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27-626: Walter Baker Sports Centre is located in Barrhaven a suburb in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada in the former City of Nepean at 100 Malvern Drive. Walter Baker has been attached to John McCrae Secondary School since the school was built in 1999. The centre has 2 ice rinks and maintains both rinks in the summer season. Housing the Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library , the building also includes

54-745: A few smaller shopping malls. The 1990s also saw the influx of high-tech companies into the area (such as JDS Uniphase and Nortel ), and the growth of the Public Service in the National Capital Region. The area got its first high school in 1998 when Mother Teresa High School (Catholic) opened, followed by John McCrae Secondary School (public) in 1999. Barrhaven gained its third high school in 2002 when St. Joseph High School (Catholic) opened. In September 2009, Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School (Public) opened. In 2011 École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard opened. In 2024, Barrhaven

81-404: A library and other facilities. The main commercial district surrounds the intersection of Strandherd Drive and Greenbank Road, with a seven-screen cinema , Loblaws , Wal-Mart , Indigo Books and Music , Staples , Winners , Homesense , Farmboy , Sport Chek , Starbucks , Your Independent Grocer , and Best Buy , among others. The Minto Recreation Complex, a new multi-use community centre at

108-425: A pool area with 4 pools, a hot tub, a rock wall, an inflatable obstacle course (Wibit), and a steam room. The building also offers an upper gym with weights and cardio machines and a lower gym with free weights, as well as 4 squash courts. The centre is served by OC Transpo routes 170, 173 & 272. Walter Baker was first known as South Nepean Centre. It was built for the former City of Nepean, Ontario in 1980 and

135-419: Is a hockey league that uses these arena's the most. There is also many other groups including Nepean Ringette, Many local Men's Leagues and Skating Clubs. The Pool area has a 25-metre lap pool, dive tank, a training pool, a rock climbing wall in the dive tank, children's pool, inflatable obstacle course (Wibit), and a hot tub for swimming activities. There is also a steam room located beside the hot tub. The pool

162-519: Is a triangle of land east of Greenbank between Fallowfield Road and the railway tracks known as Knollsbrook or The Triangle. South of this is the area known as Longfields , which stretches south to Strandherd and east to Woodroffe Avenue . Sandwiched between the railway tracks, Jockvale Road, Greenbank and Strandherd is the neighbourhood of Barrhaven on the Green. East of Woodroffe, next to the Rideau River,

189-474: Is the neighbourhood of Davidson Heights. South of Strandherd and east of Greenbank is a new community known as Chapman Mills. As Prince of Wales Drive approaches Jockvale, there is a thriving community known as Stonebridge that is located beside the Stonebridge Golf & Country Club. The Barrhaven area was long inhabited by First Nations peoples, and the modern Jockvale Road follows an ancient path that

216-477: Is used by many groups and the City of Ottawa offers many programs and lessons for all ages. The pool is also used by many swim and diving clubs. All pools are supervised by highly trained and skilled lifeguards. Barrhaven Barrhaven is a suburb of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. It is located about 17 km (11 mi) southwest of the city's downtown core. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven

243-604: Is very near to the terminus of the Trillium Line at Limebank station . The suburb has seven local bus routes which provide coverage: 80, 170, 171, 173, 175, and 176 . These routes serve the local streets of Barrhaven as well as serving several stations on the Transitway network where a transfer can be made to Ottawa's Rapid Transit system with Route 75 , 74 and 99. There are six express bus routes, 270, 271, 272, 273, 277, and 278 that provide direct service to downtown Ottawa during

270-490: The Central Experimental Farm before reaching a roundabout . The speed limit is 50 km/h (31 mph) down to Fisher Avenue , at which point it increases to 60 km/h (37 mph). There is a major intersection with Hunt Club Road , where several commuters from south Nepean use the bridge to cross the Rideau River. Prince of Wales Drive follows the Rideau River past Barrhaven and Manotick . South of

297-536: The O-Train Line 2 terminus, at non-peak hours, via Riverside South ( Vimy Memorial Bridge ) and Leitrim Station . At peak hours, the 99 goes all the way to Hurdman Station via the Southeast Transitway, connecting to the O-Train Line 1. Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa) Prince of Wales Drive is the continuation of Queen Elizabeth Driveway beyond Preston Street . It runs around Dow's Lake and through

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324-404: The area. Fast passenger service was offered for many years from Fallowfield Station (near the intersection of Strandherd Dr and Cedarview Rd) to Ottawa and beyond After many years of absence, passenger rail service was reintroduced to the area by Via Rail in the fall of 2002 through a new Fallowfield Station located at the intersection of Fallowfield Road and Woodroffe Avenue. Modern Barrhaven

351-455: The community. Rapid transit route 75 takes approximately 10 minutes to travel between Fallowfield Station and Strandherd Station, and 2 minutes between Strandherd Station and Barrhaven Centre Station . The Province of Ontario funded one-third of the $ 5 million cost. In April 2011, the transitway (BRT) network was expanded in Barrhaven. One feature was the extension of Route 94 (now Route 74) to

