Riverview also known as Riverview Park is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. It is southeast of the downtown adjacent to the Rideau River, its location on which is its namesake. Image File history File links Riverviewottawa. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 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. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Definition

A suburban street in Riverview

At its greatest extent Riverview is bounded roughly on the west by the Rideau River, on the north by Industrial Avenue, on the east by St. Laurent Boulevard, and on the south by Smyth Road. The Riverview Park Community Association has the Queensway as the north boundary, and the Canadian National Railway line as the western boundary. However, this would include the neighbourhood of Eastway Gardens which is much separated from the rest of the neighbourhood. They leave out the area on the west side of railroad line, perhaps because it is in a different city ward. Riverview is located adjacent to Ottawa East on the west (across the Rideau River), on the north by Eastway Gardens, on the south by Alta Vista and on the east by Sheffield Glen. Download high resolution version (855x544, 92 KB) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Earl Andrew. ... Download high resolution version (855x544, 92 KB) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Earl Andrew. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ... St. ... The Queensway, looking eastbound at the Riverside Drive/Vanier Parkway interchange. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... Ottawa East can refer to: The riding now known as Ottawa—Vanier The neighbourhood of Old Ottawa East This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

History

Urban expansion in Riverview

The area now known as Riverview was mostly farmland belonging to the Township of Gloucester until it was annexed by the city of Ottawa in 1950. It was at this time that the neighbourhood was primarily built-up to serve the post-war baby boom era. Over the next few decades, housing for lower class and lower-middle class people were also built in the mostly middle-class neighbourhood. This included a large number of appartment buildings lining Riverside Drive, the Alta Vista appartments, lower class housing on Station Boulevard and on Russell Road. After this stage of development, townhouses were built in various locations of the neighbourhood. More recent developments are mostly middle-class developments, and also for retired people. The post-war housing is very heterogenous, but newer developments are more homogenous in character. Image File history File links Riverviewexpands. ... Image File history File links Riverviewexpands. ... Gloucester Township is a historical township in eastern Ontario, Canada. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate within temporal and usually geographical bounds. ... Riverside Drive is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that follows along the eastern bank of the Rideau River. ... Russell Road is a road in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

Features

Riverview is home to a number of hospitals, thanks to its central location. These include the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa General Hospital. The Riverside Hospital is also nearby, and the neighbourhood is also home to the National Defense Medical Centre, the Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre and the Perley and Rideau Veteran's Health Centre. The Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is a major university teaching childrens hospital in Ottawa, Canada. ... The Ottawa Hospital or LHopital dOttawa is a major, non-profit, public, university teaching hospital in Ottawa made up of the former Riverside Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital and Ottawa Civic Hospital. ... The Ottawa Hospital or LHopital dOttawa is a major, non-profit, public, university teaching hospital in Ottawa made up of the former Riverside Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital and Ottawa Civic Hospital. ... Canadian Forces Health Services Centre on Alta Vista Drive in Ottawa by CHEO and the Ottawa General Hospital. ...

Parks in Riverview include Dale Park, Hurdman Park, Balena Park, Riverveiw Park, Coronation Park and Hutton Park. Many of these are maintained by the Riverview Park Community Association.

Riverview Alternative Public School on Knox Crescent in Riverview

Riverview is home to a diversity of schools. There is one French elementary school (Lycée Claudel), a French High School (Franco Cité), an English Alternative school (Riverview) an English public school (Vincent Massey) and a Montessori school. There are also five churches a fire hall, a community centre (Dempsey) two shopping areas and a number of parks. Riverview is also served by 3 transitway stations: Hurdman, Lycée Claudel and Smyth. Riverview is home to one of the oldest shopping centres in Ottawa, in the Alta Vista Shopping Centre. Riverview is also home to the St-Laurent-Russell Shopping Centre. The neighbourhood is served by the Dempsey Community Centre and is home to the Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park. Approximate population of Riverview: 12,000. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Earl Andrew. ... This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Earl Andrew. ... In education, the phrase alternative school usually refers to a school based on a non-traditional, new, or non-standard educational philosophy. ... The Montessori method is a methodology for nursery and elementary school education, first developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. ... Hurdman Station at sunset. ... Lycée Claudel station, looking south. ...

The Riverview Park Community Assocation produces a free monthly newspaper for the neighbourhood, called the Riverviews.

