One of Ottawa’s best kept secrets is that it’s in a prime location for paddle sports, including canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddle (SUP) boarding. Ottawa is a paddler’s heaven with its multiple rivers, streams, and bays that provide options for all levels.  From flat water for beginners to class V rapids for the extreme paddlers, Ottawa has got many options – inc...Read More

(photo courtesy of my wife, and Elliot has granted permission for his photo to be used) Thinking of moving soon?  Do you have a furry friend that will be moving with you? We tend not to think about it when choosing somewhere to live, but finding a Fido friendly neighbourhood may go a long way for both you and your four-legged companion.  Whether you are actively searching for a new hom...Read More

As a REALTOR® working in Ottawa, one of the questions I get asked most is what neighbourhoods I recommend and why.  That very question is what inspired the idea for this new blog series. If you’re new to the city, it can be overwhelming to decide what neighbourhood is right for you. Over the coming weeks, I will be featuring different neighbourhoods throughout Ottawa, providing a b...Read More

This week’s featured Ottawa neighbourhood is Bells Corners. Located in Ottawa’s west end, Bells Corners stretches from the Thorncliffe Bridge to Westcliffe Bridge, from Stafford Road and Northside Road along Robertson Road. Bells Corners has a population of about 10,000.  Historically, the community was mainly rural until the 1900s. By the 1950s, the neighbourhood had become a co...Read More

Image Source: City of Ottawa website. This week, I’m going to move a little further West (22 km west south-west of downtown, to be specific) and talk about Kanata – one of the largest suburbs in the city of Ottawa. According to the 2011 census, Kanata is home to over 100,000 residents. It’s a young, vibrant, family-friendly community – the median age is 38, and 50% of th...Read More

Image Source: City of Ottawa website. Barrhaven (formerly a part of the City of Nepean), is a family oriented suburb in Ottawa located approximately 20km southwest of downtown (the Greenbelt is to the north, the Rideau River is to the east, Highway 416 is to the west, and the Jock River is to the south). Before Nepean amalgamated with the City of Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was home to approximatel...Read More

Image Credit: Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge by Saffron Blaze – Own work. Riverside South (formerly a part of the city of Gloucester) is a family oriented suburb in Ottawa located about 25 minutes south of downtown along the east side of Rideau river.  The community is bounded by Leitrim road to the north, the Rideau River to the west, and Bowesville road to the east.  The southern b...Read More

Former Westboro Town Hall. Image Credit: “Westboro Ottawa” by P199. Westboro is a community that is located approximately 5 kilometres west of downtown Ottawa. Generally speaking, it is bordered by Island Park Drive to the East, Golden Avenue to the West, Carling Avenue to the South and the Ottawa River to the North.   Often the areas of Wellington West and Hintonburg are mistak...Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog all about the Ottawa community of Westboro, where I mentioned that there is often confusion between the neighbourhoods of Westboro, Wellington Village, and Hintonburg.  This week’s blog will focus on the Hintonburg neighbourhood – a creative, hip community located just east of Wellington Village and Westboro and only a few minutes from downt...Read More

  Over the past several months, my Featured Ottawa Neighbourhood Series has focused on a specific area on the south bank of the Ottawa River running along Richmond Road and Wellington Street West.  Wellington Village is bordered to the west by Island Park Drive, to the East by Holland Avenue, and to the North by the Queensway. There is often confusion between the neighbourhoods of West...Read More