Foster Farm

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Foster Farm
Neighbourhood
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St-Rémi Parish
Motto: 
"Neighbours helping neighbours" [1]
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Foster Farm
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°21′00″N75°47′45″W / 45.35000°N 75.79583°W / 45.35000; -75.79583
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
City Ottawa
Government
 •  MPs Anita Vandenbeld
 •  MPPs Jeremy Roberts
 •  Councillors Theresa Kavanagh
Area
 • Total0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,636
 • Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
  Canada 2016 Census
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Forward sortation area
K2B

Foster Farm, [2] nicknamed "the Farm", [1] is a neighbourhood in the Britannia area of Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded to the north by Richmond Road, to the east by Pinecrest Road, to the west by the former Ottawa/Nepean city limits and the south by the Highway 417, the Queensway. It is bordered by Fairfield Heights, Queensway Terrace North, Redwood, Michele Heights. The total population of this area according to the 2016 Canada Census was 3,636. [3]

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History

The neighbourhood was named after the original owner of the land. [4] The northeast corner of the neighbourhood began to be built in the 1920s as an extension of the Britannia Heights subdivision. [5] The neighbourhood continued to be developed in the 1960s [6] [7] around the 1980s and around 2000. [8] In 1970, Ottawa City Council approved the site for public housing. [9] The Ottawa Housing Corporation Foster Farm social housing project, of which the neighbourhood is synonymous, was built in 1973. [10]

The residential housing consists from middle class two story houses, and duplexes to high rises and townhouses.

Facilities

There are community housing projects and a high rise apartment on Ramsey Crescent and Dumaurier. The high rise apartment on Ramsey Crescent is home to the Foster Farm Daycare. Behind the high rise is a shopping strip featuring an appliance store and a few take out food places. Next door is the Boys and Girls Club community centre featuring meeting rooms, a gymnasium, and an indoor swimming pool.

The community has many amenities close by. There are three parks, Barwell Park, Ruth Wildgen Park featuring an outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, and a small baseball diamond. The other park (Dumaurier) is at Pinecrest and Dumaurier featuring large Slo-Pitch diamonds. Malls in the area include the Pinecrest Shopping Centre and Bayshore Shopping Centre. There are two churches, St. Stephen's Anglican and Paroisse St-Rémi French Catholic. It is home to Abarrar School owned by the Muslim Association of Canada on Grenon Avenue. The school used to be Franco Nation.

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Built with pride'". Ottawa Citizen. June 23, 1992. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Foster Farm". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ Population calculated by combining Dissemination Areas 35061202, 35061201, 35061203, 35061204 and 35061646
  4. ↑ "1065 Ramsey". Ottawa Citizen. June 28, 1980. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ottawa, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031G05, [ed. 7], 1925; Open Data Producer: Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence; Date published: 1925-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  6. ↑ Bells Corners, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05C, ed. 2, 1962; Open Data Producer: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Date published: 1962-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  7. ↑ Bells Corners, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05C, ed. 3, 1971 Open Data Producer: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Date published: 1971-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  8. ↑ GeoOttawa aerial maps, 1976, 1991, 1999, 2002
  9. ↑ "Council Approves More Public Housing". Ottawa Journal. October 7, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cassidy wants more housing—now". Ottawa Citizen. January 23, 1973. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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