OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission board has approved plans for a federal review of potential sites for a new Ottawa Civic Hospital.

NCC staff will consider 10 potential federal sites originally discussed in 2008, including the Experimental Farm, the Greenbelt research farm, and the Booth Complex.

The review for #Ottawa civic hospital sites will present ranked list of possible locations by November #ottnews — Matt Krupovich (@mattkrupo) June 28, 2016

The review of federal sites will include stakeholder & public consultations in the coming weeks. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/YVzi1jROyu — NCC-CCN (@NCC_CCN) June 28, 2016

In March, the hospital announced it was re-thinking its plan to put the new Civic campus on a 60-acre site of the Experimental Farm, across the road from the existing hospital.

The site was announced by the previous federal government and sparked controversy over the lack of public consultation and that it would disrupt one of the farm’s oldest research fields.

LeBreton update in November

CEO Mark Kristmanson said talks between the NCC and Eugene Melnyk’s RendezVous LeBreton group are ongoing, but no details were revealed.

The NCC board will get a substantial update on plans to re-develop LeBreton Flats in November.