Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa

Ottawa

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's rural south in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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, named after the Irish County Leitrim

County Leitrim

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Bounded by Leitrim Road to the north, and Rideau Road to the south, generally between Bank Street

Bank Street (Ottawa)

Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs south from Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, south through the neighbourhoods of Centretown, The Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Alta Vista, Hunt Club, and then through the villages of Blossom Park, Leitrim, South...

 on the east, and Albion Road

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 to the west, the community design plan outlines the development for the area in the coming years. Findlay Creek Village

Findlay Creek Village

Findlay Creek Village is a community within Ottawa, Ontario. It is located just south of the intersection of Leitrim Road and Bank Street.There are currently approximately 1100 homes of mixed types , with about 200 homes built each year...

 is currently the only area under development within Leitrim. Southbrooke is another community planned within the area.

Located nearby are the Leitrim Wetlands

Leitrim Wetlands

The Leitrim Wetlands is a large provincially significant bog near the village of Leitrim in the city of Ottawa. Efforts to protect it from development have been a longstanding issue for environmental organizations in the city....

, the Rideau Carleton Raceway, a stormwater system and a military intelligence gathering station CFS Leitrim

CFS Leitrim

Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is an important Canadian Forces Station located in the neighbourhood of Leitrim near Ottawa, Ontario...

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In September 2005, a local OC Transpo

OC Transpo

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 bus route the #144, started (and continues) to serve the community. A park and ride is located at Bank and Leitrim roads. Although the North-South LRT corridor was cancelled on December 14th, 2006, there are tentative plans at city hall to extend the O-Train down to Leitrim as an improvement to service the city's south end. This has yet to be approved by council.