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15-559: Place Vanier is an office building complex on North River Road in the Vanier area of Ottawa . The building has three towers, and the major tenant in two of them is the federal government of Canada . This article relating to Ottawa and to Canada's National Capital Region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 45°25′52″N 75°40′7″W  /  45.43111°N 75.66861°W  / 45.43111; -75.66861 Vanier, Ontario Vanier , formerly Eastview,

30-539: A wide choice of retail shops, strip malls, eateries and bars. Both subsidized and self-financed housing is available here, along with several existing and proposed upscale condominiums and in-fill developments. The population on the western edge of Vanier closer to the Rideau River , notably the Kingsview Park neighbourhood, is among the more affluent. As with nearby Lowertown, Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood

45-467: Is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of the east end of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. It no longer has a majority francophone population. By 2012 its francophone population had shrunk to less than 40% from 63% in the early 1980s. The neighbourhood is located on

60-459: Is home to a number of French-speaking immigrants from Africa and elsewhere. It is also the site of the urban Maple Sugar Festival (Festival des Sucres) held in spring, and home to an outdoor Catholic shrine, La Grotte-de-Lourdes. The neighbourhood has two ridings, one federal and one provincial , both named Ottawa—Vanier, and are represented by MP Mona Fortier ( Liberal ) federally and MPP Lucille Collard ( Ontario Liberal ) provincially. It

75-401: Is located in the east end of Ottawa . The riding, with a large Franco-Ontarian population in Vanier , Overbrook , Lower Town , and in adjoining neighbourhoods, has been one of the most solidly Liberal in the country in recent years, having elected Liberals both federally and provincially in every election since 1971. A sizable minority of the riding is in the former city of Vanier, which

90-612: Is one of the staunchly Liberal federal ridings in Canada, having voted for the party consistently since its creation in 1935. Mayors of Eastview: Mayors of Vanier: Ottawa%E2%80%94Vanier (provincial electoral district) Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East ) is a provincial electoral district in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada , that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1908. It

105-497: The 2011 Canadian census The provincial electoral district was created in 1908 as "Ottawa East". The name was changed to "Ottawa—Vanier" in 1999. One MLA, elected through first past the post , represented the district. This district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario , : In 1938, the title of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was changed from "Members of

120-705: The Ontario New Democratic Party . The riding is characterized by below average voter turn-out and an annual loss of approximately 1% in voter support for the provincial Liberals since 1987 thereby reducing their support from approximately 74% to 50% (1987–2007). In 2003, it was redefined as the part of the City of Ottawa east and north of a line running south along the Rideau Canal from the interprovincial boundary to Mann Avenue, northeast to Nicholas Street, southeast to Highway No. 417, and east to

135-593: The Rideau River, Vanier is increasingly being earmarked for gentrification . It is one of the last relatively inexpensive Ottawa neighbourhoods with a desirable location next to downtown. The neighbourhood is becoming increasingly popular with young families thanks to the only publicly-funded school in Ottawa based on Waldorf education , Trille-des-Bois, boasting an excellent standard for publicly-funded schools. Vanier has active community association. Vanier offers

150-650: The abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway to the hydroelectric transmission line, north to Innes Road, northeast to Blair Road, northwest to Montreal Road, east and northeast to Regional Road No. 174, northeast to Green's Creek, north to the Ottawa River. It contains the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill North , Cardinal Glen , Carson Grove , Carson Meadows , Castle Heights , Cyrville , Forbes , Lindenlea , Lower Town , Manor Park , New Edinburgh , Overbook , Pineview , Rockcliffe Park , Sandy Hill , Rothwell Heights , Vanier and Viscount Alexander Park . According to

165-437: The east bank of the Rideau River , across from the neighbourhoods of Lowertown and Sandy Hill , and just south of Rockcliffe Park , New Edinburgh , Lindenlea , and Manor Park . To the east of Vanier are the suburbs of Gloucester . Vanier has a relatively small area with a high population density. In 1908, the communities of Janeville, Clarkstown and Clandeboye were joined to form the village of Eastview. In 1913, Eastview

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180-615: The riding which used to be known as a French riding with an English face has become a largely English-speaking riding (65%) with a French face. The riding also contains the wealthiest part of Ottawa, Rockcliffe Park , which gives some support to the Progressive Conservatives , but also to the Liberals. The neighbourhoods with higher proportions of anglophone residents, including Sandy Hill and New Edinburgh also tend to vote Liberal, but with significant support for

195-541: Was arrested for distributing birth control information to the poorer, predominantly Catholic neighbourhoods. Later, in 1963 it became a city, and in 1969 was renamed after the recently deceased Governor-General of Canada , Georges Vanier . The City of Eastview erected a memorial at the intersection of Marier Avenue, Dagmar Avenue and Hannah Street. It is dedicated to citizens from Eastview who gave their lives in Canadian military conflicts. Starting with an area closer to

210-665: Was incorporated as a town. Originally it was a popular destination for civil servants who wished to live at a distance from downtown. It later saw a large influx of French Canadians and became the main francophone area in the capital. During the Great Depression , Eastview held the attention of the entire nation, as it became a public forum for national debates on birth control during the Eastview Birth Control Trial , which lasted from 1936 to 1937. Significant controversy erupted when Dorothea Palmer

225-421: Was merged with Ottawa in 2000. Vanier has long been home to much of Ottawa's francophone population, but between 1992 and 2001, the size of this linguistic group has fallen by almost 50%. Since 2003, the population of the entire riding has fallen by almost 10% at a time when the rest of the nation's capital increased by approximately 5.2%. The riding now has the second oldest population in Ottawa. In many ways

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