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34-430: Wellington Street may refer to: Wellington Street (Ottawa) , Ontario, Canada Wellington Street, Hong Kong Wellington Street, London , England Wellington Street, Montreal , Quebec, Canada Wellington Street, Perth , Australia Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario) , Canada Wellington Street (Toronto) , Ontario, Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

68-618: A hero of the War of 1812 . As an officer in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment between April and October 1812, he acted as adjutant to the Voltigeurs Canadiens . LeBreton purchased the area in 1820, a purchase which has been described as solely for the purpose of capitalizing on the construction of the planned Rideau Canal . The account, according to his detractors, goes as follows. In 1820, LeBreton lived at

102-410: A lengthy written defence against the allegations. These arguments Dalhousie somewhat peremptorily dismissed, entrenching the notion of LeBreton as a swindler in local legend. By the mid-19th century, LeBreton Flats developed into a mixed community to serve the lumber mills on the nearby Chaudière and Victoria islands. A rail line came in with a station and yards, and industries developed in turn. There

136-513: A two-phase operation. However, before construction could begin a conflict between the development consortium parties led to that project being cancelled by the NCC. The NCC then conducted a new series of public consultations which resulted in a new Preliminary Master Concept Plan being approved in January 2020. The plan divided the undeveloped land into four sectors, with the intention of determining, in

170-669: Is a large open area that is today a mix of parkland and large parking lots. Until the 1970s, this was home to a cluster of temporary buildings that had been erected in the Second World War to provide much-needed office space. In the 1970s, there was a plan to build both a home for the Federal Court and the National Gallery . A design competition was even held for the National Gallery, but in the end,

204-605: Is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario , Canada. It lies to the west of Centretown neighbourhood, and to the north of Centretown West . The Ottawa River forms the western and northern limit, with the western side being a wider area of the river known as Nepean Bay. Originally a residential area, much of the northern portion of the Flats is now occupied by the Canadian War Museum and

238-603: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wellington Street (Ottawa) Starting at its easternmost point, Wellington forms the northern edge of Confederation Square , south of which runs Elgin Street . West of Confederation Square, Parliament Hill can be found on its north side, while the Langevin Block , home of the Prime Minister's Office and of

272-558: Is known as Ottawa Road #36 . A number of proposals have been made to change the street's name (to honour Sir John A. Macdonald or Pierre E. Trudeau , for example), some as recent as 2010. Wellington Street from Bay Street to the Rideau Canal showing the prominent structures located along it. See Downtown Ottawa for a map of the entire area. LeBreton Flats LeBreton Flats (also spelled Lebreton Flats ) ( French : Plaines Lebreton ), known colloquially as The Flats,

306-836: Is situated west of the Justice building, and opposite St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church . The East and West Memorial Buildings are located east and west of Lyon Street, respectively, and linked by the Memorial Arch. West of the Supreme Court is the National Library and Archives of Canada main building, with the Garden of the Provinces across the street. Between the Supreme Court and the National Library

340-674: Is south (but beyond some grassy area) of where Wellington Street meets the Portage Bridge . The city describes it as "over the channel tailrace of the Fleet Street Pumping Station". The City waterworks building, including the pumping station and the aqueduct were designated as heritage in 1982 under the Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. Pooley's Bridge is one of six stone arch bridges in

374-641: The Canada 2006 Census , 57 people were living in LeBreton Flats. The portion of LeBreton Flats that had been expropriated and left vacant in the 1960s welcomed its first residents in 2008, as the first condominium building constructed in the first phase of the redevelopment neared completion. In 2015, the NCC put out a request for submissions to redevelop the south and south-western sections of LeBreton Flats, north of Albert Street, 21 hectares (52 acres) in size. Four groups submitted proposals: In April 2016,

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408-460: The Hintonburg and Island Park neighbourhoods before becoming Richmond Road at Island Park Drive . Prior to the 1980s, Wellington Street extended southwest to meet with Richmond Road at Broad Street, and Richmond Road continued over the C.P.R. tracks on a bridge to what is now Wellington street West. The easternmost portion of this section remains as part of Commissioner Street and feeds into

