Centretown

For the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia neighborhood, see Centertown, Yarmouth.

Centretown
—  Neighbourhood  —
Location of Centretown Ottawa in Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°24′40″N 75°41′40″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
• Governing body	Centretown Citizens' Community Association
• President	Shawn Menard [1]
• MPs	Paul Dewar
• MPPs	Yasir Naqvi
• Councillors	Diane Holmes
Area
• Total	2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (250 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	20,513
• Density	9,768.1/km2 (24,324.7/sq mi)
	Canada 2006 Census
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Map of the east-end of Downtown Ottawa

Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway Freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue."^{[citation needed]} Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the Rideau Canal, while Lower Town was everything to the east. For certain purposes, such as the census and real estate listings, the Golden Triangle and/or Downtown Ottawa (between Gloucester/Lisgar and the Ottawa River) is included in Centretown and it is considered part of Centretown by the Centretown Citizens' Community Association as well as being used in this way in casual conversation.

Centretown is marked by a mix of residential and commercial properties. The main streets such as Bank Street and Elgin Street are largely commercial, while the smaller ones, notably Maclaren and Gladstone are more residential. Much of the area still consists of original single family homes, but there are newer infill and town house developments and low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings. A construction boom began in the late nineties significantly increased the number of condominiums and other residential and commercial high-rise buildings north of Cooper Street.^{[citation needed]}

Landmarks include the Canadian Museum of Nature, Dundonald Park, Jack Purcell Park, the Ottawa Curling Club, the Sens Mile and the Ottawa Central Bus Station.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census. Defined as the area of Ottawa bounded on the west by Bronson, north by Gloucester Street, east by the Rideau Canal and on the south by the Queensway.

• Population: 20,513
• Change (2001–2006): -3.1%
• Total Private Dwellings: 14,040
• Land Area: 2.1 km².
• Population density: 9768.1 per km².

Mid-Centretown Design Study

The city of Ottawa has launched a Mid-Centretown Community Design Plan study. It covers the areas roughly bounded by "Elgin Street on the east, the 417 on the south, Kent Street on the west and the Central Area boundary/Gloucester Street on the north". The design plan is targeted for completion in March 2011. Further information is available at http://ottawa.ca/midcentretown

Members of Parliament

The area was represented by two members from 1872 to 1935

1. Joseph Merrill Currier, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1882); Ottawa (City of)
2. John Bower Lewis, Conservative (1872–1874); Ottawa (City of)
3. Pierre St. Jean, Liberal (1874–1878); Ottawa (City of)
4. Joseph Tassé, Conservative (1878–1887); Ottawa (City of)
5. Charles H. Mackintosh, Conservative (1882–1887); Ottawa (City of)
6. W. G. Perley, Conservative (1887–1890); Ottawa (City of)
7. Honoré Robillard, Liberal-Conservative (1887–1896); Ottawa (City of)
8. Charles H. Mackintosh, Conservative (1890–1893); Ottawa (City of)
9. James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1893–1896); Ottawa (City of)
10. William Hutchinson, Liberal (1896–1900); Ottawa (City of)
11. N. A. Belcourt, Liberal (1896–1907); Ottawa (City of)
12. Thomas Birkett, Conservative (1900–1904); Ottawa (City of)
13. Robert Stewart, Liberal (1904–1908); Ottawa (City of)
14. J. B. T. Caron, Liberal (1907–1908); Ottawa (City of)
15. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Liberal (1908–1910); Ottawa (City of)
16. Harold B. McGiverin, Liberal (1908–1911); Ottawa (City of)
17. Albert Allard, Liberal (1910–1911); Ottawa (City of)
18. Alfred Ernest Fripp, Conservative (1911–1921); Ottawa (City of)
19. John Léo Chabot, Conservative (1911–1921); Ottawa (City of)
20. Harold B. McGiverin, Liberal (1921–1925); Ottawa (City of)
21. Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier, Liberal (1921–1925); Ottawa (City of)
22. Stewart McClenaghan, Conservative (1925–1926); Ottawa (City of)
23. John Léo Chabot, Conservative (1925–1926); Ottawa (City of)
24. Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier, Liberal (1926–1935); Ottawa (City of)
25. Gordon Cameron Edwards, Liberal (1926–1930); Ottawa (City of)
26. Thomas Franklin Ahearn, Liberal (1930–1940); Ottawa (City of) to 1935. Ottawa West from 1935
27. George McIlraith, Liberal (1940–1972); Ottawa West to 1968. Ottawa Centre from 1968
28. Hugh Poulin, Liberal (1973–1978); Ottawa Centre
29. Robert de Cotret, Progressive Conservative (1978–1979); Ottawa Centre
30. John Evans, Liberal (1979–1984); Ottawa Centre
31. Michael Cassidy, NDP (1984–1988); Ottawa Centre
32. Mac Harb, Liberal (1988–2003); Ottawa Centre
33. Ed Broadbent, NDP (2004–2005)
34. Paul Dewar, NDP (2006–present)

Centretown churches

• Centretown United Church
• Church of St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr
• First Church of Christ, Scientist
• First United Church
• Holy Korean Martyrs Parish
• Metropolitan Bible Church
• Salvation Army Gladstone Community Church
• St. George's Anglican Church
• St Patrick's Basilica

Centretown embassies

• Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa
• Embassy of Iran in Ottawa
• Embassy of Iraq in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Ottawa
• High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Ottawa
• Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Ottawa
• Embassy of El Salvador in Ottawa
• Embassy of Ukraine in Ottawa

See also

• List of Ottawa neighbourhoods

External links

• Mid-Centretown Community Design Plan study
  • official city of Ottawa blog for Mid-Centretown study