Queenswood Heights Explained
Queenswood Heights is a neighbourhood located in Orleans, the suburb in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was in the Township of Cumberland. Queenswood Heights is bounded by St. Joseph Boulevard to the north, Tenth Line Road to the east, Innes Road to the south, and the former Cumberland-Gloucester boundary to the west (the Queenswood Heights Community Association considers Duford St. to be the western boundary).[1] According to the Canada 2016 Census, the population of the neighbourhood was 11,031. Queenswood Heights spans 3.71km2.[2]
Schools
There are four elementary level schools serving the needs of young students in the neighbourhood.
- Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School - English Catholic elementary School
- École élémentaire catholique Reine-des-Bois - Catholic French language elementary school
- Dunning-Foubert Elementary School - English public elementary school
- École élémentaire catholique La Source - Catholic French language elementary school
- Queenswood Public School - closed in June 2008.
Roads
The main roads in this neighbourhood are:
- Des Épinettes Avenue
- Prestwick Drive
- St. Georges Street
- Amiens Street
- Duford Drive
- Tompkins Avenue
- Prestone Drive
Transit
Queenswood Heights is serviced by the following OC Transpo bus routes:
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Nature trails
Currently there are 5.5 km of trails in Queenswood Heights; these trails include a ravine, foot bridges, benches, etc.[4]
External links
45.4708°N -75.5042°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Community Information – Queenswood Heights Community Association | l'Association communautaire de Queenswood Heights.
- Population and area calculated by combining data from Census Tracts 5050170.03, 5050170.04 and 5050170.05
- Web site: Travel Planner . OC Transpo . 7 June 2019.
- Web site: Trail Information – Queenswood Heights Community Association l'Association communautaire de Queenswood Heights . Queenswood Heights Community Association . 7 June 2019 . en-CA.
