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  • Watch Online / Fields of LeBreton (2012)



    Desc: Fields of LeBreton: Directed by Eric Archambault. What do you see when you look at this empty field? LeBreton Flats is the site of Ottawa's most controversial urban renewal project. Three people with very different relationships to this former community examine the past, present and future significance of this piece of land, once the hub of a vast lumber industry, now a partially developed wasteland. Part I - Playing Field Raymond Lauzon shares his memories growing up in the Flats before the 1962 appropriation of the land. Part II - Battle Field A walk through Hintonburg, LeBreton's sister community, with Councilor Clive Doucet, who shares his concern about how these communities are changing. Part III - Brown Field Dr. David Gordon talks about the inspiration for the current plans, and what the future might hold for LeBreton Flats.