, shoVIing the land held by the Commission in the urban area and the extent of the National Capj. tal J.~egion on the reverse side. 1~,000 copies of this map were distributed through news stands and the Commission's officeso The Information Divison acts ·as secretariat for the Historical Advisory Corrtrnittee of the Commission, and during the year. initiated a programn;e of research into the buildings of historic interest in the National Capital Region. Seventy-one buildings in OttaHa v.Jere documented and photor::rai)hed, and plans . made _for a similar prograrmne in Richmond, Almonte, Ivianot ic k, Hull, Aylmer, :.,lakefield and Cld Chelsea. Liaison 1dtb the City of Otta\-ra was established in ti1is proz.ranJmo and a marker desie:ned to mark the buildint;s and. sites C•)nsidered to be of greatest historical merit.. \.'fork continued ail year on e;ather:inc information for an eventual interpretative procr~m~e on historical subjects in the ne ~don. . . '-' Evidence that the work of the Commission is becoming knm-rn in Canada is that 61 papers from 10 provinces carried neVJs stories of some asr;ects of' the Commission's vJOrk at least once during the year. Authority was civen for th~ appointment of a bilinQial Assistant Director (French and Lnclish) of the Information Division on April 1, 1960, and this officer will inform French-speaking · Canadians of the Commission's -.,.JOrlc, through lectures and by dissemination of ne~;s to the French languae·e press in Canada. - )_?_- J ROYAL CANADIAK NOUN'l'SD POLICE Annual Report - R .C .l'~ .P. 'l'raffic Section Jl 1 January, 1959 to 31 f·1arct"cL-l960 J Traffic patrols have been maintained on N.C.C. Driveways in the Gatineau Park· area as well as pr~perty patrol for ]I Ottawa and Hull areas within the same terms of ref ere nee as year. ] The following are the statistics for the .period under As a result of infractions com~itted under the N.C.C. Act J there were 6,121 traffic violation tickets issued and the results were as follows:· ] 1 January, 1959 1 October, 1957 )1 Narch, 1960 31 December, 1958 Percentages nvictions 1,026 1,278 19.71% decrease J smissals 15 23 34.3 % decrease thdr~n..ral.s 3 15. Bo.o % decrease nings 4,998 4,524. 10.47% increase J urt Cases Pending 79 26 20~.4% increase al 6,121 :C~6LJ..:::..::::.. __ 4-.07>; increase Motor vehicle accidents irivestigat~d ~nder N:c.c. Act and information pertaining to same: 1959-60 195~r-5S Percentages J ber of accidents 234 247 5 .261~ decrease pproximate damage NCC property 4\1 5,006.67 .,<~ 6,5oo.oo 22. 97':; decrease pproximate damage private property 114,516.00 121·, 64o o oo 5. 7?;(; decrease rsons injured 75 101 "25. 747~ decrease a tal 2 3 33 ·3 ;~ decrease Nonies paid into Ottawa District Courts as a result of convictions under lJ .c .c Act: _!959-60 1957-58 Percentaves Paid into Court ~~11, 642 '00 .n5 ,431.oo 24 • 55?'j-J decrease .·. 1 paid into Ccurt ... ) 2,359.45 ·.:·. 3 ' 2 _)"} y...... ~0 27. 05Jb decrease - 33- (d) The following outlines other duties carried out by N .G .C Patrol Squads durinr, the period under revie-v1: 1959-60 1957-58 Percentages Traffic control duties, during visits of dignitaries and functions at Landsdowne Park. 31 47 34.o4% decrease Motorcycle escorts provided 45 28 60. 71~;; increase Assistance to other Police Forces. 265 35.99fo decrease Investigations of damage to NC .C. property other than by motor vehicle accidents 84 81 3. 7 7;; increase (e)·· Total mileage travelled by Police Trans port on the enforce ment of N.G.G •. Act: 1959-60 1957-58 Percentage 337,072 393,997 14.L~L~% decrease -34 .