Glabar Park Explained

Official Name:Glabar Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Ottawa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ottawa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Ottawa
Leader Title:MPs
Leader Title1:MPPs
Leader Title2:Councillors
Leader Name:Anita Vandenbeld
Leader Name1:Jeremy Roberts
Leader Name2:Theresa Kavanagh
Leader Title3:Governing body
Leader Title4:President
Leader Name3:Glabar Park Community Alliance
Leader Name4:Vacant[1]
Area Total Km2:1.177
Population As Of:2016
Population Note:Canada 2016 Census
Population Total:2806
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:45.3673°N -75.7642°W
Elevation M:80
Postal Code:K2A
Website:Glabar Park Community Alliance

Glabar Park is a neighbourhood in Bay Ward, in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Woodroffe Avenue north by Carling Avenue, south by The Queensway and on the east by Maitland Avenue.[2] The population at the 2011 census was about 2,806.[3]

Most of the neighbourhood was built in the 1950s.[4] [5] The first part of the neighbourhood was built in 1950 in the area around Hare Avenue (surrounding the eponymous Glabar Park) by the F. J. Shouldice Construction Company and sold by the Brownlee & McKeown Realtors.[6] Further development in the neighbourhood was done by Teron Construction and subdivided by J. P. Chenier Ltd.[7] In 1985 townhouses on Esterlawn Private were built which is off Fairlawn Avenue just behind Fairlawn Centre. Today a few houses on Carling Avenue have demolished and turned into low-rise apartments.

The neighbourhood is home to D. Roy Kennedy Public School, St Paul's Presbyterian Church, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Ottawa. It is home to two parks, Kingsmere Park and Lorry Greenberg Park. Kingsmere Park is the park with more of a social setting, it features a large wading pool in the summer, and a double-sized hockey and skating rink in the winter. These amenities are provided by the City of Ottawa. Fairlawn Mall is on Carling Avenue across from Carlingwood.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact and Links | Glabar Park Community Alliance.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Glabar Park | Glabar Park Community Alliance.
  3. Population calculated by combining Dissemination areas 35060444, 35061091, 35060443, 35061092, 35060445 and 35060446
  4. https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa aerial maps - 1958
  5. Ottawa- Gatineau District, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031G05-G12, [ed. 3], 1953; Open Data Producer: Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence; Date published: 1953-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  6. News: Medium Priced Homes Designed for 'Luxury Living'. August 26, 1950. Ottawa Citizen. October 3, 2020.
  7. News: Developer Must Clear All Ditches. September 24, 1958. Ottawa Citizen. October 3, 2020.