Looking north along Kanata's March Road

Kanata is a suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located just to the west of the Greenbelt and is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa. It is a planned community and an important hi-tech centre. Image File history File links March_Road_Kanata_facing_north_2004. ... Image File history File links March_Road_Kanata_facing_north_2004. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government  - Mayor Larry OBrien  - City Council Ottawa City Council  - MPs List... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Categories: Ottawa | Canada-related stubs ... High tech refers to high technology, technology that is at the cutting-edge and the most advanced currently available. ...

History

The area that is today Kanata was originally part of the Township of March, and was first settled by Europeans in the early nineteenth century. One site dating from this era is Pinhey's Point. March Township was a historical township which was part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario. ... Hamnet Kirkes Pinhey received a 1000 acre land grant as a reward for serving in the British army as a King George IIIs Messenger. ...

It remained mainly agricultural until the 1960s when it became the site of heavy development. Modern Kanata is largely the creation of Bill Teron, a developer and urban planner who purchased over 3000 acres of rural land and set about building a model community. Unlike other suburbs, Kanata was designed to have a mix of densities and commercial and residential properties. It contained large amounts of open space, and was to be surrounded by a greenbelt. A reflection of the garden city movement, the area was divided into a series of communities, each of which was intended to have their own commercial centres and unique cultures. These include Beaverbrook, Glen Cairn, Bridlewood, Katimavik, Hazeldean, Morgan's Grant, and Kanata Lakes. William (Bill) Teron (born 1932) is a Canadian real estate executive who is known as the Father of Kanata. Born in Gardenton, Manitoba, he moved to Ottawa when he was eighteen. ... Ebenezer Howards 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question Where will the people go?, the choices being Town, Country or Town-Country The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in England. ... Kanata Lakes is a neighbourhood within the northern section of Kanata and is part of Ward 4 of the City of Ottawa, also called Kanata North. ...

The community grew rapidly. Kanata was incorporated as a city in 1978 out of the Township of March, and portions of the Township of Goulbourn and the Township of Nepean (subsequently the City of Nepean). It remained a city until 2001, when it was merged with Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the population of Kanata was 59,700. As of the 2006 census, the population of Kanata had increased to 85,000. March Township was a historical township which was part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario. ... Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in 1818, roughly 20km south west of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond. ... Nepean (pronounced ne-PEE-yin) was a local municipality adjacent to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada until it was amalgamated with the 10 other municipalities that formed the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. ...

The city became an important hi-tech centre. DEC was one of the pioneer technology companies in Kanata. The DEC campus has been successively Digital, Compaq, and is now HP. Kanata remains home to many of the major hi-tech employers of Ottawa, such as Mitel, March Networks, Ubiquity Software, Alcatel-Lucent, Dell Canada, HP, Smart Technologies, Norpak, Nortel, MDS Nordion, Breconridge, and Cisco Systems, Inc.. The hi-tech industry is clustered along March Road, in the Kanata North Business Park and Kanata Research Park, and along Eagleson Road, in the Kanata South Business Park. Kanata is also one of the wealthiest parts of Ottawa. The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Mitel is a high-tech company specializing in the sale of voice communication equipment for business. ... March Networks is a manufacturer of video surveillance equipment. ... Alcatel Lucent (or Alcatel-Lucent according to some sources) is the name of the new company formed after the merge agreement signed by Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. ... Dell, Inc. ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... Norpak is a company headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, that specializes in the development of systems for television-based data transmission. ... Northern Telecommunications Networks, commonly known as Nortel, is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Canada. ... Breconridge is a contract manufacturer of electronic and especially telecommunications systems headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. ... Cisco Systems, Inc. ... March Road is an arterial boulevard which the locals refer to as the Canadian version of Silicon Valley, hence the nickname, Silicon Valley North. ...

Location

Aerial view of Kanata, Jan. 2007.

Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about 22 km (14 miles) west-southwest of downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45 degrees 18" North and a longitude of 75 degrees 55" West, with an area of 139 km². Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1944 × 1458 pixel, file size: 884 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kanata, Ontario Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1944 × 1458 pixel, file size: 884 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kanata, Ontario Metadata... The Ottawa Valley is the valley surrounding the Ottawa River for the west-east portion of its path through the Canadian Shield from Mattawa to Ottawa. ... Highway 417 is a 400-series highway in Ontario. ...