378-464: The corner of Cambrian and Greenbank, opened in 2014. A major employment district was established in 2015 in the area west of Strandherd Drive adjacent to Highway 416 , known as the CitiGate corporate campus. A Costco store has opened in fall of 2016, including several other retail establishments. Barrhaven is served by a triangle of bus rapid transit lines, with OC Transpo routes 75, 74, and 99, and

405-465: The exception of the growing Riverside South area across the Rideau River. Directly south of Barrhaven is Manotick , a commuter town of the city. Barrhaven is divided into several areas: Barrhaven proper or Old Barrhaven is the westernmost part of the neighbourhood, lying between Cedarview Road and Greenbank Road. New residential development is expanding the west side of Old Barrhaven between Cedarview and Strandherd Drive . Also included in this area

432-429: The intersection of Woodroffe and Strandherd. A new stretch of BRT was also constructed between Fallowfield and Strandherd to reduce travel times on Route 95 (Route 75 since 2019). In September 2014, a new BRT route was established on Chapman Mills Drive, using a graveyard median from the canceled south-western LRT route. Route 99 starts at Barrhaven Centre and using new Beatrice Station proceeds to Greenboro Station ,

459-500: The intersection with Jockvale Road, the road diverts from the river and heads in a southwesterly direction toward North Gower , where it terminates at Fourth Line Road . Prior to the construction of Highway 416, the stretch of Highway 16 that included Prince of Wales continued south to the Canada–US border into Saint Lawrence County, New York In May 2007, the City approved the start of an environmental assessment study in regards of

486-661: The morning rush hour and from downtown during the afternoon rush hour; travel time is approximately 30 minutes. Previously, these routes were numbered 70, 71, 72 (previously 76), 73 and 77, but were changed in 2017 as part the 2018 On Track LRT project. Route 176 runs from the Fallowfield Station to Manotick , stopping in the growing Stonebridge community before travelling on the lower half of Jockvale before connecting with Prince of Wales Drive . Intercity Via Rail connections can be made at Fallowfield railway station to Montreal and Toronto. Until 2006, it had been planned that

513-413: The north-south light-rail O-Train (today's Trillium Line ) would be extended to the centre of Barrhaven near Riocan Marketplace via Riverside South . The project was cancelled on December 14, 2006, by Ottawa City Council, which decided to focus on building rail-based rapid transit lines in the inner city instead. Rail-based rapid transit to Barrhaven is not expected to be introduced until after 2031, when

540-502: The streets are curvilinear, never forming a grid as they do in older parts of Ottawa. The area is very suburban and tends to attract families. Barrhaven is divided into many neighbourhoods. The names are generally selected by developers. Barrhaven contains several public and Catholic schools and numerous parks and playgrounds , mainly built in since 2000. It is also home to the Walter Baker Sports Centre which contains

567-589: The three lines in the inner city are expected to be completed. On January 2, 2007, OC Transpo opened the Strandherd Transitway Station and Park & Ride lot in Barrhaven. Directly across from the Riocan/Barrhaven Shopping Centre's Wal-Mart & TD Bank , the facility has parking space for about 330 cars. It was built to help with overcrowding at the Fallowfield Station and meet the increased demand for park and ride spaces in

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594-498: Was built as the very first public school in Barrhaven. Barrhaven was incorporated into the City of Nepean in 1978 and subsequently grew rapidly into a community of several tens of thousands of people. Commercial centres were slower to arrive. In 1990 the area was served by a single grocery store, had no movie theatre , and not even a bar. This has changed with the opening in 1991 of the vast Barrhaven Town Centre complex of big box stores and smaller commercial establishments, as well as

621-591: Was established in the 1960s, one of a group of new suburbs built outside the Greenbelt from the main city of Ottawa. Building in the area was begun by Mel Barr , for whom the community is named. Barr had originally purchased a 200-acre (0.81 km ) farm with the intent of constructing a horse racing track. However the Rideau Carleton Raceway was built further to the east, and Barr instead decided to develop his land for housing. In 1968-69 Barrhaven Public School

648-411: Was officially opened on October 4, 1980 by Ben Franklin , then the mayor . It wasn't until November 24, 1983 that the centre was named in memory of Walter Baker , the local Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton. Walter Baker has two ice rinks in the arena area. Both rinks are NHL size 200x85 feet. Both rinks are maintained throughout the winter and summer seasons. Nepean Minor Hockey Association

675-466: Was originally a trail through the wilderness. In the 19th century the area became populated by European farmers as the area was divided into a number of rural homesteads. The old Barrhaven School House located at Jockvale and Strandherd was in built in 1906. Today, the school stands as a historic site. In 1911, the Canadian Northern Railway built a rail line from Ottawa to Toronto through

702-645: Was part of the City of Nepean . Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 103,234. Barrhaven is approximately bounded to the north by the Greenbelt , to the east by the Rideau River , to the west by Highway 416 , and to the south by the new Half Moon Bay development along Cambrian Road south of the Jock River . The area is diagonally bisected by CN rail tracks. Barrhaven is surrounded by rural areas and farmland, with

729-400: Was the site of the city's worst mass killing in its history when six people were killed with a knife-like weapon. Like most North American suburbs built so quickly and so recently, Barrhaven has a very uniform feel, especially considering how big it is. Almost every street consists of town houses with some streets having comparatively large suburban houses. In the older parts of Barrhaven,

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