442-591: The National Holocaust Monument . Pimisi station , a station on Ottawa's LRT system, is also in LeBreton Flats. About half of the total area, on the south side of the Kichi Zibi Mikan , is undergoing redevelopment. The population was 620 (2016 Census), up from 373 (2011 Census), and 57 in 2006 and 50 in 2001. LeBreton Flats was named after Lieutenant John LeBreton (1779–1848), one of Nepean Township 's first settlers (c. 1819) and

476-568: The Portage Bridge . The three span closed spandrel stone arch structure, built in 1873, was designated as a heritage structure by the City of Ottawa in 1994. It is located beside the Fleet Street Pumping Station (Ottawa's original water works) at the end of Fleet Street. The bridge is located at 9 Fleet Street, at the southwest edge of Bronson Park. It is very near and southeast of LeBreton Flats' first new condo unit. It

510-933: The Privy Council Office , the former American embassy and the Wellington Building can be found to the south. West of the intersection with Bank Street , are located the Confederation Building and the Justice Building (still considered within the Parliamentary Precinct), while the headquarters of the Bank of Canada can be found opposite the Hill. Beyond Parliament Hill, the Supreme Court of Canada

544-601: The 1900 fire still exist alongside row housing built in the 1970s. The portion of Lorne Avenue which lies below Nanny Goat Hill is an example of the housing which filled LeBreton prior to the 1960s and is a Heritage District designated by the City of Ottawa. The western portion of the Transitway ran through LeBreton Flats, which served Lebreton Station . The Transitway was replaced by the Confederation Line light rail, which opened on September 14, 2019. As of

578-464: The City of Ottawa filed an Application to Alter and make repairs to five other stone arch bridges in the area in 1999. The repairs required at the five stone arch bridges were relatively minor, but expensive. Pooley's Bridge in Bytown, an earlier bridge, was built in 1836 by Lieutenant Henry Pooley and assigned by Colonel John By who gave it the name after seeing the unpeeled log structure. The bridge

612-466: The Lebreton Flats, all built c. 1873. All are Heritage Bridges and are designated to serve as pedestrian/bicycle facilities only. The five other bridges are all single span stone arch bridges over the aqueduct, west of Pooley's Bridge. They are: Canada Central Railway Bridge, Broad Street Bridge, Lloyd Street Bridge, Grand Trunk Railway Bridge and Lett Street Bridge. The first bridge is owned by

646-582: The NCC selected the RendezVous LeBreton proposal, which included 4,000 housing units, park space, a recreation facility with services for the disabled, a library (just off the defined redevelopment lands) and a new arena for the Ottawa Senators team in the NHL . A completion date was not announced. In January 2018, the NCC reached an agreement with RendezVous to redevelop LeBreton Flats in

680-543: The National Capital Commission; the second, third and fifth by the City of Ottawa; and the fourth bridge is under the Region's ownership. The third, fourth and fifth bridges are connected. The condition of Pooley's Bridge has been of concern for a number of years. It was necessary to undertake the controlled removal operations on the bridge in 1994, to ensure public safety. Due to anticipated failures,

714-527: The city proper above the escarpment, leaving the workers as the remaining Flats' residents. In the 1960s, expropriation occurred in order to make room for redevelopment, including offices for the Government of Canada . Ottawa Valley artist Ralph Wallace Burton documented the neighbourhood in his Lebreton Flats series of oil sketches (now on display in Ottawa City Hall), "working just ahead of

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748-481: The community of Britannia , west of Ottawa and overheard Lord Dalhousie explain that the intended plan for the Rideau Canal was from Dow's Lake to the Chaudière Falls , directly crossing the flats. LeBreton bought the land for £499, before Lord Dalhousie had a chance to purchase the territory. LeBreton then offered to sell the land to Dalhousie for £3000. Dalhousie recognized LeBreton's land speculation and

