Dick Bell Park is a public park in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, on the southern shore of the Ottawa River . Admission and parking are free. The park is home to the Nepean Sailing Club . The park's area, according to the city, is 18 ha; 45 acres. The official address of the park is 3259 Carling Avenue, Nepean .
11-654: Dick Bell Park is bordered by Carling Avenue to the south, Rocky Point to the west, and Andrew Haydon Park to the east. The border between the two parks is a small stream with a wood and metal bridge. The park was named after Dick Bell , a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1957 to 1963, and again from 1965 to 1968. He served in the Conservative cabinet of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 1962 to 1963. Cyclists must dismount and must walk their bikes throughout
22-493: A speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). In December 2005 one lane in each direction between Booth Street and Cambridge South just before Bronson was converted to a bus-only lane . This very short (roughly 150 m) bus-only section speeds up bus traffic through the Carling/Bronson intersection during rush-hour. Carling avenue is roughly 19km long. Notable features located along Carling Avenue from west to east are Mitel ,
33-624: Is a major tulip viewing area with the highest concentration of tulips in the region numbering as many as 300,000. What is now known as the Canadian Tulip Festival at the park was originally a gift of 100,000 tulips given in 1945 by Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands , as she then was known, to mark Canada's contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands from the Nazi occupation and "as thanks to Ottawa for sheltering her family during
44-469: Is a park in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada. It lies within the westernmost section of The Glebe , bounded by Dow's Lake , Preston Street , Carling Avenue and Dow's Lake Road. Throughout the warmer months it is a popular place for family walks. The National Capital Commission maintains the park and manages to keep flowers blooming there throughout the growing season. During the annual Canadian Tulip Festival , it
55-492: Is now known as Ottawa Road #38 but used to be Highway 17B east of Richmond Road until the Ontario government downloaded the highway to the local government. Until the 1970s, the western part of Carling was also part of Highway 17 . From 2004 to 2007, Carling Avenue was named one of Ontario's worst 20 roads in a CAA survey, citing frequent bumps and potholes. One of the first UFO monitoring stations used for Project Magnet
66-776: The Carling Campus , the Communications Research Centre , Smithvale Stables, Andrew Haydon Park , the Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre , Carlingwood Mall , Fairlawn Plaza , Westgate Mall , the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre , Ottawa Civic Hospital , Old Dominion Observatory , and Claridge Icon condo tower. It also runs along the northern boundaries of the Central Experimental Farm and Commissioners Park . Carling
77-608: The Glebe . The road is named for John Carling , founder of Carling Brewery and Conservative MP and Senator, Postmaster General and Minister of Agriculture. At approximately 19 km (12 mi) in length, Carling Avenue begins at the fringes of the Glebe neighbourhood and runs in a straight direction west until the Ottawa River where it bends north to go around Crystal Bay and Britannia Bay and ends north of Kanata. It used to begin at O'Connor Street, one block east of Bank Street , but
88-549: The grass and paths. This rule has since been extended indefinitely. Currently, dogs are allowed on a leash, but "are prohibited from being within five meters of all children's play areas and pools". 45°21′05″N 75°49′40″W / 45.35139°N 75.82778°W / 45.35139; -75.82778 Carling Avenue Carling Avenue is a major east–west arterial road in the west end of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. It runs from March Road in Kanata to Bronson Avenue in
99-413: The park. The city bylaw bans activity in the park after 11 pm. That includes leaving your car parked in the lot. Historically, dogs have not been allowed in the park, nor in neighboring Andrew Haydon park. In 2009, the city allowed dogs on a leash as a one-year pilot project. This was to try and solve the "geese problem", which was caused by too many Canada geese in the summer that excrete all over
110-494: The part east of Bronson was renamed Glebe Avenue on February 7, 1974. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial road for most of its urban length, with a speed limit of 60 km/h (37 mph). The portion through the Greenbelt and into Kanata is generally a two-lane rural highway (although widening is planned, which would also remove a substandard underpass in the 3700 block about midway between March Road and Moodie Drive), with
121-622: Was located on Carling Avenue. Dow's Lake station on the O-Train Trillium Line , is located near the intersection of Carling Avenue and Preston Street . OC Transpo bus routes also serve the station. The addresses change erratically on Carling; they are not consistent from point to point and rise rapidly in the eastern part, then slow down to a very slow rise west of Bayshore. Major intersections (from west to east, approximate address point): Neighbourhoods along its length are: Commissioners Park (Ottawa) Commissioners Park
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