- J COHMENTS RE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 'I'HE YEAR ENDt,D ff,AHCH n_, 1960 J J y A - Administration and operation ·and maintenance of parks, parkways an<;l grounds adjoining ] Government buildings $1,897,419 The Commission has spent for this purpose ,H,897,419 including :iJ>B9,196 for tniprove J ments to the parkHay iighting system, motor vehicle~ and machinery and equipment. These expenditures were financed ·by miscella~eous J income of the Commission amounting to •wl59,985 and by a parliamentary aprropriatfon of ~1,795,795 of which J58,361 is refundable to tha Receiver · ] General of Canada. B - National Capital Fund - Expenditures for improvements and development within the J ----National Capital,__ _ Re~ion_._,______2,4ol,44o The Commission has spent :$2, 4ol, 44o J for this purpose of Hh'i.ch ~51 1 805, 743 ~ras for ~apital outlays and ~595,697 for assistance to the Qi ty of Ott a 'I-ra and Towns hip of ~ep.ean, in_cluding · 'Ji56, 557 for main te na nc·e of undeveloped lands. After crediting the current year''s parliamentary appropriation of ~4,ooo,ooo, the National Capital Fund's balance at the end of the fi seal year vJas ;w2,880,818 of \vhich :;~2,360,000 was held by the Minist~r of Finance and ~520,818 was in the hands of ~he Commission. ~2,500,000 was drawn by the Commission from the Fund during the year. C - Interest charges on outstanding Government of Canada loans ~ 590,278 The Com.rnission has spent )590,278 for interest payable to the Receiver General of Canada on loans made to the Commission for the acquisition of property in the ~ational Capital Region. These expenditures were financed by rentals earned and interest j ncome of ,,;133 ,515 and by a parliamentary appropriation of ~46o,ooo of which )3,237 is refundable to the Receiver General of Canada. -.35- Activity D - Acquisition of property through loans provided by the GoveEnment of Canada. i\Pl0,901,58~ The Commission-has spent during the year ~?10,901,588 for the acquisiti:)n of' property as follows: Greenbelt ~~8 ,8)6 ,497 Parks, drive\-rays, etc. 2,049,829 Industrial and raih.ray sites __1~5~262 '(excluding acquisition of property in Gatineau Park - ..no, 901,588 see National Capital Fund) .. These acquisitions v.·ere financed by loans to the Commission by the Government of Canada of -~9,000,000 for the Greenbelt and ~1,700,000 for the acquisition of other property. The cash on hand at the end of t be fi seal year amounted to ·:?450, 317. The total loans outstand ing at the end of the fiscal year amounted to :,~17, 742,352. . The total expenditures of the Commission for the year :h;l5, 790,725 . ended Harch 31, 1960 amounted to These expenditures were financed out of: Parliamentary appropriations 04,595,637 Loans to the Commission 10,901,588 Revenues of the Commission 293,500 ~}5' 790' 725 - 36- J J developments and improvements within the Re on from April 1, 1947 to March 31, 1960 J ssion has spent i50,0G7,B35 for developments and vd thin the National Capital Region d·..tring the period J to It;.arch 31, 1960. These ~xpenditures. . were made for the J sition of lands $)1,373,930 ..., uction ot: the Hackenzie King Bridge 1,351,548 tion or~ailway facilities 3,554,934. .J llaneous construction - Cor11mission p:roperties rkways in Gatineau Park ;J~, 526' 94-6 c· des Fees Parla.:ay 469,827 velopment of Hog's Back Park 473,093 v~lopment of Hull parks 258 ,1~6 . tineau Park(im?rovement of park racilities) 381,522 scellaneous projects 2,2oL~,055 8,313,559 stance to municipalities - hare of joint projects and crants - Grants to the City of Ottawa for construction of sewers and water main~, total ~2,808,988, paid to date ·1,918,916· .Grant to ~-!epean for constructi0n of a new sewer and sewage disposal · plant, total -;160,000, paid bn : rj account 76,582 _) Construatfon of Bytown bridges and -~ improvements to Sussex Drive 934,o64 I Construction of new 3rJnson Bridge, ..J estirnated total ,?62C,C'J'0 J72 ,030 .., 1'7lproven:ents to Hull aptJroache s to .·- i I Ct:audiere Bridge 490,092 _j Improvements to Ottaw~ approaches to Chaudiere Gridge 3ti7,511 ' Construction of Dunbar 3ridge 190,815 __j ' Miscell~neous a~si~tance 96,219 4,386,229 scellaneous ~aintenance of undeveloped . ., lands ·. . 