31-412: Westboro may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Westboro, Ottawa , Ontario, a neighbourhood Westboro Station (OC Transpo) , an OC Transpo Transitway Station United States [ edit ] Westboro (Topeka) , Kansas, a residential neighborhood Westboro, Missouri Westboro, Ohio Westboro, Wisconsin ,
62-478: A lively street scene. Several condominium projects are encouraging densification and promising to bring more people to the neighbourhood. The village features murals a local artist painted. The neighbourhood also boasts a concentration of outdoors and sport stores including Mountain Equipment Co-op , Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica , and Bushtukah, and is close to cycling trails and whitewater rapids in
93-595: A memorial cenotaph that same park between Richmond Road and Byron Avenue. Unveiled on June 8, 1985, the cenotaph is dedicated to the memory of the fallen members of Westboro and surrounding area who made the supreme sacrifice in The Great War, The Second World War, and the Korea War. Most houses in Westboro were built between 1900 and 1960. 71% of the houses are detached. Westboro is a thriving community with
124-422: A town Westboro (CDP), Wisconsin , a census-designated place in the town See also [ edit ] Westborough (disambiguation) Westboro Baptist Church [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
155-764: A year. The average temperature for fall is around 10 °C (50 °F). Autumn is the driest season in Nepean with only 100 mm (3.9 in) of rainfall annually. The gardening zone for this area is 6A. Anglophone schools in Nepean are administered by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board (OCCSB). Both the OCDSB and OCCSB headquarters are located within Nepean itself. Francophone education
186-583: Is Churchill Avenue, which was known as Main Street, but was renamed in honour of Winston Churchill following World War II . A few blocks to the west, another street was originally named River Road since it bisected the neighbourhood and led down to the beach on the Ottawa River. That street was renamed Roosevelt Avenue for similar reasons post WW II. Westboro's integration into Ottawa, which already had streets named River Road and Main Street, also prompted
217-703: Is a 95% chance that all the precipitation comes by thunderstorms in the summer. There is also a small chance of cool, average rainy days in the summertime, especially in June. Nepean is also the Ottawa suburb that has the most hours of sunshine, with an average of 2,100 hours each year. In the winter, Nepean gets about 150–200 cm (59–79 in) of snow yearly with an average temperature of −5 °C (23 °F). Spring starts around late March and lasts until late May, with temperatures of about 10–15 °C (50–59 °F). The springtime has about 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain
248-482: Is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. Located west of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa . However, the name Nepean continues in common usage in reference to the area. The population of Nepean is about 186,593 people (2021 Census). Although
279-548: Is an area in the west end of Ottawa , Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River , Island Park Drive defines Westboro's eastern border, while the Ottawa River defines its northern border. Under this definition, the population of the area is 22,725 (2016 Census). Its community association boundaries are the Transitway to the north, Tweedsmuir Avenue to the east, Carling Avenue to the south and Denbury Avenue to
310-544: Is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean Township, on the future site of Bytown . Nepean was incorporated as a city on November 24, 1978. The geographic boundaries of Nepean changed considerably over this time; the original town hall of the township of Nepean was located in Westboro , which was annexed in 1950 by the city of Ottawa. Nepean's centre then moved to the community of Bells Corners . In
341-405: Is located in the western part of Ottawa, and borders many other neighbourhoods. Apart from the core Westboro village located north of Richmond Road, the following neighbourhoods are located nearby : 45°23′50″N 75°44′36″W / 45.39722°N 75.74333°W / 45.39722; -75.74333 Nepean, Ontario Nepean ( / n ə ˈ p iː ən / nə- PEE -ən )
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#1732776399986372-530: Is provided by the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CÉPEO) and the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE). Schools in Nepean include: Running north-south, Merivale Road is the retail centre of Nepean, offering many smaller shops as well as big box stores. Colonnade Road Business Park is to the west of Merivale Road and south of Borden Farm, supporting many businesses along its two branches, including some federal offices such as
403-438: The Ottawa River . The influx of these outdoor and sports stores, along with a number of boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops on Richmond Road are a significant contributor to the gentrification that Westboro underwent in the 2000s. Two OC Transpo stations serve Westboro: Westboro and Dominion . Routes 11 and 16 provide frequent local bus service along Richmond Road. Westfest , a free Canadian arts and music festival,
434-585: The Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Corps of Commissionaires , and an OC Transpo bus depot. The boulevard of Hunt Club West hosts a large auto mall, big box stores, PetSmart, and Costco 's Canadian headquarters, as well as a retail location. Further south is the Bentley Avenue industrial park where many independent auto shops are located, and a precast concrete factory. Several petroleum companies have fuel storage facilities in
465-449: The "megacity" model. The central plank of the strategy was to promote a tri-city model, which would have seen the ten municipalities of the Ottawa region reduced to three: one in the west (comprising Nepean, Kanata and the western rural municipalities), one in the east (comprising Gloucester, Cumberland and the eastern rural municipalities) and one in the centre (comprising Ottawa, Vanier and Rockcliffe Park ). These efforts were in vain, as
496-486: The 1950 and 1960s, Nepean's urban area began to expand in previous rural areas in such areas as the community of Centrepointe in the east, and the community of Barrhaven in the south. In 1853, the City of Nepean realized that a community library was needed. By means of a bylaw and a tax levy, a library was created. In 1870, a large fire swept through Nepean, destroying several of the schoolhouses where books were stored. For
