Mitch Owens Road

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Mitch Owens Road at Edwards

Mitch Owens Road ( Ottawa Road #8) runs along the border primarily of the former city of Gloucester and Osgoode Township. It was named for former Gloucester mayor Mitch Owens, an RCMP policeman who after Arctic and European service retired to a farm near the Canadian capital and took up local politics. [1]

It runs from Manotick to Highway 417 in Vars. The speed limit is typically 80 km/h (50 mph) although in certain sections it can be as low as 50 km/h (31 mph). There is a gas station at the corner of Albion Road and Mitch Owens.

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References

  1. "How Mitch Owens took the road less travelled | CBC News".

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