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Old Posted Feb 22, 2025, 10:32 PM
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Looks like enough room for 2 tracks?
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Wow, at first I wasn't sure if there were actually going to cross the tracks at multiple levels; thought maybe it would just be on the main floor. Single track or not, it's always cool when we integrate our transit lines into our structures like this...now if only the stop was in the correct location to service the hospital!

If nothing else, it'll be another small segment of track not susceptible to the weather
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Looks like the cut will be widened to the south.
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Out of Ottawa Magazine, the heating plant. Thanks to Pat from Rail Fans for stumbling upon this.


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From Civic Campus to new campus: Dutch Ambassador visit marks ongoing legacy at The Ottawa Hospital

On May 12, 2025, The Ottawa Hospital and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands held a ceremonial visit at the Civic Campus, where Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of the Netherlands, presented tulips to Cameron Love, President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, and other hospital staff. The gesture celebrated the strong and enduring relationship between the hospital and the Netherlands.

The event highlighted the deep historical ties between Canada and the Netherlands and symbolized the transition of Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands’ legacy from the Civic Campus — where she was born in 1943 — to The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus.

Tulips as a symbol of gratitude

The tulips Ambassador Vonno presented to staff have long symbolized the strong bond between the Netherlands and Canada. This tradition began with a postwar gift of 100,000 tulip bulbs from Princess Juliana as a thank-you for Canada’s wartime support.

That gift sparked what would become Ottawa’s annual Tulip Festival and continues to serve as a visible and lasting symbol of the bond between the two countries.

A shared history during wartime

Canada became a safe haven for the Dutch Royal Family during the Second World War. Crown Princess Juliana and her children fled to Ottawa in 1940, where they remained until after the war.

Born at what was then called the Ottawa Civic Hospital, Princess Margriet’s birth brought a small ray of light and hope to the people of the Netherlands.

To ensure she would hold only Dutch citizenship, the Canadian government temporarily declared the hospital room extraterritorial. In a unique gesture of solidarity, the Dutch flag was flown over the Peace Tower — the only time in history a foreign flag has been raised there.

Carrying the legacy forward through innovation and care

The visit also highlighted the transition from the Civic Campus to The Ottawa Hospital’s future campus under construction near Commissioners Park — home to many of Ottawa’s tulip beds. This meaningful connection links a place of historical significance with a location that will soon represent the future of health care in the region.

Focused on enhancing patient experience, the new campus will have 641 single-patient rooms, expanded trauma and emergency services, modern surgical suites and dedicated space for research and education. The facility will improve access to care, support innovation and meet the growing health needs of patients across the region.

The Ambassador’s visit offered a moment to reflect on The Ottawa Hospital’s history — while looking ahead to a future in innovation, care and international friendship.

https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/heal...s-ongoing-legacy-at-the-ottawa-hospital/
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Here's another image.




This thing is taking forever to build. When can we expect them to start on the actual hospital?

As for the article, hospitals are underfunded in Ontario and parking is one way to make up the shortfall. I wouldn't want free parking because we don't want driving to become the default cheapest option, but that also means transit service should be greatly improved to make it viable. The new Civic will have decent transit, great transit if the City paints the Carling bus lanes and bonifies the transit service (which has actually been cut with New Ways to Bus). Riverside also has good service with a fantastic connection to the Transitway.

Hospitals could offer discounted parking to frequent flyer patients with cancer, dialysis or other illnesses who may not have the energy to take transit or other modes.

I personally go to the hospital close to a dozen times a year. If it's Riverside, I sometimes take transit, but other times drive if the weather's bad or I'm in a time crunch. I tried going to the Civic without my car a couple times, but the crappy bus service drove me back to the car pretty quickly.

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This thing is taking forever to build. When can we expect them to start on the actual hospital?
I happened to be speaking to someone on the project this week. They have started some preliminary work on the project already. 65% completion of design is scheduled for this week, which will allow for more progress. I can't remember when he said that the 95% design will be ready, but it was definitely within a few months.
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Old Posted Jun 3, 2025, 5:02 PM
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Nouveau campus Civic à Ottawa: 2029 n’est pas coulé dans le béton

Par Daniel LeBlanc, Le Droit
3 juin 2025 à 11h38


Le projet de réaménagement du nouveau campus Civic progresse bien sur le chantier comme en coulisses, selon l’Hôpital d’Ottawa, même si le contrat pour la construction n’a pas encore été signé et que les travaux pour le pavillon principal ne sont pas entamés. Il est trop tôt pour dire si les premiers patients y entreront en 2029 comme prévu, dit-on.

