Leitrim is a dispersed
rural community
Rural Sociologists have identified a number of different types of rural communities, which have arisen as a result of changing economic trends within rural regions of industrial nations.
The basic trend seems to be one in which communities a ...
in the
South Gloucester section of
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, and is named for the Irish
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...
. The area comprises the rapidly growing
Findlay Creek suburban neighbourhood.
The area is bounded by Leitrim Road to the north and Rideau Road to the south, generally between
Bank Street on the east and
Albion Road to the west. The community design plan
Leitrim Community Design Plan
/ref> outlines the development for the area in the coming years. Findlay Creek Village is currently the only area under development within this region. Southbrooke is another community planned within the area.
Located nearby are the Leitrim Wetlands, the Rideau Carleton Raceway, a storm water system and military intelligence gathering station CFS Leitrim.
In September 2005, OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the primary Transit district, public transport agency for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operating bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional transit bus, bus routes, and door-to-door paratransit in the nation's capital regi ...
bus route 144 (now Local Route 93) was extended from Blossom Park to serve the area. An extension of O-Train
The O-Train is a light rail system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo. The O-Train system consists of three lines, all of which are fully Grade separation, grade-separated. As of March 2025, one line is currently being extended an ...
Line 2 to Leitrim station was cancelled in 2006, but opened in 2025.
References
Neighbourhoods in Ottawa
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