The neighbourhood is bifurcated by a Via Rail Corridor, once owned and operated by the OCRR.[1] The area west of it is known as Mooney's Bay and the area east of it is called General Vanier. The area to the south of Walkley Road is Divided into three, McCarthy Rd Separates Riverside East and Riverside West. The area in-between the Rideau River and Riverside Rd is known as Revelstoke .[2]
According to the Canada 2011 Census, the population of the neighbourhood north of Walkley (Census Tract 5050003.00) was 4564 and south of Walkley (Census Tract 5050002.01) was 2893 for a total of 7457.[3][4]
Culture
Riverside park has been, and continues to be a densely populated, diverse and multi-cultural community. with a strong bond and history keeping its atmosphere light and welcoming.
Religion
Riverside Park is home to a three places of worship including:
Riverside United Church (Located at 3191 Riverside Dr)
St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Located at 750 Ridgewood Ave)
In August 2007, Bayview Public School was closed at its site on Riverside drive and later demolished in 2009.[6] Its French immersion program moved to the R. Byrns Curry Public School building (renamed Bayview Public School). R. Byrns Curry students were reassigned to General Vanier Public School (J-K to grade 3) and Fielding Drive Public School (grades 4 to 8).[7] The area on which the former school sat on has been a large spark of controversy after its demolition, the city was going to develop the property into a retirement homes. The issue came when the initial plan of low to medium density changed to high density despite its promise to the community.[8][9] After many years of push backs from the community construction has started on the lands.
Community Events
Riverside park is home to a lot of yearly events that are both unique to the neighbourhood but the city as a whole.
Lebanese Fest
The Ottawa Lebanese festival is a yearly event that takes place at the St. Elias Cathedral in the Mooney's Bay sub-neighbourhood. Originating in 1990 the festival is still as strong and popular as ever taking place every July it never runs short of a wonderful blend of food and cultures[10]. Lebanese culture holds a special place in the heart in the community and in 2019 alongside the street sign to Ridgewood avenue decorative signs were added to honour the poet Gibran Khalil Gibran and are permanent instalations[11].
Parks
The Riverside community has a high park density, the area is served by thirteen parks;
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
