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Skyline is a neighbourhood in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward in
Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
,
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. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was located in the City of Nepean. It is bounded on the south by Meadowlands Drive of
Parkwood Hills Parkwood Hills is a neighbourhood in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, it was located in the City of Nepean. It is notable for the thriller ''Parkwood Hills'' (2002) which was filmed on loc ...
, on the west by Clyde Avenue and
Merivale Road Merivale Road is an arterial road in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Island Park Drive just north of Highway 417 and continues south until it ends at Prince of Wales Drive in Rideau Glen. South of Clyde Avenue, Merivale ...
, on the north by Baseline Road and on the east by the neighbourhood of
Fisher Heights Fisher Heights is a neighbourhood located in the far northeast corner of the former City of Nepean in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward. The area is located south of the Experimental Farm and approximately 8  ...
. Most of the houses were built from the early 1950s to 1970s. The community has Minto property featuring a 12-storey high rise with town houses on Eleanor Drive which is owned by Minto Developments Inc. In the early 2000s some garden homes were built off Eleanor Drive. In 2008, Encore Private was built just off Farlane Drive and Baseline Road.


Features

The neighbourhood includes Meadowlands Mall and Emerald Plaza in the southwest corner. It is also home of the City View Curling Club (despite City View being west of Clyde/Merivale). The neighbourhood is also home to Gilbey Park and Eleanor Park. CTV Ottawa had had its headquarters in Skyline, from the 1950s until February 2010, when its newsroom was gutted by fire."Fire destroys CTV Ottawa newsroom"
CBC News, February 7, 2010.


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Neighbourhoods in Ottawa {{Ottawa-stub