341,768 terest on loans to acqc.ire lands ____:]_65,867_ _j expenditures ,835 -1 ·J5o,c87 i .. .i J J .., J .J.. .. - 37 - Ottawa, June 27, 1960. Honourable D. J. !tlalker, !Unister of Public ··:orks, Ottawa. The accounts and financial statements of the onal C.api tal Commission have been examined for the year ended March 31 1 1960. In compliance with the requirements of I aection 87 of the Financial Admi':'listration Act, I now report in my opinion: {a) proper books of account have been kept by the Commission; (b) the financial statements of the Commission ( i) t-vere prepared on a basis consistent with that of the precedirtg year arid are in ~greement with the books of account, (li) in the case of the balance sheet, give a true apd fair view of the state of the Commissio.n 1 s affairs as at the end of the financial year, and (iii) in tbe case of the sta temcnt of income and expense, give a true and fair view of the income and expense of the Cormnission for the financial year; and (c) the trar1.sactions o:: the Commission that have come under my notice have 'ceen Hithin the powers of the C.om.1lission under ~h~ Financial Administration .f\.ct and any other Act a:;:>plicable to the Commissiort. Yours faithfully, Original sipned by A.N. Henderson Auditor General. - JB. l!ATIUNAL CAfi'I'AL COI·miSSIOl~. (Established b:r the National Capital Act) .Balance Sheet a~_a_t)t,ar:-ch Jl,...t._]39_Q (With comparative figures as at ~arch 31, 1959) Assets . _1960 _1959 J 908,662 ~ 994,301 Deposit Certificates 300,000 300,000 nt in Canadian National Railway ompany Bonds, at cost (market value .. ,000) . 20,136. 20,136 Receiver General o·f Canada under amentary Appropriation in respect of J interest charges on loans from the ernment of Canada 110,000 J s and other. Receivables 42,279 35 , 662 orie~ of Small Tools and Equioment, ] intenance Supplies, Nursery Stock, etc., cost or estimated value 197,855 194,931 nts made in respect of land acquired, pending delivery of title deeds, etc.· 935,363 799,370 As set s , at c o s t , per S c he d u 1 e "[1. 11 37,733,136 J 1 52,773,035 40,077,536 j The appended notes form an integral j. part of this statement. J l correct: j ••. l$f~:l -~~r9~l.Qqv~vr~ ... · Treasurer on behalf of the Commission: ••• fSrrd.}1. • • • • • Alan•••••••••••••••••• K. Hay J Chairman ~- l' ,, 1 J ( S r;:r d • ) 1"1. ·,. ~·-~ac ean ..... ~ ...... Commissioner ] J - 39 - Liabilities _1960 1959 Payab:e ;.jj) 305,389 ·? 223,094 vision for Grants in lieu of Municipal Taxes 23,642 16,892 Contractors' Security Deposits and Holdbacks 19,313 100,877 Unexpended Balances of Parliamentary Appropriations, refundable to ,.~eceiver General of Canada, per Statement of· Income and Expense (Sections A and C) 61,598 22,780 Unexperided Balance of Amounts dra1rm from the National Capital Fund, per Statement of Income and ~xpense (Section E) 52o,cne 345,303 Government of Canada Lo[:tns, for acquisition of land 17,742,352 .7,100,000 Proprietary Interest, rer Statement of Proprietary Interest 34,099,923 32, 26f:, 590 52,773,035 40,077,536 Certified in accordance vd t h rry re 9ort dated J"Lme 27, 1960 to the ~inister of ~ublic ~arks, under section 87 of the 1' inanci al "'~elM [ n:;'.s tra tic ~l t. ct. Origi~al sir:ned by A. i··l. Henderson ...... •' ...... Auditor Gene ro.l of Ca r.:ada Notes to Balance Sheet as at f{arch fu 1960 ] . . . at March 31, 1960, after crediting a parliamentary appropriation ()f ·,ti4,ooo,ooo, a balance 'of '~2,360,000 was l bald b.'.' the Minister ·or :·,inance at the credit of the · ~j ional Capital Fund, available for pa~.rment to the ssion to finance, with the·. approval of the Governor Council, the cost of capital project:3 of the Commission and contributions tm·rards the cost of municipal projects, J thin th~ National Cari tal Rer;ion. ~l J In addition to the liabilities shown in the Balance Sheet, the Commission was under obligatir:n as at t'larch 31, 1960,, l .for: _j (a) unsettled property purchase options tot~lling approximately J2,300,000; and ] (b) c·ompensation for f)roperties expropriated, in -·.., I indeter~inate amount. :..J In addition to the ohlications contained in (2) ahove, the Commission 'i!as comrnittecl to .local municipalitios,· for: (a) annual e.