To the east, Kanata is separated from the former City of Nepean by the National Capital Commission Greenbelt (Ottawa). The community of Bells Corners, borders the inner side of the Greenbelt. Bells Corners is itself a hi-tech suburb that was established circa 1950, and was home to such Canadian technology icons as Computing Devices Canada, the Ottawa-based defence electronics company (now General Dynamics), which blazed the trail for later defence technology firms in what would later be known as Silicon Valley North, or Kanata. Categories: Ottawa | Canada-related stubs ... Bells Corners is a neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Canada. ...

To the west of Kanata is Stittsville, Ontario, first a farming community, then a village, then part of the township of Goulbourn, Stittsville is now a large suburb which was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa in 2001, and largely employed by the hi-tech industry. Former hotel on Main St. ...

Northern Kanata lies just to the west of the Ottawa River. This is about the river in Canada. ...

To the south of Kanata is the former village Richmond, Ontario which was also amalgamated into the City of Ottawa. Richmond, Ontario is a quiet town situated south-west of Stittsville, east of Munster and north of North Gower. ...

Main neighbourhoods

From North to South.....

South March: This area of Kanata is located north of the Kanata North Business Park on either side of March Road and is bounded by Terry Fox Drive to the south and the urban boundary, which basically runs along the Old Carp Road to the north. Extensive developments are underway towards the north. The development area along the west side of March Road is commonly referred as Morgan's Grant, while the development area along the east side of March Road can be referred as BriarBrook, BriarRidge and Brookside (depending on what area you were referring to). Many different developers have developed the land along the east side.
March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ... March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ... Morgans Grant is a small neighborhood located in Kanata, north of the Kanata North Buisness Park. ... March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Kanata North Business Park: Frequently referred as Silicon Valley North during the late 1990’s, this area is bounded by Terry Fox Drive to the north, Herzberg Road to the east, March Road to the south and Goulbourn Forced Road to the west. Many high-tech companies reside in this area including Alcatel, Dell, Mitel, AMD, Entrust, Quake Technologies and Cisco just to name a few. The 18-story, luxury Brookstreet Resort Hotel is located in the middle of the KNBP, surrounded by the first of two urban 18-hole golf courses, called the Marshes Golf Club. Unlike the members-only Kanata Lakes Golf & Country Club, the Marshes Golf Club is open to the general public. March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Marchwood Lakeside : Frequently referred as Kanata Lakes, this area is bounded by Campeau Drive to the south, Knudson Avenue & Weslock Way to the east, Terry Fox Drive to the west and Terry Fox Drive to the north. It has a main arterial street called Kanata Ave. which runs north-south all the way to the 417 (where it then switches to Castlefrank Road that continues south past Glen Cairn. This area has the second of two urban, 18-hole golf courses in Kanata. Unlike the Marshes Golf Course in the Kanata North Business Park, this gold course is not open to the public – members only.
Kanata Lakes is a neighbourhood within the northern section of Kanata and is part of Ward 4 of the City of Ottawa, also called Kanata North. ...

Beaverbrook: Bounded by the Kanata North Business Park to the north, March Road to the east, Campeau Drive to the south and Knudson Avenue & Weslock Way to the west. The first and oldest neighbourhood in Kanata, Beaverbrook is known for its hedged houses and community facilities. Beaverbrook is also home to Canadian billionaire Terry Mathews.
March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Kanata Town Centre: Bounded by Campeau Drive to the north, March Road to the east, Katimavik Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive, to the west. The provincial highway 417 bisects this neighbourhood, with most of the undeveloped areas on the north side of the 417. North of the 417, this area has a large mix of high density homes (townhomes and stacked townhomes) to the east, as well as Kanata's major shopping area called Kanata Entertainment Centrum which houses many big-box stores as well as the AMC 24 and its own shopping centre. Between the commercial development and the residential developments to the east, there is a large undeveloped area that is currently zoned for high density residential, institutional and commercial spaces. South of the 417, this area again has a mix of residential, institutional and commercial spaces, although the amount of commercial spaces seems to have moved to the newer section of Kanata Town Centre, north of the 417. Again, most of the high density homes are to the east, mainly consisting of townhome developments. As you venture further to the west, towards Terry Fox Drive, the residential switches from townhomes developments to single family homes.
March Road is an arterial boulevard in the Kanata section of Ottawa, Ontario. ... Terry Fox Drive (Ottawa Road #61) is a major arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario and named for the late Canadian humanitarian activist and athlete Terry Fox. ...