Ce n’est que dans plus ou moins un an – au printemps 2026 –, lorsque l’étape clé de planification et de conceptualisation sera achevée, qu’on prévoit être en mesure de savoir sur combien de temps s’échelonneront les travaux de construction du complexe de 641 lits à la fine pointe de la technologie, affirme Joanne Read, vice-présidente exécutive et chef, Planification et Développement, à l’Hôpital d’Ottawa.

«Si 2029 est toujours réaliste est une très bonne question. On a beaucoup de travail en cours sur le terrain, on fait tout ce qu’on peut, mais on ne le saura vraisemblablement pas avant d’avoir le design final [l’an prochain]», plaide la gestionnaire.

À son avis, on est malgré tout à un moment «excitant» et charnière du projet dont les coûts initiaux étaient chiffrés à deux milliards et demi de dollars [la facture finale et révisée n’est pas encore connue] puisqu’il y a des avancées sur plusieurs plans.

«On est sur la bonne voie»

Amorcés en 2023, les travaux de construction du stationnement étagé de 2500 places – dont 144 réservées aux gens à mobilité réduite, cheminent très bien, indique-t-elle.

«On est sur la bonne voie pour l’ouvrir au début de 2026. Il y a beaucoup d’action près du chantier», lance-t-elle.

L’endroit, qui comptera aussi plus de 340 espaces sécurisés pour vélos, sera relié par une passerelle couverte au campus principal de même qu’à la station du train léger.

Les travaux de réaménagement des artères municipales et intersections près du site, notamment à l’angle de la rue Preston et de l’avenue Prince of Wales, progressent bien aussi, précise la direction de l’établissement.

«Beaucoup de terre a été déplacée sur le site parce qu’on a les approbations pour procéder à l’aménagement de tous les services publics et autres éléments souterrains. Ce qu’on ne voit pas, à l’arrière-scène, c’est que nous sommes en train de planifier et de finaliser tous les détails de la conception de l’hôpital, note-t-elle. Nous collaborons donc étroitement avec différents groupes, notamment des comités consultatifs de patients et de familles, des comités consultatifs autochtones, un certain nombre d’experts et de consultants dans les domaines concernés.»

2029?

Le complexe hospitalier flambant neuf, rappelons-le, est érigé sur un terrain de 50 acres à proximité du lac Dow et de la Ferme expérimentale, à peine un kilomètre à l’est de l’actuel campus Civic.

Le seul soumissionnaire sur ce mégaprojet préparé en collaboration avec Infrastructure Ontario et le ministère de la Santé est le groupe conjoint formé de PCL Constructors Canada inc. et EllisDon Corporation.

L’Hôpital d’Ottawa n’est également pas en mesure de confirmer si, advenant que les pelles mécaniques puissent s’activer dès 2026 sur le chantier principal, l’établissement pourrait ouvrir en 2029 comme l’anticipait le calendrier au départ.

La finalisation du concept et l’établissement des coûts, des échéanciers, des paramètres de risque et des impératifs du projet relatifs au nouvel hôpital s’avèrent les dernières étapes restantes, tout comme la conclusion d’un accord à prix fixe pour la réalisation de l’ensemble du projet.

Mme Reid rappelle avec fierté que l’établissement ne comptera que des chambres individuelles, toutes sans exception avec accès à la lumière naturelle grâce à des fenêtres de pleine hauteur, sans compter une salle de bain accessible et un espace réservé aux proches qui souhaitent y passer la nuit.

«Ce qui m’enthousiasme le plus, c’est à quel point on a mis l’accent sur l’accessibilité», affirme-t-elle.

Traumatologie et agrandissement potentiel

L’Hôpital d’Ottawa étant le principal centre de traumatologie de niveau 1 pour les territoires de l’est de l’Ontario, de l’ouest du Québec et du Nunavut, cette dernière indique que l’urgence sera dotée de deux accès distinctes, l’une pour les ambulances et l’autre pour le public; tandis que les hélicoptères transportant un patient auront un espace d’atterrissage à même le toit du bâtiment. Actuellement, au campus Civic, les hélicoptères atterrissent de l’autre côté de l’avenue Carling et l’ambulance prend le relais.

Joanne Reid tient à spécifier que l’établissement, parmi les plus modernes d’un océan à l’autre, sera conçu dès le départ pour un potentiel agrandissement – un pavillon comptera moins d’étages – si bien qu’on pourrait à très long terme y compter jusqu’à 1000 lits d’hospitalisation.

«Quand tu planifies un aussi grand projet qu’un hôpital, tu dois penser au jour de l’ouverture, oui, mais tu dois aussi prévoir les 30 ou 40 ans dans le futur», indique-t-elle.