-rants to the City of OtL Ha, the balance 1. I of t...Jhich amounts to ,.,891,000 up to 1969, in . _j connection with interest on the cost of construction of certain sewer and ~aterHorks projects, undertaken in· advance of normal construction; j (b) a grant to the 'l'ownship of Hepean, the balance of which amo1Jnts to -:~e.3 ,1~.18, towards the cost· of constructing a main outfall sewer and disposal plant; "' (c) the balance of a contribution to the City of Otta1,va towards the cost of constructing a bridue on Bronson Av~nue at the ci.ideau Canal, amountinc to ~248,000; and · (d) a grant of aoproximately ~450,000 to the City· of Ottavra, being part of the cost of recors truction of a section of Riverside Drive. J' . NATIONAL CAPITAL COT<':f·1ISSION .. Statement of Income and Expense, by Activities --~for the year en~:led ~Iarch 31, 1960 (with comparative figures for the year ended March 31, 1959) 1960- . "1959 Administration, and operation and maint;enance parks, parkways and grounds adjoining Government Building:s at---- OttaVJa and Hull Expense - Commissioners' travelling expenses and Chairman and Committee members' remuneration and expense·s 45,527 13,818 Administration, secretarial•and accounting ·91,481 78,739 Planning, property acquisition and management 151,955 97,528 Engineering and outside supervision- I construction and maintenance 83 ,64L~ 76,840 Landscape architecture - construction and maintenance · 40,211. 32,605 Information Division 36,036 30,679 Gatineau Park Division 166,984 154,682 Operation and maintenance of parks and ·pa.rkt.-.rays of the Commission · 703,247 6$6,620 Op~ration arid maintenance of grounds adjoininc; Government Buildings 4L~o ,817 469,777 Contributions to Public Service Superannuation Account, unemployment insurance and workmen's com:Jensation· 48,321 42,679 Cap"i t"al outlays - · . · · Parkway lighting system 5,163 Machinery and equipment 19,001 Motor vehicles 17,068 Office equipmen't 2, ~00 59,196 43,SE Total expenses for the· year 1,897,419 1,697,499 Income - Equipment rentals, sales of·supplies and nursery stocl{s, supervisory charges, etc. 159L.285 176 '159 Excess of Expense over Income 1, 737 ,43L~ 1,521,340 Provided for by means of: Parliamentary appropriation 1,795,795 1,535,000 Less: Unexpended balance refuDd aqle to the Receiver General of Canada 58,361 _;,_13' 660 l-, 737,434 1,521,340 - 42- §tatement of. Income and Expense, b;r Activities (Cont'd) 1959 ] balance at beginning of year ;~ 345,303 ~~ 262,558 J from the National 2,500,000 3,000,000 J sales of land _ __,_7..::..6 .l 9 :2.2. 282,779 l 2,922,258 i 3,545,337 -' pital outlays - Land Gatineau Park 185,484 356,555 Approaches to· Hackenzie Kin.§: Bridge 152 665 Roads and driveways 1,110,293 1,592,128 Bridges and approaches 51,452 14,1~6 J Parks and boulevards 293,580 399,2 3 . .., Removal, re-routing and reconstruction or cross-town tracks and facilities 29,116 . 84,943 ...... ! Buildint;s __!2.5,666 166,121 1,805,743 2,613,791 qtribution tolj _,) nded balance at end of year, ' ied to Balance Sheet 520,818 345,303 .., (.Ji ~, l ..J 'l l ....1 Statement of Income and 1-Xpense, b,y \ctivities (cont'd) 1960 1959 rest charr,es on outstanding Government R.f Canada loans __ ·- Expense - I..nterest on loans . ~ 590,278 ;It> 136,728 Income - Rentals and interest 133,515 _95.&!!§ 456,763 4o,88o Provided for by means of: . P~rliamentary appropriation (includlng $110,000 received in April) ~460,000 50,000 Less: Unexpended balance ref-undable to the Receiver General of Canada 3,231 9,120 456,763 40 ,seo ---- Acquisition of property in the National Capital Region through loans provided by the Government of Canada 1. ·Property in the Greenbelt - f:'{eceipts - Government of Canada loans ;W9,000,000 3,808,817 Proceeds of sale of property 68,4oo 9,0bB,400 Less: Repayment of lo.ans _5LJ>,4§. 