Carlington

Carlington is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 12585 in 2001 [cite web |url=http://ottawa.ca/city_services/statistics/census/urban_neighbourhoods/10/age_10_en.html |title=Carlington age and marital status (2001 census) |accessdate=2008-03-06 |publisher=City of Ottawa Housing and Housing Support Services] . The neighbourhood is bordered by:
* Clyde Avenue to the west.
* Carling Avenue to the north.
* Fisher Avenue to the east.
* Central Experimental Farm to the south.

Carlington contains less than 435 older pre-1945 homes, primarily along Fisher Avenue. Some 2000 dwellings were built from 1945 to 1960 cite web |url=http://ottawa.ca/city_services/statistics/census/urban_neighbourhoods/10/dwell_10_en.html |title=Carlington Dwelling - Type, Tenure, Condition, Period of Construction (2001 census) |accessdate=2008-03-06 |publisher=City of Ottawa Housing and Housing Support Services] . The houses built in the time period immediately following World War II were meant for returning veterans and are therefore known as "war homes" or "veteran homes". Many of the streets in the neighbourhood also reflect this military heritage (eg. Viscount Avenue, Admiral Avenue). From 1961 to 1970, 1440 homes and apartments were built and from 1971 to 1980, another 1380. After 1981, the construction of new dwellings sharply drops down to less than 400 for the remainder of the 20th century .

A notable geographic feature in the neighbourhood is Carlington Hill, a large hill with long gradual slopes. Part of it was formerly a ski hill with tow lift (known as Anne Heggtveit Hill), but now used as a City of Ottawa approved sledding hill [cite web |url=http://city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/parks_recreation/seasonal/fw/toboganning/sledding_hills_en.html |title=City of Ottawa’s Approved Sledding Hills |accessdate=2008-03-06 |publisher=City of Ottawa] . The western part of the hill was quarried for limestone, which was crushed and used as lime for the production of cement [cite web |url=http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/ottawa/wealth_e.php |title=Geoscape Ottawa-Gatineau, Wealth from the land |accessdate=2008-03-06 |publisher=Natural Resources Canada] . The former quarry is now used as a city snow dump.

Recreation

Community centres in the neighbourhood are the Alexander Community Centre, Bellevue Community Centre, and Carlington Recreation Centre.

The major park in the neighbourhood is Carlington Park which includes, in addition to the Carlington Tobaggan Hill, the J. Alph Dulude Arena and 4 baseball diamonds.

chools

* W.E. Gowling Public School - English public elementary school (Ottawa-Carleton District School Board)
* Saint Elizabeth School - English Roman Catholic elementary school (Ottawa Catholic School Board)
* St. Nicholas Adult High School - adult high school (Ottawa Catholic School Board)
* Turnbull School and Learning Centre (private school)

References

External links

* [http://carlingtoncommunity.org/ Carlington Community]
* [http://summit.davintech.ca/ The Carlington Summit] (archive of defunct community newspaper)