5 Onigam Street Hintonburg Pumping Station Ruins

[J.OT13]

Application to alter the former Hintonburg Pumping Station at 5 Onigam Street, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

DevApps

https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...3-0047/details

Location

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4122...!1e3?entry=ttu

Site Plan



Renderings

[urbanforest]

That seems like a lot of asphalt for no good reason. Do vehicles really need a circular drive to turn around in? (at that size, it looks like it would only make it more challenging to to get to the launch.) And why develop prime waterfront as truck + trailer parking when that space could be used for better interaction with the water and better placemaking. There is plenty of space along Onigam for trailers to park.

[J.OT13]

Going to Heritage Committee this week. Funding already in place.

[OTownandDown]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

That seems like a lot of asphalt for no good reason. Do vehicles really need a circular drive to turn around in? (at that size, it looks like it would only make it more challenging to to get to the launch.) And why develop prime waterfront as truck + trailer parking when that space could be used for better interaction with the water and better placemaking. There is plenty of space along Onigam for trailers to park.

This is the 'prime' pull-out spot for OWL Rafting, among others. Lots of 6-person white water rafts are pulled out of the river here, after travelling down from upstream. I assume they had a hand in this design? (Hopefully, anyways)

Its a shame, this building was in good condition, roof and all, about 15 years ago. It became prime squatter land before it burned, leaving just the walls behind.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by OTownandDown

Its a shame, this building was in good condition, roof and all, about 15 years ago. It became prime squatter land before it burned, leaving just the walls behind.

I thought it burned down in the mid-90s?

[Badyouken]

Didn't it burn down only a few years ago?

[J.OT13]

Burned down in 1989. Kind of surprising they kept it around for so long. Usually, when a heritage building burns down, or brick work needs extensive repair, or minor of structural issues, or a light bulb was changed, it gets torn down.

The City is proposing to preserve the ruins of the former Hintonburg Pumphouse, enhance public amenities and facilities, and restore areas of natural vegetation and shoreline. The site is located on the Ottawa River at 5 Onigam Street between the Ottawa River Parkway and the bridge that accesses Lemieux Island. The 1899 City-owned, heritage-designated building was destroyed by fire in 1989 and has remained in ruins. Accessible from the Ottawa River Parkway and by multiuse pathways, the pumphouse public space complements other civic experiences including the Chief William Commanda Bridge multi-use pathway, the nearby Bayview Innovation Centre and the renewed Laroche Park.

https://engage.ottawa.ca/hintonburg-pumphouse