Ben Franklin Place is a building complex in the Centrepointe

Centrepointe

Centrepointe is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada and part of the former city of Nepean. The population of Centrepointe is between 4,000 and 4,500 people...

 area of Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 which houses the Centrepointe Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

Ottawa Public Library

The Ottawa Public Library is the library system of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is the largest bilingual library in North America...

, the Centrepointe Theatre

Centrepointe Theatre

Centrepointe Theatre is a 966-seat publicly owned performance hall located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened on May 3, 1988.-Location:...

, and a satellite office for the city of Ottawa. It also includes an outdoor skating rink

Ice rink

An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...

. Ben Franklin Place also houses an Ottawa By-Law Enforcement Office and the West Bureau of Investigations and Prevention for the Ottawa Fire Service.

Built to house the former city of Nepean

Nepean, Ontario

- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...

's city hall, the complex was named for a past mayor of Nepean, Ben Franklin.