newer residential subdivision in west/central part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, developed from 1985 onwards. Bounded by Baseline Road to the north, Woodroffe Avenue to the east, the CN railroad to the south, and the Briar Green subdivision to the west.
previously farmland in Nepean (now Ottawa), purchased by CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) which let the land lay fallow for many years. Most of the land was sold off to Ottawa's largest housing developer Minto Corporation, which built and sold off a wide range of homes from townhouses to large upscale houses.
home of Ben Franklin Place, which houses the Centrepointe Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, the locally renowned Centrepointe Theatre, and the former Nepean City Hall (now a satellite location for the City of Ottawa).
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