Wellington Village (formerly Island Park[3]) is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the north by Scott Street, on the west by Island Park Drive, on the south by The Queensway and on the east by Holland Avenue. The neighbourhood is covered by the Wellington Village Community Association, with the exception of Island Park Drive, which is covered by the Island Park Community Association.[4] The neighbourhood was originally named Elmdale for the number of elm trees in the area, and was founded in 1922.[5] The homes were built between the 1920s and 1940s.
Wellington Village | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Clarendon Avenue | |
 Location of Wellington Village | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′50″N 75°44′05″W / 45.39722°N 75.73472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Established | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Sutcliffe |
| • MPs | Yasir Naqvi |
| • MPPs | Joel Harden |
| • Councillor | Jeff Leiper |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,324 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
The neighbourhood is home to two public schools (Fisher Park and Elmdale), one Catholic School (St. George) and one park (Fisher Park).
The neighbourhood is home to the western half of Wellington Street West BIA, which extends into neighbouring Hintonburg. The area is served on Ottawa's Transitway by Tunney's Pasture Station, which runs along the neighbourhood's northern border, parallel to Scott Street.
References
edit- ^ "Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Population calculated by combining Dissemination Areas 35060379, 35060412, 35060413, 35061089, 35061870, 35061871 with Dissemination Blocks 35061872005-35061872011
- ^ "Wellington Village | Ottawa Neighbourhood Study". www.neighbourhoodstudy.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "Community Associations -". ourkitchissippi.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "The detailed history of much-loved Elmdale Public School". kitchissippimuseum.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
External links
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