Pineview, Ottawa Explained

Official Name:Pineview
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Ottawa
Leader Title2:MPs
Leader Title3:MPPs
Leader Title4:Councillors
Leader Name2:Mona Fortier
Leader Name3:Lucille Collard
Leader Name4:Tim Tierney
Area Total Km2:5.1
Area Total Sq Mi:2
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Population As Of:2021
Population Note:Canada 2021 Census
Population Total:6179
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5

Pineview (also spelled Pine View) is a neighbourhood in Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was part of the City of Gloucester. As of the Canada 2021 Census, the neighbourhood had a population of 6,179.

It is bounded by the Queensway on the north, Highway 417 to the west, the Greenbelt on the east and Innes Road to the south. Its adjacent neighbourhoods are Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet and Cyrville.

Notable locations in Pineview include:

The neighbourhood is also across from a large commercial area of big box and large department stores on Innes Road between Blair Road and Highway 417.

History

Pineview was formerly known as Seguin Heights, named after Joseph-Arthur Seguin of Dalkeith, Ontario, an early landowner.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place names - Pineview. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth. Observation. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: Historical Notes on the Pineview Community Used at the 2017 Pineview Canada Day Celebrations by Nathalie Seguin of the Pineview Community Association. Nathalie Seguin, Gloucester Historical Society. October 22, 2022.