Riverview, Ottawa

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Riverview also known as Riverview Park is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is southeast of the downtown adjacent to the Rideau River, its location on which is its namesake. The approximate population of Riverview is 12,000.

Definition

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 railway line, perhaps because it is in a different city ward. Riverview is located adjacent to Old 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.

History

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. During this time, the only settlement was on the northern edge of what is today Riverview, and was the village of Hurdman's Bridge. There were also some buildings along River Road (today's Riverside Drive) and the CN railway along the Rideau River. In the 1950s the neighbourhood was primarily built-up to serve the post-war baby boom era. Hurdman's Bridge would be eventually demolished to make way for a parkland, rail land, and the new Queensway freeway. 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 apartment buildings lining Riverside Drive, the Alta Vista apartments, 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 heterogeneous, but newer developments are more homogeneous in character.

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.

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 is home to a diversity of schools. There is one French elementary school (Lycée Claudel), a French High School (Franco Cité), an English alternative education 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 three 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. The Riverview Park Community Association produces a free monthly newspaper for the neighbourhood, called the "Riverviews".

ub neighbourhoods

Riverside
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 railway to utilize the facilities. The Riverside neighbourhood is mostly all apartment buildings, except for a few townhouses. The apartment buildings line the old alignment of Riverside Drive which was bypassed in the 1980s. 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.

While most of the apartments in this strip are home to lower class residents, the Riviera Apartment Complex located north of Riverside Drive next to Hurdman Station is a condominium complex which is home to many of Ottawa's upper class. Despite being a gated community, the complex was home to a triple homicide on June 29, 2007. [http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/local/story.html?id=7abb14db-7b7e-4121-b88b-14331962ca47&k=30018]

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 1950s and 1960s, it has one new subdivision off Rolland Avenue. This area is home to Dale Park, which has a Tennis facility in the summer and has an outdoor 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 1960s and is home to many immigrants and visible minorities.

Coronation/Balena
This area is in the central part of the neighbourhood. It is mostly middle class, except for townhouses built in the 1980s. 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 has an outdoor swimming pool and 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 Coronation Avenue. The Perley and Rideau Veterans' 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 Rideau Veteran's Home until the 1990s when it was demolished. This was the only part of Riverview which existed before 1950. A new subdivision was built after 2000, and the street names have war remembrance themed names like, "Great Oak", "Valour Drive", and "Remembrance Cress".

Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park
This area was first built up in the 1990s and is located off Smyth Road. The first building was built in the 1990s, but has since expanded. Alta Vista Manor, a retirement home, was built in the early 2000s. The University of Ottawa maintains a small campus here. South of the Park is Franco-Cité, a French language high school.

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 power lines, and from Elmvale Acres by Smyth Road. Built in the 1950s, 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 apartment buildings.

Russell (and St. Laurent)
"Russell" is a part of Riverview known 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.

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 is also the 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.

Members of Parliament
#James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1867-1874); Russell
#Robert Blackburn, Liberal (1874-1878); Russell
#John O'Connor, Conservative (1878-1882); Russell
#Moss Kent Dickinson, Conservative (1882-1887); Russell
#William Cameron Edwards, Liberal (1887-1903); Russell
#David Wardrope Wallace, Liberal (1903-1904); Russell
#Norman Frank Wilson, Liberal (1904-1908); Russell
#Charles Murphy, Liberal (1908-1925); Russell
#Alfred Goulet, Liberal (1925-1945); Russell
#Joseph-Omer Gour, Liberal (1945-1959); Russell
#Paul Tardif, Liberal (1959-1968); Russell
#John Turner, Liberal (1968-1976); Ottawa—Carleton
#Jean Pigott, Progressive Conservative (1976-1979); Ottawa—Carleton
#Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal (1979-1988); Ottawa—Vanier
#John Manley, Liberal (1988-2004); Ottawa South
#David McGuinty, Liberal (2004-present); Ottawa South

Election results

Federal

^ Results are for polls 3-18, 400-406 and 500 in Ottawa South.

Provincial

^ Results are for polls 2-23 in Ottawa South.

ee also

* List of Ottawa neighbourhoods

External links

* [http://www.rpca.ca/ Riverview Park Community Association]

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