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Ottawa's
Vanier neighbourhood is a former municipality ceased to exist in
2001 by becoming part of the city of
Ottawa, Ontario. It is most notable for its large
francophone population, and has 15,726 residents today (2006 census).
The Vanier neighbourhood is located in the east of Ottawa across the
Rideau River from the neighbourhoods of Lowertown and
Sandy Hill, and just south of
Rockcliffe Park and
New Edinburgh. To the east of Vanier are the suburbs of
Gloucester. Vanier has a relatively small area with a high population density.
In
1908, the communities of
Janeville,
Clarkstown and
Clandeboye were joined to form the village of
Eastview. In
1913,
Eastview was incorporated as a town. Originally it was a popular destination for
civil servants who wished to live at a distance from downtown. It later saw a large influx of
French-Canadians and became the main francophone area in the capital. In
1963 it became a city, and in 1969 was renamed after the recently-deceased
Governor General of Canada,
Georges Vanier.
Montreal Road is the main thoroughfare of the community. Drugs and prostitution are common on many of the side streets. Despite this, some consider it to be an up-and-coming area today. Vanier offers a wide choice of retail shops, strip malls, eateries, bars, etc. As one of the last relatively inexpensive Ottawa neighbourhoods with a desirable location next to downtown, Vanier is increasingly considered a target for gentrification. Both subsidized and self-financed housing is available here, with several existing and proposed upscale condominiums and infill developments. The population on the western edge of Vanier closer to the
Rideau River, esp. the Kingsview Park neighbourhood, is among the more affluent.
Like nearby Lowertown, Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood is home to a number of French-speaking immigrants from Africa and elsewhere. It is also the site of an urban
maple syrup Maple Sugar Festival (Festival des Sucres) held in spring, and home to an outdoor Catholic shrine, the Grotte des Lourdes.
Vanier is part of the federal
riding of
Ottawa—Vanier, and the
Ottawa—Vanier provincial riding. It is traditionally one of the staunchly
Liberal ridings in Canada, having voted for the party consistently since the riding's creation. Federally, it's represented by
Mauril Belanger, and provincially by
Madeleine Meilleur.
According to the
Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 17,632
- % Change (1996-2001): 2.2
- Dwellings: 9,114
- Area (km².): 2.93
- Density (persons per km².): 6017.7
Mayors of Eastview
1913 Camille Gladu
1916 John Herbert White
1918 Arthur Desrosiers
1920 John Herbert White/Camille Gladu
1922 Arthur Desrosiers
1923 Arthur Guilbault
1924 Arthur Desrosiers
1928 G.H. Alex Collins
1931 David Langelier
1933 Donat Grandmaître
1936 Jean-Baptiste Charette
1937 Donat Grandmaître
1949 Gordon Lavergne
1961 Oscar Perrier
Mayors of Vanier
1965 Gérard Grandmaître
1970 Roger Crete
1973 Gérard Grandmaître
1974 Bernard Grandmaître
1980 Wilfrid Champagne
1985 Gisèle Lalonde
1991 Guy CousineauFurther Information
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