Sub neighbourhoods

Riverside

Old Riverside Drive

The Riverside neighbourhood consists of the area west of the CN Railway, and is often not considered part of Riverview. It located in the Capital ward, whereas the rest of the neighbourhood is in Alta Vista ward. It is not defined as being part of Riverview Park by the Riverview Park Community Association. However, many of its residents cross the railroad to utilize the facilities. The Riverside neighbourhood is mostly all appartment buildings, except for a few townhouses. The appartment buildings line the old alignment of Riverside Drive which was bypassed in the 1980's. The area is home to a large immigrant and visible minority population. The neighbourhood is home to the Lycée Claudel school and borders on the Rideau River. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 470 KB) Old Riverside Drive, Ottawa File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 470 KB) Old Riverside Drive, Ottawa File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Riverside Drive is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that follows along the eastern bank of the Rideau River. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Alta Vista
This area of the neighbourhood should not be confused with the Alta Vista neighbourhood to the south. This part of the neighbourhood is located west of Station Boulevard, but does not include it. The central focal point of this area is the Alta Vista Shopping Centre, and it is also home to the Alta Vista Towers. It is home to Riverview Alternative Public School and the Ottawa Montessori School. Mostly built in the 1950's and 1960's, it has one new subdivision off of Rolland Avenue. This area is home to Dale Park, which has a Tennis facility in the summer and has an out door ice rink in the winter. Located adjacent to Riverview School is Riverview Park, which is named for the neighbourhood.

Blair Court (Station Boulevard)
The Blair Court area exists solely on the west side of Station Boulevard, and on Blair Street. It is home of lower-class public housing built in the 1960's and is home to many immigrants and visible minorities. Public housing or social housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...

Coronation/Balena
This area is in the central part of the neighbourhood. It is mostly middle class, except for townhouses built in the 1980's. These are located on Pixley and Renova Privates, and on Avalon Place. The rest of the area is made up of post-war housing, except for new developments on the east side of Station Boulevard and along Avalon Place, and on Sonata Place and on the south side of Bathurst Avenue. This region is home to three churches, and two parks; Coronation and Balena Park. Balena is home to an out-door swimming pool and has a baseball diamond.

East area
The eastern part of Riverview is a contrast to the rest of the neighbourhood because of its straight parallel streets. It has access on the west to Balena Park, and has new townhouses on its north side off of Coronation Avenue. The Perley and Rideau Veteran's home is located on the south.

Southwest
The southwest is the part of Riverview that is home to the majority of all the hospitals and the Medical Centre. It was also home to a subdivision until the 1990's when they were demoloished. This was the only part of Riverview which existed before 1950. A new subdivision was built after 2000, and the street names have to do war remberance, "Great Oak", "Valour Drive", and "Remembrance Cress." 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park
This area was first built up in the 1990's and is located off of Smyth Road. The first building was built in the 90's, but has since expanded. A retirement home was built in the early 2000s in this area as well. South of the Park is Franco-Cité, a French language high school. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Elmvale Acres (North)
This area in the southeast of Riverview can also be considered part of Elmvale Acres which is a neighbourhood to the south. It is separated from the rest of Riverview by powerlines, and from Elmvale Acres by Smyth Road. Built in the 1950's, it is home to Vincent Massey Public School, Hutton Park and two churches. Across from Russell Road on the east is Dempsey Community Centre, and some appartment buildings. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Russell Road is a road in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

Russell (and St. Laurent)
"Russell" is a relatively infamous part of Riverview for being lower income, and having a large Black Canadian population. This part of Riverview is located on the east side of Russell Road. Located north of this subdivision is the run-down St-Laurent-Russell Shopping Centre. St. Laurent Boulevard on the east is home to many commercial establishments and is within view of the National Museum of Science and Technology. Further north along Russell Road and Industrial Avenue is home to many industrial establishments. Black Canadians are an ethnic group in Canada whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West Africa. ... St. ... ...

Politics

The neighbourhood is represented by David McGuinty (Liberal) in the Canadian House of Commons, and his brother, Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Dalton McGuinty if also Premier of Ontario. Most of Riverview is represented by Peter Hume on Ottawa City Council, but west of the CN railway, it is represented by Clive Doucet. David J. McGuinty (born February 25, 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and the brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Honourable Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Peter Hume is a city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Ottawa City Hall. ... Clive Doucet is a Canadian writer and politician of Acadian descent. ...

Members of Parliament

1. James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1867-1874); Russell
2. Robert Blackburn, Liberal (1874-1878); Russell
3. John O'Connor, Conservative (1878-1882); Russell
4. Moss Kent Dickinson, Conservative (1882-1887); Russell
5. William C. Edwards, Liberal (1887-1903); Russell
6. David Wardrope Wallace, Liberal (1903-1904); Russell
7. Norman F. Wilson, Liberal (1904-1908); Russell
8. Charles Murphy, Liberal (1908-1925); Russell
9. Alefred Goulet, Liberal (1925-1945); Russell
10. Joseph-Omer Gour, Liberal (1945-1959); Russell
11. Paul Tardif, Liberal (1959-1968); Russell
12. John Turner, Liberal (1968-1976); Ottawa—Carleton
13. Jean Pigott, Prog. Cons. (1976-1979); Ottawa—Carleton
14. Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal (1979-1988); Ottawa—Vanier
15. John Manley, Liberal (1988-2003); Ottawa South
16. David McGuinty, Liberal (2003-present); Ottawa South

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See also

• List of Ottawa neighbourhoods

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External link

• Riverview Park Community Association