Alta Vista is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries can be broadly described as: Smyth Road in the north, St. Laurent Boulevard in the east, Walkley Road and Heron Road in the south, and Bank Street and Riverside Drive in the west. However, the name can be somewhat ambiguous, as there are several sub-neighbourhoods in this area, (see list below), as well as a core Alta Vista area, (which could be defined as south of Pleasant Park Road, north of Heron Road, and west of the eastern greenspace corridor), centered around Alta Vista Drive. Alta Vista Drive is a major street running through the neighbourhood, and shares its name. Both are named for their relative height, as the neighbourhood is generally higher than most of the city. Alta Vista is a highly residential neighbourhood with a strong sense of community, several schools, churches, and community centers. It also has a vast amount of greenspace and parks, much of which is part of the Alta Vista Transportation Corridor Environmental Assessment [1]. The OC Transpo Transitway also runs through part of Alta Vista, with two stations in the neighbourhood itself (Pleasant Park and Riverside) as well as two just outside (Billings Bridge and Smyth), serving as a vital transit link to the rest of the city. The General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital, and The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario are located just on the north side of Smyth Road, in Riverview, while the Riverside Campus of the Ottawa Hospital is located at Smyth and Riverside Drive. There are two shopping malls in and around Alta Vista, the Billings Bridge Plaza Shopping Centre at Bank Street and Riverside, as well as the Elmvale Shopping Centre at St. Laurent and Smyth. A neighbourhood (CwE) or neighborhood (AmE) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The word Boundary has a variety of meanings. ... St. ... Walkley Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Heron Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Bank Street near the intersection with Laurier Avenue in downtown Ottawa Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Riverside Drive is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that follows along the eastern bank of the Rideau River. ... Heron Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... OC Transpo articulated bus OC Transpo is a company providing transit service to the communities that make up the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... OC Transpo articulated bus The Transitway is one of the most extensive and successful implementations of Bus Rapid Transit; many of the Transitway roads are above or below the grade of normal streets in Ottawa, by the use of overpasses, bridges, and trench highways. ... Looking south-bound The Riverside Transitway Station is the OC Transpo transitway stop that is right under and beside the Riverside Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. ... Lower platform Transitway (upper) platform The Billings Bridge Transitway Station is a station on Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas transitway bus-route. ... The Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is a major university teaching childrens hospital in Ottawa, Canada. ... Riverview also known as Riverview Park is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... The Billings Bridge shopping centre The Billings Bridge Plaza is a shopping centre located in Ottawa, Canada. ...

Sub neighbourhoods

The Alta Vista area encompasses many smaller neighbourhoods:

• Applewood Acres
• Billings
• Canterbury
• Elmvale Acres
• Faircrest
• Guildwood Estates
• Playfair Park
• Rideau Park
• Urbandale
• Urbandale Acres

Schools

There are several schools in the area, including:

Public elementary schools

• Alta Vista Public School
• Arch Street Public School
• Featherston Drive Public School
• Hawthorne Public School
• Pleasant Park Public School
• Vincent Massey Public School (on the north side of Smyth, technically in Riverview)

Public secondary schools Riverview also known as Riverview Park is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

• Canterbury High School
• Hillcrest High School

Catholic schools Canterbuty High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Hillcrest High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

• McMaster Catholic
• St. Patrick's Intermediate
• St. Patrick's High School

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