NCC milestone projects for 2067

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These are the milestone projects laid out in the NCC’s draft 50-year plan.

1. An indigenous centre on Victoria Island.
   
   
   
   
   Victoria Island as seem from Nepean Point in Ottawa.
   
   
   
2. New sites for major commemorations: a site for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; a renewed Confederation Square; and seven commemorative nodes on Confederation Boulevard.
   
   
   
   The statue of Brigadier Andrew Hamilton Gault, who founded the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, stands near the National War Memorial in Ottawa’s Confederation Square
   
   
   • National institutions: a National Portrait Gallery; a National Botanical Garden; a science and innovation hub at 100 Sussex Dr.; and extensions and additions to existing museums.
   • Renew official residence for the prime minister at 24 Sussex Dr.
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   24 Sussex Drive as it appears today.
   
   
   
   • Implement the Capital Illumination Plan.
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   The NCC has invited bids from teams interested in developing an “holistic vision for nighttime illumination” of the core of the capital that would highlight the beauty of the area at night and emphasize sites of national significance.
   
   
   
   • Accessible and enhanced shorelines and green spaces: the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park; new and improved riverfront parks on the Ottawa River’s north shore; a park at Chaudière Falls; and better access and animation along the Rideau Canal and river.
     
     
     
     The Chaudiere Falls as seen from the Chaudiere Bridge. Wednesday July 6, 2016. Errol McGihon/Postmedia
   • Develop LeBreton Flats and adjacent islands sites.
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   The RendezVous LeBreton proposal, which is partially seen here in architectural renderings, was selected by the NCC’s board of directors for development of LeBreton Flats at its Thursday meeting. (WAYNE CUDDINGTON) Assignment – 123532
   
   
   
   • Better integrated federal employment areas.
   • Reinforce and renew view protection for national symbols.
   • Improve interface on Confederation Boulevard and its connections: reimagine the public realm of Wellington Street; develop the urban vitality of Sparks and Metcalfe streets; improve the streetscape of Laurier Avenue; improve connections on Rue Laurier in Gatineau and the Chaudière Bridge.
     
     
     
     Canada’s Diamond Jublilee July 1, 1927 is being celebrated in this parade going by the intersection of Broad Street and Wellington Street in LeBreton Flats.
   • Improve interprovincial transportation: create a multi-use pathway across the Prince of Wales railway bridge and ultimately integrate it into the transit systems of Ottawa and Gatineau.
   • Rejuvenate Nepean Point and complete a waterfront path from the Rideau Canal to Rideau Falls.
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   Statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain at the peak of Nepean Point in Ottawa. Wednesday July 6, 2016. Errol McGihon/Postmedia
   
   
   
   And these are the others…
   
   
   • Regenerate the urban forest.
   • Secure ecological corridors and protect the natural environment.
   • Build a new Gatineau Park Visitor Centre and improve trails.
   • Revitalize Gatineau’s Ruisseau de la Brasserie sector.
   • Complete the Greenbelt pathway network.

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