L’Institut de cardiologie de l’Université d’Ottawa, notamment, y déménagera ses installations dans le futur, mais demeurera pour l’heure sur le site actuel de Civic.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/sante...ans-le-beton-VZF2IFGQYFGNBHQEJM4S5UDFGU/
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When did the opening date slip from 2028 to 2029? I'm not surprised; it's just weird that they seem to claim 2029 was always the expected opening date?

I bet it won't open until 2031 or 2032.
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When did the opening date slip from 2028 to 2029? I'm not surprised; it's just weird that they seem to claim 2029 was always the expected opening date?

I bet it won't open until 2031 or 2032.
Substantial Completion is October 2032. The LeDroit article is clearly not in the know.
I am reading from the official timelines on the construction qualifications document for the 65% completion drawing (April 2025)
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From Laura Dudas.

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new Civic Campus project and left feeling inspired by what's to come. Improved health care, accessible and people-first approach for Ottawa residents.







It will feature a park on the roof, including sports amenities, a bridge through the tree tops linking to the main building. There is talk of a bistro space and the view to Dows Lake is lovely.
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Those features all sounds pretty interesting despite the peculiarity of it being on top of a parking garage. Would certainly improve the view towards Dows Lake from all the nearby apartments.

Does anyone have any insight as to why there is a big hole in the middle as shown in the 3rd photo? Could it simply be a light shaft for the parking garage?

A few posts prior show a zoomed out view and it is quite large. I browsed some pages and I didn't see any discussion about this. Apologies if its already been discussed.
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no hole in the drawings. must just take a while to connect both halves due to working overnight due to the trains
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They decided to put the whole in the middle because it was cheaper than building the ventilation that would be needed if they covered up the train tracks. This is now a feature of the building, not temporary.
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It's a cool feature (and a necessary ventillation one from the sounds of it) but as a regular user of the Civic parking garage it comes with one problem. In the winter, I always try to park as far as possible from any of the windows/openings so that I don't come out at midnight to find my car needing to be brushed. This will just make new places for snow/ice to accumulate on each floor

That said, I love the idea that after a terrible traffic day people will pull into the garage and be reminded that there may have been a more efficient/cheaper way to get to work. I wonder if they will spruce it up around the tracks in that hole. Some flowers or artwork would be cool.
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It's a cool feature (and a necessary ventillation one from the sounds of it) but as a regular user of the Civic parking garage it comes with one problem. In the winter, I always try to park as far as possible from any of the windows/openings so that I don't come out at midnight to find my car needing to be brushed. This will just make new places for snow/ice to accumulate on each floor

That said, I love the idea that after a terrible traffic day people will pull into the garage and be reminded that there may have been a more efficient/cheaper way to get to work. I wonder if they will spruce it up around the tracks in that hole. Some flowers or artwork would be cool.
Certainly some pros and cons. I think I'll appreciate it as a lightwell. The current parking garage at the old Civic is very dark and dingy.

Still very frustrated the City didn't bother widening the trench BEFORE they built the parking garage. Line 2 was already closed for Stage 2. Would have been quicker and cheaper to do it then. When the few Councillors who voted against the new hospital project questioned the timing for widening the trench and expanding the station, Watson just shrugged them off and others were basically calling them evil for having legitimate concerns about transportation. Clearly they were right to question the City's ability to do what was needed on the transit front.
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Certainly some pros and cons. I think I'll appreciate it as a lightwell. The current parking garage at the old Civic is very dark and dingy.

Still very frustrated the City didn't bother widening the trench BEFORE they built the parking garage. Line 2 was already closed for Stage 2. Would have been quicker and cheaper to do it then. When the few Councillors who voted against the new hospital project questioned the timing for widening the trench and expanding the station, Watson just shrugged them off and others were basically calling them evil for having legitimate concerns about transportation. Clearly they were right to question the City's ability to do what was needed on the transit front.
This city seems to have issues with taking advantage of opportunities.
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Tell me about it. In the case of the Carling Station, I was told that the tracks curve slightly as they go south of Carling Station. Thus, the station couldn’t be moved.

However, there was nothing stopping the City from planning to straighten the section of track under Carling Ave, putting a slightly sharper bend south of Carling. That would have allowed a new station spanning under Carling Avenue.

Alas, now that the parking garage is built, there is no easy way to adjust the path of the train. We are locked into the station’s current position.

This is what PLANNING is supposed to look for – opportunities to make improvements in the big picture. Unfortunately, this city doesn’t actually do planning on any large scale.
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It's amazing - almost a century ago the Empire State Building was constructed in 410 days. And here it's taking years just to build a five level parking garage...
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