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In a May 20 letter to NCC Chair Russell Mills, obtained by Postmedia, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly asked the agency to review the four possible sites identified by the hospital and make a recommendation by the end of November.
The Ottawa Hospital announced in March that it was re-evaluating its plan to build the new Civic campus on a 60-acres site on the northwest corner of the Experimental Farm, across from its current location on Carling Avenue.
That plan, announced in November 2014 by hospital CEO Jack Kitts and former Ottawa cabinet minister John Baird, sparked immediate controversy, partly because there was no community consultation and because it would position the new super hospital directly on one of the oldest research fields at the Farm.
The hospital has since identified four possible sites for the new Civic campus.
One is at Tunney’s Pasture, but the others are all on Experimental Farm land — the original site announced in November 2014; a site further east, on the northern edge of the Farm; and the site of the now-demolished Sir John Carling Building, just south of Carling Avenue and west of Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive.
The hospital submitted its own private review of the four sites to the Liberal government in April, but until now, the government had not said how it intended to proceed.
In her letter, Joly, the minister responsible for the NCC, refers to the Crown corporation’s role in overseeing the use of federal lands in the National Capital Region.
“Given this mandate, I am asking the NCC to review the prospective sites selected by The Ottawa Hospital for the new Civic campus and provide me with a recommendation and justification of the NCC’s preferred site,” her letter says.
Joly wants the review to begin next month, with the entire process completed by the end of November. As well, the review should “prioritize the necessity of a site in the urban core,” her letter says.
In an email to Postmedia Wednesday, NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson promised the agency would “conduct a thorough review” of prospective sites for the new Civic campus.
“Over the next few weeks, the NCC’s professional planning team will develop a plan of action, including public and stakeholder consultations, to arrive at a recommendation in the next six months,” Kristmanson said. The plan will be presented to the NCC’s board at its June 28 public meeting.
“This is an opportunity to ensure that this world class health care facility in Canada’s capital benefits from a strong planning foundation and serves the needs of all citizens that will depend on The Ottawa Hospital in the coming decades,” Kristmanson said.
Officials at The Ottawa Hospital could not immediately be reached for comment. But Kitts has said the hospital is in a race with other Ontario communities planning to build similar super hospitals.
The Ontario government has committed $12 billion over 10 years for capital health infrastructure, but hospital officials say it’s important to get planning done early to get access to that money.
More to come.
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The Ottawa Hospital announced in March that it was re-evaluating its plan to build the new Civic campus on a 60-acres site on the northwest corner of the Experimental Farm, across from its current location on Carling Avenue.
That plan, announced in November 2014 by hospital CEO Jack Kitts and former Ottawa cabinet minister John Baird, sparked immediate controversy, partly because there was no community consultation and because it would position the new super hospital directly on one of the oldest research fields at the Farm.
The hospital has since identified four possible sites for the new Civic campus.
One is at Tunney’s Pasture, but the others are all on Experimental Farm land — the original site announced in November 2014; a site further east, on the northern edge of the Farm; and the site of the now-demolished Sir John Carling Building, just south of Carling Avenue and west of Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive.
The hospital submitted its own private review of the four sites to the Liberal government in April, but until now, the government had not said how it intended to proceed.
In her letter, Joly, the minister responsible for the NCC, refers to the Crown corporation’s role in overseeing the use of federal lands in the National Capital Region.
“Given this mandate, I am asking the NCC to review the prospective sites selected by The Ottawa Hospital for the new Civic campus and provide me with a recommendation and justification of the NCC’s preferred site,” her letter says.
Joly wants the review to begin next month, with the entire process completed by the end of November. As well, the review should “prioritize the necessity of a site in the urban core,” her letter says.
In an email to Postmedia Wednesday, NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson promised the agency would “conduct a thorough review” of prospective sites for the new Civic campus.
“Over the next few weeks, the NCC’s professional planning team will develop a plan of action, including public and stakeholder consultations, to arrive at a recommendation in the next six months,” Kristmanson said. The plan will be presented to the NCC’s board at its June 28 public meeting.
“This is an opportunity to ensure that this world class health care facility in Canada’s capital benefits from a strong planning foundation and serves the needs of all citizens that will depend on The Ottawa Hospital in the coming decades,” Kristmanson said.
Officials at The Ottawa Hospital could not immediately be reached for comment. But Kitts has said the hospital is in a race with other Ontario communities planning to build similar super hospitals.
The Ontario government has committed $12 billion over 10 years for capital health infrastructure, but hospital officials say it’s important to get planning done early to get access to that money.
More to come.
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