9,010,752 Expenditures - Acqu-isition of property 8,836,497 )~808,817 Unexpended balance at end of year 174,255 2. ·Property other than Greenbelt - Unexpended balance at beginning of year 327,455 Receipts - Government of Canada loans 1,700,000 1,191,183 2,341,153 1,.518,638 Expenditures - Acquisition of property 2,065,091 877,485 bnexpended balance ·at end of year 27&,06'2 641,153 Total unexpended balance of loans at end of year 450,317 641,153 J!=='""'"-.==---.- .. · Note: Government of Canada loans, per Balance -Sheet, are represented by: Expenditures incurred for acquisition of property (net) . .Wl7, 292,035 Unexpended balance of loans 450,317 17,742,352 ·- 4h- J NATIONAL CAPITAL CONHISSION J Interest for the ar ended March for the year ended March 31, 1959) J ] . 1960 _19$9 J beginninf of year $32,268,590 $29,877,956 J tal outlays during the year: inistration, Parks and P~rkway System, Etc. 89,196 43,532. J Rational Capital fund 1,8o5, 7J+3. 2,613,791 rease in equity in certain easehold property · 3,603 ),603 J rense in inventories of Maintenance and operating supplies etc.. · 2,924 19,475 J plus arising out of the sale of property ac~1ired out of loans a~ a cost of ~57,648 10,752 34,18o,8os 32,558,357 ...., l ost of property sold - originally _j acquired out of the National Capital Fund 69,420_ 282,779 ss on disposal of motor vehicles _jl and equipment li,465 6,qP8 ----·-- 1 80,885 289,767 l _JI end of y0ar · J J J J j J ·. - 45 ·- Schedule "A 11 NATIONAL CAPITAL COt-ir:IISSION _9apita1 Assets as at I-farc.l]._ll, 1960 (with comparative figures. as at Harch 31, 1959) 1960 1959 Land - Parks, driveways, etc. ~~15,o64,968 :\h2, 626' 918 G~tineau Park 3, 653,063 3,416,778 Industrial and railway sites 1,477,280 1,499,150 Mackenzie King Bridge $01,164. 497,898 Greenbelt in the To1rms hips of Gloucester and Nepean 11,872,298 3,703,866 Leases and licenses of occupation 1 1 32,568,774 21,744,611 Roads and driveways 7,27o,ol~5 6,159,752 Bridges and approaches 2,376 ,2·81 2,324,829 Parks and boulevards 2,528,551 2,234,971 Park•·my lighting s;lstem 213,905 206,061 Removal, re-routinc and reconstruction of cross-town tracks and facilities 3,554,935 3,525,819 Buildings 1,168, 082 1,028,813 Machinery and eqtlipment 351,461 312,1+68 Motor Vehicles 177,530 160,754 Office equipn,e nt 49,176 35,058 50,258,740 37,733,136 =-.. ~:...:..==-~--=-- !:;:!:Z..:..:;.~~~ •• ~a'" NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION EXPENDITURES FOR DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION DETAILS Of PROJECTS FROM APRIL 1.1947 TO MARCH 31. 1960 I 50 NILLIOW IITEIEST 01 lOllS It 765,867 111111 10 OITlll fOI COISII!I RElOCATIOI Of Ulllll flCiliT IE S. ~ DETAILS OF PIOJECTS \\PAll liT$ II CITIIEU lilt... I 4.111.141 , LiC OES FEES runu ... 4U.IZI f!lfWIEIT Of >O;"$ UCI ru1 ___ ...... 411.013 I!IELOIIEIT Of liLL rillS_ !ll.llf IEVELO'I£11 Of Cllllfli 1111...... __ .. ltl.l!! IISCHLUEOUS lilt ill 111111! riOJ£CTI ...... !.!IM.OU lt.m.m DETAILS Of LUDS USIEII llllliT ...... lt.tnm Cilllfil lUI ...... U!l.TtS f10111LLIOM ~ ;Jffllfl T II IITUIO > .11.111. !14 //' MIIIOIICiL SITES ...... Ml >/ llll IIIli rilllil. .. .. --- lll,tol Mill CEI!UL LIIIS...... III.SM lUO ACQUISITIOIS. s31.373.930\ IIIISTitiL ill liiLiil IllES IOIISm Of CltiCESTEI. .. --.. ~411,111 liCIU!t! IIIC IIIII£ . SI!.ZTI IISCHLUEOUI SITES ...... !41.111 lEI IIIII Slillll iT liiiUI ...... ItS lllili IIIEI liiiUI ...... -... l,IZ!.lllt llfUSill...... llii.HI IIOUI 111!1 runu...... _tJTI.ItZ Slilltl lOll fUll. _...... f!Uo.l ~JIILLIOI SISSE I 1111£ ...... !f4.t!l lEST! II lillliT...... H1.441 IS!Jil.m $370.838 ~ 1947-48 It'1948-49 I 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 -~-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 FISCAL Y E A R S " 1\..&IMK toll... !'W'tiTr N'ftlift