Riverside Park, Ottawa
Encyclopedia
Riverside Park is a neighbourhood in the south end of Ottawa
, Canada
.
It is bounded on the north by Brookfield Road, on the east by the Airport Parkway
, on the south by Walkley Road
and on the west by the Rideau River
.
The neighbourhood includes one of Ottawa's most well known beaches at Mooney's Bay and the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
The area is served by Brookfield High School
and the General Vanier and Bayview Public Schools as well as the Holy Cross Catholic School. In addition to Mooney's Bay, the area is served by four other parks; Paget Park, Marble Park, Flannery Park and Pauline Vanier Park. The neighbourhood is also home to the Riverside Mall.
To the south is Riverside Park's sister neighbourhood, Riverside Park South.
The neighboohood is bifurcated by OCRR
Railway. The area west of it is known as Riverside Park West and the area east of it is called Riverside Park East.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
, the area had a population of 4,581. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-597/P3.cfm?Lang=E&CTCODE=0838&CATYPE=CMA
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...
, Canada
Canada
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It is bounded on the north by Brookfield Road, on the east by the Airport Parkway
Airport Parkway (Ottawa)
Airport Parkway is an expressway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to an interchange with Heron Road where it turns into Bronson Avenue.-Route description:...
, on the south by Walkley Road
Walkley Road
Walkley Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive to Ramseyville Road . It is mostly a 4-lane divided road which runs through both residential and industrial areas of the southern part of urban Ottawa.-External link/Reference:*...
and on the west by the Rideau River
Rideau River
thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...
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The neighbourhood includes one of Ottawa's most well known beaches at Mooney's Bay and the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
The area is served by Brookfield High School
Brookfield High School (Ottawa)
Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was officially opened in 1962....
and the General Vanier and Bayview Public Schools as well as the Holy Cross Catholic School. In addition to Mooney's Bay, the area is served by four other parks; Paget Park, Marble Park, Flannery Park and Pauline Vanier Park. The neighbourhood is also home to the Riverside Mall.
To the south is Riverside Park's sister neighbourhood, Riverside Park South.
The neighboohood is bifurcated by OCRR
Ottawa Central Railway
The Ottawa Central Railway is a Canadian shortline railway subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway. The headquarters are at the Walkley Yard, 3141 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada....
Railway. The area west of it is known as Riverside Park West and the area east of it is called Riverside Park East.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
, the area had a population of 4,581. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-597/P3.cfm?Lang=E&CTCODE=0838&CATYPE=CMA