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Qualicum, Ottawa
Qualicum-Graham Park or Qualicum is a suburban neighbourhood in College Ward in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former City of Nepean in the west end of the city. Many of the residences in the area are executive homes situated on large lots (100x100) being built in the 1960s. Qualicum Street boasts large custom houses built by Bill Teron. The neighbourhood is bounded to the north by the Queensway, to the west by Richmond Road, to the south by Baseline Road, and to the east by Morrison Drive at the former Ottawa-Nepean border towards Redwood. Named after Qualicum Beach in British Columbia. According to the Canada 2011 Census, the total population of the neighbourhood was 1,715. Most of the streets are named after Aboriginal peoples and towns in British Columbia. The following streets are located in the community: *Aleutian Road- named after the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. *Chinook Crescent- the Chinook winds in the Canadian Prairies. *Cowichan Way- n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Ward
College Ward or Ward 8 (French: ''Quartier Collège'') is a city ward in Ottawa, Canada's west end. The ward covers the neighbourhoods of Bells Corners, Qualicum, Graham Park, Leslie Park, Redwood, Kenson Park, Parkway Park, Bel-Air Park, Bel-Air Heights, Braemar Park, Copeland Park, Briargreen, Centrepointe, Navaho, City View, Ryan Farm, Meadowlands and Crestview. Prior to the 2006 election, College Ward was known as Baseline Ward, and didn't include Bells Corners. It was incorporated into the city with amalgamation in 2001 (elections were held in 2000). Previously, the ward existed on the earlier Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council. The ward is represented on city council by Rick Chiarelli. The ward has an estimated population of 55,000 (2006) and an area of 46.2 km2. The ward is named for Algonquin College. Prior to amalgamation, the area now covered by College Ward in Ottawa's west end was in Carleton Ward. It was created in 1950, when Ottawa's west end w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohawk People
The Mohawk people ( moh, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern New York State, primarily around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. As one of the five original members of the Iroquois League, the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka are known as the Keepers of the Eastern Door – the traditional guardians of the Iroquois Confederation against invasions from the east. Historically, the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka people were originally based in the valley of the Mohawk River in present-day upstate New York, west of the Hudson River. Their territory ranged north to the St. Lawrence River, southern Quebec and eastern Ontario; south to greater New Jersey and into Pennsylvania; eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont; and westward to the border with the Iroquoian Oneida Nation's traditional homeland territory. Kani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeview Park, Ottawa
Lakeview may refer to: Australia * Lakeview, South Australia * Lakeview Homestead Complex, a homestead located in the Eurobodalla Shire Canada * Lakeview, Alberta * Lakeview, Calgary, Alberta * Lakeview Heights, British Columbia * Lakeview, Manitoba, see Icelandic Canadians * Lakeview, New Brunswick *Lakeview, Halifax, Nova Scotia * Lakeview, Newfoundland and Labrador * Lakeview, Elgin County, Ontario * Lakeview, Mississauga in Peel Region, Ontario * Lakeview, Simcoe County, Ontario *Lakeview Beach, Ontario *Lakeview Heights, Ontario *Lakeview Park (Nepean), Nepean, Ontario *Lakeview, Harrington, Quebec * Lakeview-Terrasse, Quebec, Deschênes District, Gatineau, Quebec * Rural Municipality of Lakeview No. 337, Saskatchewan * Lakeview, Regina, Saskatchewan, a residential neighbourhood * Lakeview, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a residential neighbourhood * Lakeview Beach, Saskatchewan, Rural Municipality of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 United Kingdom * Lakeview Estate, Bethnal Green, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Park
Leslie Park is a suburban neighbourhood in College Ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former city of Nepean. Leslie Park is bounded on the north by Baseline Road, on the east by Greenbank Road and on the south by the OCRR. The Leslie Park Community Association has the fence west of Costello St as the western boundary. According to the Canada 2016 Census, the population of the neighbourhood (including the Valley Steam area) was 3,228.Population calculated by combining the population oCensus Tract 5050137.02with Dissemination Blocks 35060597011 and 35061254005 The neighbourhood was built from 1963-1970s and mid 1980s. Monterey Drive has many stone brick English-style townhouses. By the 1970s more townhouses were built on Costello Avenue and a 17-unit condominium was built at 50 Greenbank. In the 1980s homes on Sandcastle Drive and Valley Stream Drive were built with two high rise condominiums. In the early 2000s more townhouses were built west of Gut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster Farm
Foster Farm, nicknamed "the Farm", is a neighbourhood in the Britannia area of Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded to the north by Richmond Road, to the east by Pinecrest Road, to the west by the former Ottawa/Nepean city limits and the south by the Highway 417, the Queensway. It is bordered by Fairfield Heights, Queensway Terrace North, Redwood, Michele Heights. The total population of this area according to the 2016 Canada Census was 3,636. History The neighbourhood was named after the original owner of the land. The northeast corner of the neighbourhood began to be built in the 1920s as an extension of the Britannia Heights subdivision. The neighbourhood continued to be developed in the 1960s around the 1980s and around 2000. In 1970, Ottawa City Council approved the site for public housing. The Ottawa Housing Corporation Foster Farm social housing project, of which the neighbourhood is synonymous, was built in 1973. The residential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayshore, Ottawa
