Ward 16
River Ward or Ward 16 is a municipal ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the south central portion of the city, and includes the communities of Carlington, Central Park, Carleton Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park, and Hunt Club/Uplands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: place in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “River” and “River Ward”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carleton University and Hog’s Back Falls.
Carleton University
University
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Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans.
Hog’s Back Falls
Waterfall
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The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are a series of artificial waterfalls on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Mooney’s Bay Park
Park
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Mooney's Bay Park is a public park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Rideau River. Its main entrance is on Riverside Drive, opposite Ridgewood Avenue, but it can also be accessed from Hog's Back Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ottawa and Alta Vista.
Ottawa
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Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Across the Ottawa River is Gatineau, Quebec.
Alta Vista
Suburb
Alta Vista is a neighbourhood in Alta Vista Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries according to the Alta Vista Community Association are that part of Alta Vista Ward south of Smyth Road in the north, north of Walkley Road and east of the Rideau River, and west of the "greenspace underneath Haig Drive". Alta Vista is situated 4 km northeast of Ward 16.
The Glebe
Suburb
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The Glebe is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of Downtown Ottawa in the Capital Ward. As of 2016, the neighbourhood had a population of 13,055. The Glebe is situated 4½ km north of Ward 16.
Ward 16
- Category: municipal electoral district of Ottawa
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Ward 16” goes by many names.
- French: “Quartier 16”
- French: “River”
- French: “Rivière”
- German: “River Ward”
- Persian: “ریور وارد”
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Highlights include Mooneys Bay Beach and Carleton Square.
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