Bearbrook, Ontario Explained

Bearbrook
Settlement Type:dispersed rural community
Pushpin Map:Canada Ottawa#Canada Southern Ontario
Coordinates:45.3883°N -75.3336°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Ottawa
Established Title:First settled
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:68
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code FSA
Postal Code:K4B
Area Codes:613, 343

Bearbrook is a dispersed rural community in Cumberland Ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named after the nearby small creek Bear Brook, a tributary of the South Nation River.[2] [3] [4] [5]

History

The Bearbrook area, part of the then township of Cumberland, was first settled in 1824. Bearbrook Village's Postal Office (in the General Store) was opened in 1855 with John Walsh being named the first post master. Bearbrook Station was established when the train station was built. Parish of Trinity Anglican was formed in 1863 in a wooden church centered in the village of Bearbrook. Trinity Anglican Stone church was built in 1900. st School SSNo.4 Southwest of Bearbrook, also served Navan near the corner of what is currently Russell Road and Forced Road.

In the mid 19th century, during the early days of settlement, the Bear Brook was used by loggers for floating timber to sawmills, a few of which operated in Carlsbad Springs from 1854 to 1905. It was also used by settlers for transportation to their homesteads. However the brook was too small and dry in the summer, and its use for transportation was quickly discontinued upon completion of Russell Road. All the surrounding mature forests have been logged, and consequently the brook drains faster.[6]

Recreation

Bearbrook has a community building operated by the city of Ottawa.[7] Next to the community building is a skate park, a baseball field and a playground.[8]

Transportation

The community is at the junction of Russell Road (roughly east–west), signed at this point as Ottawa Road 26, and Dunning Road (roughly north–south), signed north of the junction as Ottawa Road 35. Carlsbad Springs is to the west; Cheney, Ontario, a community in the city of Clarence-Rockland, to the east; and the community of Leonard to the north. Forced Road leads southwest to the community of Vars and interchange 88 Rockland Road on Ontario Highway 417.

Religion

The community is served by Trinity Anglican Church, part of the four-point charge of the Anglican Parish of Bearbrook, Navan and Blackburn.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Earth. 2021-01-26.
  2. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search). Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2021-01-26.
  3. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2021-01-26.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2021-01-26. 2020-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511165309/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6576. dead.
  5. Map 11. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 700,000. 2020-01-01. 2021-01-26.
  6. Gloucester Historical Society
  7. Web site: Bearbrook Community Building. City of Ottawa. 2021-01-26.
  8. Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. Web site: Anglican Parish of Bearbrook, Navan and Blackburn. 2021-01-26.