Riverview (Ottawa)
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Riverview also known as Riverview Park is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. It is southeast of the downtown adjacent to the Rideau River, its location on which is its namesake. At its greatest extent Riverview is bounded roughly on the west by the Rideau River, on the north by Industrial Avenue, on the east by St. Laurent Boulevard, and on the south by Smyth Road. The neighbourhood was primarily built in the 1950s during the baby boom era, but there are some new developments, especially near Station Boulevard and Avalon Place, as well as on Bathurst Avenue, Rolland Street, and on Smyth Road, as well as commercial development at the Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park.
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Riverview is home to a variety of schools and parks, and the area is relatively diverse socioeconomically. There are many apartment buildings in Riverview, specifically on Riverside, Alta Vista and on Russell Road. There are also many townhouses. Riverview is home to CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) as well as the Ottawa General Hospital, the Perly-Rideau Veteran's Hospital, and other medical facilities.
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Riverview is home to a diversity of schools. There is one French elementary school (Lycée Claudel), a French High School (Franco Cité), an English Alternative school (Riverview) an English public school (Vincent Massey) and a Montessori school. There are also five churches a fire hall, a community centre (Dempsey) two shopping areas and a number of parks. Riverview is also served by 3 transitway stations: Hurdman, Lycée Claudel and Smyth. Riverview is located adjacent to Ottawa East on the west (across the Rideau River), on the north by Eastway Gardens, on the south by Alta Vista and on the east by Sheffield Glen. Approx. population: 12,000
The neighbourhood was built shortly after the city of Ottawa annexed the area in 1950. Prior to that, the area was in Gloucester Township, and was mostly farm land.
Politics
The neighbourhood is represented by David McGuinty (Liberal) in the Canadian House of Commons, and Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Most of Riverview is represented by Peter Hume on Ottawa City Council, but west of the CN railway, it is represented by Clive Doucet.
Members of Parliament
- James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1867-1874); Russell
- Robert Blackburn, Liberal (1874-1878); Russell
- John O'Connor, Conservative (1878-1882); Russell
- Moss Kent Dickinson, Conservative (1882-1887); Russell
- William C. Edwards, Liberal (1887-1903); Russell
- David Wardrope Wallace, Liberal (1903-1904); Russell
- Norman F. Wilson, Liberal (1904-1908); Russell
- Charles Murphy, Liberal (1908-1925); Russell
- Alefred Goulet, Liberal (1925-1945); Russell
- Joseph-Omer Gour, Liberal (1945-1959); Russell
- Paul Tardif, Liberal (1959-1968); Russell
- John Turner, Liberal (1968-1976); Ottawa—Carleton
- Jean Pigott, Prog. Cons. (1976-1979); Ottawa—Carleton
- Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal (1979-1988); Ottawa—Vanier
- John Manley, Liberal (1988-2003); Ottawa South
- David McGuinty, Liberal (2003-present); Ottawa South
See also: List of Ottawa neighbourhoods