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At least one of the two development proposals for LeBreton Flats — and possibly both — include a provision for a new Ottawa central library, sources say.
A source, who asked not to be identified, has confirmed that the proposal by DCDLS Group, led by the Gatineau-based Devcore Group, includes a library.
CTV tweeted Thursday that DCDLS Group and the team led by the Ottawa Senators, Rendez Vous LeBreton, both have libraries in their proposals, but a spokesman for the Senators said he could not confirm or deny the report.
If true, it would mean both of the remaining development proposals feature NHL-calibre arenas and provisions for a library.
The National Capital Commission has strictly forbidden the two proponents to talk about their proposals, but they will be unveiled on Jan. 26 to kick off two days of public consultations.
The news comes on the heels of reports this week that the Ottawa Public Library is exploring the idea of building a central library in partnership with Library and Archives Canada. Officials from the two institutions are to meet next week.
The Ottawa library has been planning for a new main branch, but there is still no site, budget or architect for the project. The partnership with Library and Archives Canada, if it proceeds, would be virtually unprecedented in the library world.
LeBreton Flats might be a location that would work for both parties. The city wants the new central branch to have easy access to an LRT station on the Confederation Line now under construction, and there will be two of those on LeBreton Flats.
For its part, Library and Archives Canada might look favourably on a site not far from its current location at 395 Wellington St., just east of LeBreton Flats.
Coun. Tim Tierney, the chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, said Thursday he’s in the dark about the LeBreton proposals, and can’t comment until he sees the bids.
“We literally don’t know anything until the 26th, when the bids are released.”
He said that if a library is in the LeBreton bid, it’s a “completely separate kettle of fish” from the proposed partnership between the public library and Library and Archives Canada.
Any LeBreton proposal would have to follow the process that has already been set up, Tierney said.
“Whatever comes back has to come back to the board. We have our timelines, but we have no knowledge of what’s in those proposals until the 26th.”
In a presentation to the Library Board this week, Bookmark the Core, a citizens’ group pushing for a new central library in downtown Ottawa, said Mayor Jim Watson has told them he believes the city’s core will move west toward LeBreton Flats.
And when the NCC unveils the LeBreton Flats proposals, said Emilie Taman, the group’s spokeswoman, “there may well be a library as part of one and possibly both of them.
“All these factors make it look as though a LeBreton Flats site for the new central library may be a done deal,” Taman said, calling that “the antithesis of open public processes.
“There has never been any assessment that demonstrates LeBreton Flats would serve the public interest for a central library in terms of catchment population, proximity to other destinations and other criteria that are critical to its success as social infrastructure in this city,” she said.
With files from Joanne Laucius
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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A source, who asked not to be identified, has confirmed that the proposal by DCDLS Group, led by the Gatineau-based Devcore Group, includes a library.
CTV tweeted Thursday that DCDLS Group and the team led by the Ottawa Senators, Rendez Vous LeBreton, both have libraries in their proposals, but a spokesman for the Senators said he could not confirm or deny the report.
If true, it would mean both of the remaining development proposals feature NHL-calibre arenas and provisions for a library.
The National Capital Commission has strictly forbidden the two proponents to talk about their proposals, but they will be unveiled on Jan. 26 to kick off two days of public consultations.
The news comes on the heels of reports this week that the Ottawa Public Library is exploring the idea of building a central library in partnership with Library and Archives Canada. Officials from the two institutions are to meet next week.
The Ottawa library has been planning for a new main branch, but there is still no site, budget or architect for the project. The partnership with Library and Archives Canada, if it proceeds, would be virtually unprecedented in the library world.
LeBreton Flats might be a location that would work for both parties. The city wants the new central branch to have easy access to an LRT station on the Confederation Line now under construction, and there will be two of those on LeBreton Flats.
For its part, Library and Archives Canada might look favourably on a site not far from its current location at 395 Wellington St., just east of LeBreton Flats.
Coun. Tim Tierney, the chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, said Thursday he’s in the dark about the LeBreton proposals, and can’t comment until he sees the bids.
“We literally don’t know anything until the 26th, when the bids are released.”
He said that if a library is in the LeBreton bid, it’s a “completely separate kettle of fish” from the proposed partnership between the public library and Library and Archives Canada.
Any LeBreton proposal would have to follow the process that has already been set up, Tierney said.
“Whatever comes back has to come back to the board. We have our timelines, but we have no knowledge of what’s in those proposals until the 26th.”
In a presentation to the Library Board this week, Bookmark the Core, a citizens’ group pushing for a new central library in downtown Ottawa, said Mayor Jim Watson has told them he believes the city’s core will move west toward LeBreton Flats.
And when the NCC unveils the LeBreton Flats proposals, said Emilie Taman, the group’s spokeswoman, “there may well be a library as part of one and possibly both of them.
“All these factors make it look as though a LeBreton Flats site for the new central library may be a done deal,” Taman said, calling that “the antithesis of open public processes.
“There has never been any assessment that demonstrates LeBreton Flats would serve the public interest for a central library in terms of catchment population, proximity to other destinations and other criteria that are critical to its success as social infrastructure in this city,” she said.
With files from Joanne Laucius
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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