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Belltown, Ottawa

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In addition to Britannia Park, which forms the neighbourhood's eastern border, and Andrew Haydon Park which forms the western border, Belltown also contains Grandeur Park. Municipal facilities include the Belltown Dome Arena, the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre and Briannia Trolley Park. The neighbourhood
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In 1975, residents approved a grant of over $ 2 million as part of the Neighbourhood Improvement Program (NIP) to "rehabilitate and preserve" the neighbourhood. The NIP was a federal-provincial-municipal plan to improve and preserve old neighbourhoods and encourage development of the community's
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environment. The money mostly went toward storm sewer and road construction, and a multi-use recreation facility, plus street lighting, water-front development, playgrounds, tree planting and traffic light installation. The grant would pay for the Belltown Dome hockey arena, a
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In 1963, the eastern part of the neighbourhood received sewers for the first time, replacing the use of septic tanks. At the same time, parts of the neighbourhood faced expropriation to make room for the proposed "Pinecrest-Deschenes Freeway" which was never built.
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In 1968, the Britannia Woods housing development was completed in the neighbourhood for placement of families in to rent-to-income units. Britannia Woods is owned by Ottawa Community Housing. It was built by Catkey Construction and financed by the
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The neighbourhood began to be built in the early 1920s with additions in the late 1940s. It was part of Nepean Township until most of the area was annexed by Ottawa in 1950. In its early years, the neighbourhood was a "cottage community".
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Population calculated by combining the populations of dissemination areas 35060647, 35060649, 35060648, 35061390 (Nepean portion) and dissemination block 35061289003
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One issue that continued to threaten the community's character was the proposed "Britannia Parkway", which would have run along the Ottawa River connecting the
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contains one school, Dr. F.J. McDonald Catholic. The Briannia Woods project includes a community garden.
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municipal boundary. The neighbourhood's population is 2089 (
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Belltown Dome
Belltown is located in Ottawa
45°21′38″N 75°48′08″W / 45.36056°N 75.80222°W / 45.36056; -75.80222
Province
Ontario
Ottawa
MPs
Anita Vandenbeld
MPPs
Jeremy Roberts
Councillors
Theresa Kavanagh
Alex Cullen
Canada 2016 Census
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
Britannia
Bay Ward
Ottawa
Britannia Park
Ottawa River
Andrew Haydon Park
Carling Avenue
Nepean
2016 Census
Ontario Housing Corporation
geodesic dome
Kichi Zibi Mikan
Queensway

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