527-685: The area. Ben Franklin Place , located in Centrepointe, was the city hall for Nepean until it became a part of Ottawa. Now, it serves as a government office and client service centre, as well as continuing to be home to a branch of the Ottawa Public Library and the Centrepointe Theatre. Nepean Museum located at 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean Ontario is a museum that collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets
558-601: The budget philosophies of some other municipalities in the area. Nepean instituted a strict 'pay-as-you-go' budgeting scheme. The city entered amalgamation with a large surplus and a record of tax restraint. However, most big-ticket municipal infrastructure items (transit, garbage collection, sanitary sewers, water, arterial roads, social services) were the responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. It maintained its own library system from 1954 to amalgamation, its own police force from 1964 until it
589-492: The centre of the old Nepean Township . The old Town Hall on Richmond Road once housed the bell that later became the symbol of the former city of Nepean , now a part of the city of Ottawa , Ontario. The Maplelawn Garden , boasting the second oldest building in Ottawa (built in 1831) and designated a National Historic Site, is located at the western edge of the village. The other prominent street in Westboro Village
620-611: The distant geological formation along the Eardley Escarpment is now better known as the Gatineau Hills , which are visible across the Ottawa River. Nineteenth-century descriptions of the neighbourhood refer to its location along the Macadam Road to Bells Corners . That road is now known as Richmond Road , and where it slices through Westboro it is the commercial heart of the village-like neighbourhood, once
651-400: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westboro&oldid=1077180835 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westboro, Ottawa Westboro (often referred to as Westboro Village )
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#1732776399986682-584: The neighbouring municipality of Kanata formed the entrepreneurial and high tech centre of the region, Nepean hosted noted industries such as Nortel Networks , JDS Uniphase and Gandalf Technologies . As with the rest of the National Capital Region , however, Nepean's economy was also heavily dependent on federal government employment. Most of Nepean's employed residents commute to downtown Ottawa or Kanata for work. Nepean's policies of operational and capital budgeting prudence contrasted with
713-544: The new city of Ottawa in 2001, the population of Nepean was 124,878. The 2006 census population was 138,596. Nepean was named after Sir Evan Nepean , British Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1782 to 1791. A Nepean quarry provided the sandstone blocks that were the principal building material used in the Parliament Buildings in downtown Ottawa . In September 2018, Nepean
744-602: The next eighty years, the library was but a memory. It was in 1951, when Ruth E. Dickinson moved to Nepean from Calgary, that she become the driving force to develop a library in Nepean. The Nepean Public Library was officially opened on March 1, 1957 and was originally known as the City View Public Library. It became the Nepean Township Public Library on December 27, 1962 Prior to its amalgamation with 10 other municipalities into
775-589: The one-city model eventually prevailed. (The one-city model was recommended by Glen Shortliffe , who was appointed by the Government of Ontario to study the issue of municipal reform in Ottawa-Carleton.) Nepean Township , originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River . Jehiel Collins, from Vermont ,
806-416: The street renaming. Westboro existed as a police village from 1903 until 1949, when Ottawa annexed it. An Ottawa streetcar line ran along what is now a narrow grass park along Byron Avenue, bringing Ottawa residents to an area once considered cottage country. Many cottage-like residences still exist today, especially by the Ottawa River north of Scott Street. The Westboro War Memorial Association erected
837-477: The west. This area excludes the neighbourhood of Westboro Beach , whose community association borders include the area immediately north of Westboro, west of Island Park Drive . The neighbourhood got its start in the late nineteenth century, when published flyers proclaimed "Move to Westboro", and offered prospective residents "views of the Laurentian Mountains ". This slightly creative name for
868-416: The works of man and nature in Nepean. Nepean This Week is a weekly publication distributed in the Nepean area. The Ottawa area's CTV affiliate, CJOH-DT , was headquartered on Merivale Road in Nepean. The studio was home to shows such as Graham Kerr 's The Galloping Gourmet , and the cult children's classic You Can't Do That on Television . The building was ravaged by a fire on February 7, 2010, and
899-495: Was held in Westboro from 2004 to 2015 during the second weekend in June, and featured a variety of local and national performers. It has now been moved to Laroche Park in Ottawa's Mechanicsville area. In August, one weekend is dedicated to the Fuse Street Festival, which is located on Richmond Road. Fuse Street Festival celebrates Westboro's unique dining experience with added fun of music and festivities. Westboro
930-664: Was one of the regions hit by a powerful storm that spawned six tornados in the Ottawa area, causing widespread damage to the Arlington Woods , Craig Henry and Colonnade Road Business Park areas. Prior to amalgamation, the following communities and neighbourhoods were within the city boundaries: Nepean has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The summers start in early June and end in late September with an average summer high temperature of 27 °C (81 °F). In Nepean, summers have about 220 mm (8.7 in) of rain. There
961-850: Was regionalized in the 1990s; its own fire service and its own recreation programs. Hydro services were the responsibility of the Hydro-Electric Commission of the City of Nepean (commonly referred to as Nepean Hydro). Education in the City of Nepean was provided by the Carleton Board of Education (later amalgamated with the Ottawa Board of Education to form the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board). Prior to amalgamation, Nepean's City Council spent many tax dollars aggressively campaigning against what they (and their allies) referred to as