Bayshore (also known as Accora Village) is a neighbourhood in Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was in the City of Nepean. It is bounded east by row houses off Bayshore Drive, to the north Carling Avenue, to the west Holly Acres Drive and the Lakeview neighbourhood, and to the south Ontario Highway 417. The main street in Bayshore is Woodridge Crescent, while the Bayshore Station is the major bus transit station. According to the Canada 2016 Census, the neighbourhood had a population of 5,585. The neighbourhood is characterized by rental communities. The homes are townhouses (row houses), garden homes and high-rise apartment buildings. Most of the population in the community features different ethnic groups. Most immigrants are from the Philippines (330), Iraq (315), and Afghanistan (205). The neighbourhood has a large Muslim population. The 2011 National Household Survey reported that 34% of the people in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayshore Shopping Centre
Bayshore Shopping Centre is a major shopping mall located in the Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The mall is one of the busiest in the National Capital Region as it attracts almost 8 million visitors per year from across the city and the surrounding region. It is the second largest shopping mall in the National Capital Region. It is anchored by Hudson's Bay, a combined Winners/ HomeSense store and Walmart Supercentre. Construction and renovations First phase (1973–1987) * When the mall originally opened in 1973, it consisted of two floors. Its anchors consisted of Steinberg, Miracle Mart, The Bay and Eaton's. Miracle Mart was located on the floor above Steinberg's. * In 1982, The Bay expanded from 123,000 to 181,000 square feet with the addition of a third floor. * In the mid 1980s, the mall underwent an extensive renovation, including the addition of a third storey, upgraded passenger lift, and an escalator going directly from the ground floor to the top lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell High School (Ottawa)
Bell High School is a public high school located in the Bells Corners neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario. History In 1962, the school was established by the Carleton Board of Education (now Ottawa-Carleton District School Board) as a public high school for grades 9-13. In 1977, Bell High School concert and stage bands produced an album "From Canada's Capital... Bell Bands in Concert". D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School, a school in the Bells Corners area (grades 6–8) closed down as of June 2017, and in the following year, Bell High School became a 7-12 school. Programs It currently offers a Gifted Program, a comprehensive French Immersion and an ESL program in addition to the normal academic program. In 2014, Bell High School was recognized as the primary secondary school to service Ottawa West. Its students refer to themselves as Bruins. Academics The school consists of roughly 50% students from local districts as well as another 50% from other districts who transfer in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bells Corners
Bells Corners is a suburban neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located along Richmond Road west of downtown, within Ottawa's western Greenbelt, in College Ward. As of the Canada 2016 Census, the community had a population of 9,272. History The community owes its existence to its location on Richmond Road midway between Richmond Landing near Bytown (now Ottawa) and the military settlement at Richmond, at the junction with the concession road leading west to the Hazeldean neighbourhood in neighbouring Goulbourn Township. It was also the junction between Richmond Road and the "base line" which was the boundary road between concessions on the Ottawa front and those on the Rideau front. Hence, the plural "Corners". It was named after Hugh Bell, who owned a tavern on the site of the present day Bells Corners Public School from 1834 to 1863. Prior to that it was known locally as just "the Corners", but when the first post office opened on 6 August 1851 it had to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hayden Park
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trend-Arlington
Trend-Arlington is a suburban neighbourhood in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The neighbourhood is located with in the former City of Nepean in the west end of the city. It is located west of Greenbank Road, east of Highway 416 and Cedarview Road, north of West Hunt Club Road and south of the Leslie Park neighbourhood. Its main road is McClellan Road, which is renamed Banner Road at its north end. The community was developed by the Campeau Corporation from the 1960s to the 1980s. A swath of the Trend-Arlington neighbourhood was devastated by an EF-2 tornado on September 21, 2018. Sub-Neighbourhoods * Arlington Woods * Trend Village * Sheehan Estates *Estates of Arlington Woods There are four sub-neighbourhoods in Trend-Arlington. Trend Village was the first area to be developed in 1964-1968; Sheehan Estates, the northern tip of the neighbourhood was completed in 1969-1973 and later in 1986; and the Estates of Arlington Woods was developed dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
