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The Ottawa Hospital is aiming to avoid the kind of controversy that has dogged selection of a new Civic campus in the past, with an approach that brings people into the planning and design process early to create a health-care facility that is “fully integrated into the community.”
A report prepared for The Ottawa Hospital and released Wednesday said a new level of public engagement around construction and design of the $2-billion hospital at the Sir John Carling site on the Experimental Farm should create a “sense of ownership” of the project by members of the community.
The hospital calls the process “one of the largest community-building projects in the city’s history. Including patients and the community in the planning and design of the new campus will be integral to building the hospitals of the future here in our nation’s capital.”
The report noted there are different views on the right design for the site.
“Although these different viewpoints create tensions, they are not irreconcilable.”
The new approach comes after selection of a new site for the outdated Civic campus was mired in controversy in recent years. The previous federal government offered the hospital land on the Experimental Farm across from its current location, without public consultation. The move became controversial. After the election of the federal Liberal government, the process was reviewed and the National Capital Commission was put in charge of recommending a new location based on federal, centrally located, land in Ottawa. It’s originally recommendation of Tunney’s Pasture was rejected by the hospital late last year before all sides agreed on the Sir John Carling site.
The new site is not without controversy, though. Concerns have already been raised by community groups and others.
The report, prepared by Middle Ground Policy Research Inc. and PACE Public Affairs and Community Engagement, said parking continues to be a concern, with some questioning the hospital’s need for thousands of parking spaces, especially with the Trillium LRT station at the new site’s doorstep. Patients’ groups, though, see parking as essential, as do many staff. And supporters of the Central Experimental Farm worry that “historic national heritage land” will be paved over and replaced with large surface parking lots.
Local communities worry about traffic congestion and delays that will come with the new hospital as well as the impact of the site and the road network required. Among other concerns, according to the report, are that access points and increased traffic could dissect the site and interfere with the public’s enjoyment of Dow’s Lake and the Rideau Canal, the Tulip Festival, the arboretum, the Agriculture Museum, Fletcher’s Wildlife Garden and more.
“The possible loss of green space in the city core — including some of Ottawa’s most historic greenery — is a particularly sensitive issue for many stakeholders and community members … Some stakeholders believe that carving out Central Experimental Farm land sets a worrying precedent for further development and encroachments on this nationally designed heritage and historic site.”
Other issues raised include that the hospital’s design respect the historic nature of the Experimental Farm and blend with existing buildings and what the future holds for the current Civic hospital site — where the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will continue to operate for years after the new hospital opens and where the hospital has said it would like to see a health hub.
The hospital plans to begin a community engagement process later this year establish patient and community working groups to “deliberate” on issues raised in that process. It will also appoint a “chief engagement steward” to help the process run smoothly.
There is work to be done first, though. A land-lease agreement with the federal government, which owns most of the property involved, has yet to be completed.
And the city will hold open houses about zoning and official plan amendments needed for the new hospital. One has been set for Sept. 25 at the Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street from 6:30 pm until 9 pm. The hospital has yet to announce dates for engagement sessions which will begin later this year and involve both public sessions and online participation.
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A report prepared for The Ottawa Hospital and released Wednesday said a new level of public engagement around construction and design of the $2-billion hospital at the Sir John Carling site on the Experimental Farm should create a “sense of ownership” of the project by members of the community.
The hospital calls the process “one of the largest community-building projects in the city’s history. Including patients and the community in the planning and design of the new campus will be integral to building the hospitals of the future here in our nation’s capital.”
The report noted there are different views on the right design for the site.
“Although these different viewpoints create tensions, they are not irreconcilable.”
The new approach comes after selection of a new site for the outdated Civic campus was mired in controversy in recent years. The previous federal government offered the hospital land on the Experimental Farm across from its current location, without public consultation. The move became controversial. After the election of the federal Liberal government, the process was reviewed and the National Capital Commission was put in charge of recommending a new location based on federal, centrally located, land in Ottawa. It’s originally recommendation of Tunney’s Pasture was rejected by the hospital late last year before all sides agreed on the Sir John Carling site.
The new site is not without controversy, though. Concerns have already been raised by community groups and others.
The report, prepared by Middle Ground Policy Research Inc. and PACE Public Affairs and Community Engagement, said parking continues to be a concern, with some questioning the hospital’s need for thousands of parking spaces, especially with the Trillium LRT station at the new site’s doorstep. Patients’ groups, though, see parking as essential, as do many staff. And supporters of the Central Experimental Farm worry that “historic national heritage land” will be paved over and replaced with large surface parking lots.
Local communities worry about traffic congestion and delays that will come with the new hospital as well as the impact of the site and the road network required. Among other concerns, according to the report, are that access points and increased traffic could dissect the site and interfere with the public’s enjoyment of Dow’s Lake and the Rideau Canal, the Tulip Festival, the arboretum, the Agriculture Museum, Fletcher’s Wildlife Garden and more.
“The possible loss of green space in the city core — including some of Ottawa’s most historic greenery — is a particularly sensitive issue for many stakeholders and community members … Some stakeholders believe that carving out Central Experimental Farm land sets a worrying precedent for further development and encroachments on this nationally designed heritage and historic site.”
Other issues raised include that the hospital’s design respect the historic nature of the Experimental Farm and blend with existing buildings and what the future holds for the current Civic hospital site — where the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will continue to operate for years after the new hospital opens and where the hospital has said it would like to see a health hub.
The hospital plans to begin a community engagement process later this year establish patient and community working groups to “deliberate” on issues raised in that process. It will also appoint a “chief engagement steward” to help the process run smoothly.
There is work to be done first, though. A land-lease agreement with the federal government, which owns most of the property involved, has yet to be completed.
And the city will hold open houses about zoning and official plan amendments needed for the new hospital. One has been set for Sept. 25 at the Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street from 6:30 pm until 9 pm. The hospital has yet to announce dates for engagement sessions which will begin later this year and involve both public sessions and online participation.
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