Vanier (formerly Eastview) is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of the east end of

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, Canada. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. It no longer has a majority francophone population. By 2012 its francophone population had shrunk to less than 40% from 63% in the early 1980s. The neighbourhood is located on the east bank of the

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, across from the neighbourhoods of Lowertown and Sandy Hill, and just south of Rockcliffe Park,

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, Lindenlea, and Manor Park. To the east of Vanier are the suburbs of

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. Vanier has a relatively small area with a high population density.

History

In 1908, the communities of Janeville, Clarkstown and Clandeboye were joined to form the village of Eastview. Janeville had been located along the west end of Montreal Road, between what is now Deschamps and McArthur. Clarkstown was located north of Deschamps and west of Marier, while Clandeboye was further east between Montreal Road on the south, the Beechwood Cemetery to the north and Notre-Dame Cemetery to the east. In 1913, Eastview was incorporated as a town. Originally it was a popular destination for

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s who wished to live at a distance from downtown. It later saw a large influx of

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and became the main francophone area in the capital. During the

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, Eastview held the attention of the entire nation, as it became a public forum for national debates on birth control during the Eastview Birth Control Trial, which lasted from 1936 to 1937. Significant controversy erupted when Dorothea Palmer was arrested for distributing birth control information to the poorer, predominantly Catholic neighbourhoods. Later, in 1963 it became a city, and in 1969 was renamed after the recently deceased

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. The City of Eastview erected a memorial at the intersection of Marier Avenue, Dagmar Avenue and Hannah Street. It is dedicated to citizens from Eastview who gave their lives in Canadian military conflicts.

Present

Starting with an area closer to the Rideau River, Vanier is increasingly being earmarked for

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. It is one of the last relatively inexpensive Ottawa neighbourhoods with a desirable location next to downtown. The neighbourhood is becoming increasingly popular with young families thanks to the only publicly-funded school in Ottawa based on

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, Trille-des-Bois, boasting an excellent standard for publicly-funded schools. Vanier has active community association. Vanier offers a wide choice of retail shops, strip malls, eateries and bars. Both subsidized and self-financed housing is available here, along with several existing and proposed upscale condominiums and in-fill developments. The population on the western edge of Vanier closer to the

, notably the Kingsview Park neighbourhood, is among the more affluent. As with nearby Lowertown, Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood is home to a number of French-speaking immigrants from Africa and elsewhere. It is also the site of the urban

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Festival (Festival des Sucres) held in spring, and home to an outdoor Catholic shrine, La Grotte-de-Lourdes. The neighbourhood has two ridings, one federal and one provincial, both named Ottawa—Vanier, and are represented by MP Mona Fortier ( Liberal) federally and MPP Lucille Collard ( Ontario Liberal) provincially. It is one of the staunchly Liberal federal ridings in Canada, having voted for the party consistently since its creation in 1935.

List of former mayors

Mayors of Eastview: *1913: Camille Gladu *1916: John Herbert White *1918: Arthur Desrosiers *1920: John Herbert White/Camille Gladu *1922: Arthur Desrosiers *1923: Arthur Guilbault *1924: Arthur Desrosiers *1928: G.H. Alex Collins *1931: David Langelier *1933: Donat Grandmaître *1936: Jean-Baptiste Charette *1937: Donat Grandmaître *1949: Gordon Lavergne *1961: Oscar Perrier Mayors of Vanier: * 1965: Gérard Grandmaître * 1970: Roger Crête * 1973: Gérard Grandmaître * 1974: Bernard Grandmaître * 1980: Wilfrid Champagne * 1982: Bernard Grandmaître * 1985: Gisèle Lalonde * 1991: Guy Cousineau

References

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External links

Vanier Maple Sugar FestivalMuséoparc Vanier Museopark
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History

Present

List of former mayors

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