782-426: The demolition crews". As a result of disputes over the use of the land and soil contamination from the previous industrial uses, the land remained vacant for over forty years. It was used in the winter for piling snow that had been removed from Ottawa streets, with the pile often remaining well into the late spring. As a result of the runoff from this snowpile, the land became more contaminated. Because of this, it

816-495: The eastbound lanes of Wellington Street east of the Portage Bridge interchange. Both sections of Wellington are four-lane historic urban arterial roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph), although the flow is generally slower than that due to high pedestrian traffic. From Bronson Avenue until Rideau Street , Wellington is also known as Ottawa Road #34 . From Western Avenue to Somerset Street , Wellington

850-403: The first half of 2020, the order in which the various parcels of land will be developed, and parks and public spaces created. Pooley's Bridge ( 45°25′00″N 75°42′39″W  /  45.416594°N 75.7108°W  / 45.416594; -75.7108 ), Ottawa's oldest bridge, is a stone arch bicycle/pedestrian bridge located in LeBreton Flats east of the Canadian War Museum and south of

884-621: The government cancelled both projects. Wellington Street continues west past the Portage Bridge , north of the eastern half of the LeBreton Flats , and becomes the Kichi Zībī Mīkan after crossing Vimy Place at LeBreton Flats Park near the Canadian War Museum . West of the O-Train Bayview station , a separate segment (originally an extension of the same street) is known as Wellington Street West , and passes through

918-471: The land fairly at a public auction and that he had been grievously wronged by Dalhousie and those in the community who took the Governor General's side. LeBreton claimed he was one of the few to grasp the commercial value of the flats and that he had begun to make offers to acquire land there as early as 1818, well before the canal was approved or any route revealed. LeBreton presented Dalhousie with

952-432: The land. In May 2005, the new home for the Canadian War Museum was opened on LeBreton Flats as the first component of redevelopment. There are plans to use the remainder of the site for housing, commercial space, offices and parkland. The southern part of LeBreton Flats between Albert Street and Nanny Goat Hill escaped the expropriation of the 1960s. In this area, brick houses and townhouses built immediately following

986-770: The month of July. In 2022, the main Canada Day stage show, traditionally held on Parliament Hill , was moved to the park due to the ongoing renovation project at the Centre Block . In 2023, a sculpture called When the Rubber Meets the Road by Gerald Beaulieu was installed by the National Capital Commission on a bike path in LeBreton, near Pimisi station . The sculpture, which depicts

1020-415: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wellington_Street&oldid=1173951732 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1054-527: Was also housing for both the workers and owners, as well as hotels and taverns. The area was ravaged by the Great Fire of 1900 , which had started across the river in Hull (now Gatineau, Quebec), but crossed over by way of the great stacks of piled lumber on the islands. The fire destroyed the neighbourhood, leaving many homeless. The area was rebuilt, but the lumber barons relocated their dwellings up into

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1088-474: Was found that almost all of the area's topsoil would have to be removed in order for redevelopment to proceed, but the ownership had to be consolidated, since the Government of Canada, the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton government, and the City of Ottawa were all landowners. This situation was remedied with a federal agency called the National Capital Commission (NCC) acquiring all title to

1122-749: Was on the road from Wellington and Bank en route to the Union Bridge (see Chaudière Bridge ). It was between Upper Town and LeBreton Flats, and appeared in a Chesterton painting. Downstream of Pooley's Bridge and the Pumphouse lies the Tailrace. The Ottawa River Runners made the Tailrace into a Class 2 whitewater course with natural and artificial obstacles for competitions and practice. The Ottawa Bluesfest music festival takes place at Lebreton Flats annually. Performances by many international and local musicians occur during this 10-day music festival in

1156-507: Was so infuriated he decided to move the canal to Entrance Bay, the current location where the canal enters into the Ottawa River . This significantly raised the cost of the canal, as it was a longer route and additional locks were now required. At the same time, Dalhousie purchased neighbouring Barracks Hill as part of the agreement, which would become Parliament Hill . For his part, LeBreton vigorously maintained that he had purchased

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