Terry Fox Business Park: Bounded by the provincial highway 417 & Terry Fox Drive to the north, Terry Fox Drive to the east, Maple Grove Road to the south and Huntmar Drive to the west. The Scotiabank Place is located in the neighbourhood, as well as many newer big-box stores such as Home Depot, Staples, Canadian Tire and more recently Costco. Many high-tech companies also have recently moved into this area, including Breckenridge, EMS Satcom and Smart Technologies. The Bell Sensplex is also located in this area, providing Kanata with an additional Olympic sized rink, three NHL sized rinks and an indoor soccer/lacrosse field.
Scotiabank Place (Place Banque Scotia in French), formerly the Corel Centre, is an arena in Ottawa, Ontario and home to the NHLs Ottawa Senators. ...

Katimavik-Hazeldean: Bounded by Katimavik Road to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, by Hazeldean Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive, to the west.
Eagleson Road (Ottawa Road #49) is a northeast-southwest road in Ottawas west end in Kanata. ... Hazeldean Road is a major road in Ottawas west end. ... Terry Fox Drive (Ottawa Road #61) is a major arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario and named for the late Canadian humanitarian activist and athlete Terry Fox. ...

Glen Cairn: Bounded by Hazeldean Road to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, the Trans Canada Trail to the south, and Terry Fox Drive, to the west.
Hazeldean Road is a major road in Ottawas west end. ... Eagleson Road (Ottawa Road #49) is a northeast-southwest road in Ottawas west end in Kanata. ... Trail in BC Trans Canada Trail pavilion in Fredericton, New Brunswick The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed 18 078 km-long trail in Canada. ... Terry Fox Drive (Ottawa Road #61) is a major arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario and named for the late Canadian humanitarian activist and athlete Terry Fox. ...

Kanata South Business Park: Bounded by the Trans Canada Trail to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, Fernbank Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive to the west. Again, many smaller high-tech companies are home to the KSBP. Most of this area was undeveloped until just recently. A Great Canadian Superstore recently opened and a large residential/small office development is currently under construction in the south end of the KSBP.
Trail in BC Trans Canada Trail pavilion in Fredericton, New Brunswick The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed 18 078 km-long trail in Canada. ... Eagleson Road (Ottawa Road #49) is a northeast-southwest road in Ottawas west end in Kanata. ...

Bridlewood: Bounded by the National Capital Commission Green Belt to the north and east, Hope Side Road to the south, and Eagleson Road to the west. This area used to be part of the City of Nepean, but was transferred to the new City of Kanata when it was incorporated in 1978. Still under development, there are several residential projects underway in the core and to the south end of Bridlewood.
Bridlewood is a neighbourhood in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

Politics

Kanata is in the federal and provincial riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills. Kanata is the largest centre in the riding, with more than half the population being in Kanata. Both federally and provincially, the riding is quite Conservative. Norm Sterling has represented the area for decades in the Ontario legislature. In 2000, the then riding of Lanark—Carleton was one of only two in Ontario to elect a Canadian Alliance Member of Parliament. While the area went Liberal for most of the 1990s, it was easily won by Gordon O'Connor in both 2004 and 2006. O'Connor is the current Minister of National Revenue (formerly Minister of National Defence) in Stephen Harper's cabinet. For the song by Chamillionaire, see Ridin. In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county[1]. The term has similar or analogous meanings in other countries. ... Carleton—Mississippi Mills is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Norman W. Sterling (born February 19, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Lanark—Carleton was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... The Canadian Alliance, formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Gordon James OConnor, PC, OMM, CD, BA, B.Sc. ...

On the municipal level, the area has been more centrist. From 1994 to 2000, the area was represented on regional council by Kanata native Alex Munter, then a member of the New Democratic Party. In 2000, Munter was elected as the representative to the new Ottawa City Council. Munter retired in 2003 and was replaced by Peggy Feltmate who, like Munter, was also seen as being one of the more left-wing members of council. Redistricting prior to the 2006 Ottawa election has seen Kanata divided into two wards, Kanata North and Kanata South. On November 13, 2006, Alex Munter lost to Larry O'Brien in his bid to be mayor of Ottawa; Feltmate won in the ward of Kanata South; and Marianne Wilkinson was elected Councillor of Kanata North. Alex speaking at his mayoral campaign HQ launch on September 22, 2006 Alexander Mathias Munter (born April 27, 1968) is a politician in Ottawa, Canadas capital city. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ... Peggy Feltmate is a left wing Ottawa city councillor, she represents the Kanata part of the city. ... The 2006 Ottawa municipal election is scheduled to be held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. ... Kanata North Ward (Ward 4) is a ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. ... For the one-time NBA commissioner and U.S. political strategist, see Larry OBrien. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Kanata North Ward (Ward 4) is a ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. ...

