Carlington Park

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Sledding at Carlington Hill

Carlington Park is a large park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1] It contains one of Ottawa's largest hills. [1] It is a City of Ottawa owned and operated park. Located in Carlington, a neighbourhood in the west end of Ottawa, it is bordered by McBride, Morriset, Clyde, and Laperriere street. [2] Its official address is 1640 Laperriere Ave, Ottawa, ON, however the address of Carlington Hill is 1599 Morisset Ave, Ottawa, ON. [3]

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Most of the park is an Urban Environmental Protection Zone, declared by the City of Ottawa in 2005. [3] [4] [5]

Features

Carlington Hill

One of the most notable features being Carlington Hill (frequently called Dulude Hill), [6] a large hill with long gradual slopes. Part of it was formerly a ski hill with a tow lift (known previously as Anne Heggtveit Hill), [7] but is now used as a City of Ottawa approved sledding hill. [8] The western part of the hill was quarried for limestone, which was crushed and used as lime for the production of cement. [9] The former quarry is now used as a city snow dump. Also, on top of the hill is the Carlington Heights Reservoir and Pump Station which supplies approximately one third of the city's water. Urban forests and green spaces surround the park, but are often frequents victims of dumping. [10]

Bike Pump Track

In 2011, planning started for a mountain bike course atop of the hill. With a budget of $300 000, the city completed the project in late 2019. [11] Since then, there have been approximately 30 000 visits from across the city. [12]

Other

It has multiple baseball diamonds, which are frequently used for small-game baseball. There is also a community garden with 5 raised beds, and more planning to be added soon. [13]

History

Remains of the ski lift of Anne Heggtveit Hill on what is Carlington Hill. Ottawa, ON Carlington Ski Hill (3225526529).jpg
Remains of the ski lift of Anne Heggtveit Hill on what is Carlington Hill.

Carlington Hill, the most notable feature of the park, is a former ski hill. It was known as Anne Heggtveit Hill, named after Anne Heggtveit who won Canada's first Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing. [14] [15]

The hill's construction finished on December 9, 1965 after being under construction for 5 years. It was the site of a city former landfill, with an estimated 15 feet of garbage covering the park. There are still pieces of trash found in the nearby woods as a remainder of the former dump. It had a high-capacity T-bar lift able to carry 1,400 skiers up the hill every hour, which are still there today. The hill closed in 1987, after it going unused for almost a decade. Efforts were made to make the hill "more natural", however the middle part of the hill still remains clear, and is used for tobogganing. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Maps | Carlington Community Association" . Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to Carlington Park". Welcome to Carlington Park. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Natural Areas Map". open.ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. ↑ Letter for Carlington Mountain Bike Park Consultation. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: City of Ottawa. July 31, 2018. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Map of Ottawa toboggan hills · OttawaStart.com". OttawaStart.com. 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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  8. ↑ "Ottawa". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09.
  9. ↑ "Ottawa's Geographical Wealth". Natural Resources Canada. 2008-01-02. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13.
  10. ↑ "Parks & Green Space". Carlington Community Association. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  11. ↑ "Carlington Bike Park set to open atop former ski hill | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  12. ↑ "New Carlington Bike Park draws crowds from across city". Capital Current. 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  13. ↑ "05 Aug River Ward E-Newsletter, August 4, 2020 | Bulletin d'information électronique du quartier Rivière, 4 août 2020". Riley Brockington, City Councillor, River Ward. August 4, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
  14. ↑ "Anne Heggtveit". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  15. 1 2 "Remember This? Ottawa's ski hill". CityNews Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-04-20.

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