Notable buildings and institutions

Scotiabank Place.

• Scotiabank Place, 1000 Palladium Drive. Home arena of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and many large concerts. It has also been known as The Palladium (1996), and The Corel Centre (1996-2005). For several years before the merger, the Corel Centre was not in the City of Ottawa, but rather in the City of Kanata, which was in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
• The Kanata Complex, 100 Walter Baker Place
• The Kanata Leisure Centre and Wave Pool, 70 Aird Place
• The Brookstreet Resort, 525 Legget Drive
• The Kanata Centrum power centre; together with adjacent developments, Ottawa's 3rd largest shopping centre.
• The Royal Canadian Legion's new national headquarters (recently opened), located near the Kanata Leisure Centre and the bridge over Hwy. 417 which links Castlefrank Road and Kanata Avenue. The Department of National Defence named the Valour Bridge on 1 December 2006, in an official naming ceremony to honour Canada's Armed Forces.
• Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Ron Maslin Place. The 350-seat theatre was completed in 1996, and was funded by an all-volunteer theatre company which was founded in 1968 in the homes of original Kanata residents and enthusiasts of live theatre.
• Bell Sensplex, 1565 Maple Grove Road. Houses four ice rinks, one olympic sized, an indoor soccer pitch and a licensed restaurant upstairs.
• AMC Kanata 24 Theatres, the largest movie theatre in Ottawa. The movie theatre itself is located in the Kanata Centrum

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Media

The Kanata Kourier-Standard newspaper covers issues and events in Kanata. The newspaper is the result of a merge between two longtime community newspapers - the Kanata Kourier which launched in 1983 by Alex Munter and the Kanata Standard which launched in 1965 by Kanata's community association.

Sports

Kanata is home to a professional sports team, the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. The Senators play at Scotiabank Place. The Ottawa Senators (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Scotiabank Place (Place Banque Scotia in French), formerly the Corel Centre, is an arena in Ottawa, Ontario and home to the NHLs Ottawa Senators. ...

Arts

Arts groups in Kanata include the Kanata Symphony, Kanata Civic Art Gallery and Kanata Theatre. The Kanata Symphony is a non-profit community orchestra, consisting of members from across the National Capital region, from all walks of life. ...

Schools

Major schools in Kanata:

Elementary schools

• Bridlewood Community Elementary School
• Castlefrank Elementary
• Glen Cairn Public School
• Jack Donohue Public School
• John Young Elementary School
• Katimavik Elementary School
• Roch Carrier Elementary School
• Roland Michener Public School
• Stephen Leacock Public School
• W. Erskine Johnston Public School
• W.O. Mitchell Elementary School

French Catholic Schools: Bridlewood Community Elementary School is a Canadian elementary and middle school located on 63 Bluegrass Drive, in Kanata, Ontario. ...

• École Roger-Saint-Denis
• École Élizabeth-Bruyère

Catholic Schools

• Georges Vanier Catholic School
• Holy Redeemer Catholic School
• Holy Spirit Catholic School
• St Isidore Catholic School
• St James Catholic School
• St Martins de Porres
• St Anne Catholic School

Georges Vanier Catholic School is a Canadian elementary school in the community of Kanata, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 40 Varley Drive. ...

Secondary schools

• Earl of March Secondary School
• A.Y. Jackson Secondary School
• Holy Trinity Catholic High School
• All Saints Catholic High School

Earl of March Secondary School is a high school in the Beaverbrook neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa. ... A. Y. Jackson Secondary School is a community high school in Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada. ... Holy Trinity Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Kanata, Ontario. ... For other schools with a similar name, see All Saints (disambiguation). ...

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

• Population: 58,636
• % Change (1996–2001): 22.4
• Dwellings: 19,517
• Area (km²): 132.21
• Density (persons per km²): 443.5

Kanata's population increased by nearly 20% from the 2001 census to the 2006 census, to 85,000

Population history

(urban area only)

• 1971 - 7,000
• 1976 - 12,000
• 1981 - 18,000
• 1986 - 26,000
• 1991 - 35,000
• 1996 - 46,000
• 2001 - 56,000
• 2005 - 70,000
• 2006 - 85,000
• 2007 - 87,000+

Mayors

1. Marianne Wilkinson (1978-1985)
2. Des Adam (1985-1991)
3. Merle Nicholds (1991-2000)

The Ontario Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

External links

• Primary schools
• Kanata Timeline History website
• Father of Kanata - Bill Teron

Coordinates: 45°20′N 75°54′W / 45.333, -75.9 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...