Bel-Air Heights (also spelled Bel Air Heights;[3] French: Hauteurs Bel Air) is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by Agincourt Road, on the south by Baseline Road, on the west by Navaho Drive and on the north by the Central Experimental Farm Pathway. The neighbourhood is mostly a middle class housing neighbourhood.
Bel-Air Heights | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Agincourt Public School | |
  Bel-Air Heights Location in Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′28″N 75°45′18″W / 45.357785°N 75.75503°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • MP | Anita Vandenbeld |
| • MPP | Chandra Pasma |
| • Councillor | Laine Johnson |
| • Bel-Air Community Association Co-Presidents | Kathryn Loyen, Jean Mullan[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.659 km2 (0.254 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | K2C |
Most of the homes were built in 1959 and 1960. Construction began by the Campeau Corporation in June 1958.[4] There are a few apartments on Baseline and Navaho that were built later on. The neighbourhood has three parks; Agincourt Park, Ainsley Park and Navaho Park. For schools there is Agincourt Public School, J. H. Putman Public School, Charlotte Lemieux French School and Woodroffe High School.
The population of the area is roughly 2500.
Along with Bel-Air Park and Braemar Park, the area is part of the Bel-Air Community Association.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bel Air Community Association - About Us". Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Stormwater Management Retrofit Study, May 2011
- ^ "Place names - Bel Air Heights".
- ^ "Big West End Subdivisions Start Soon". Ottawa Citizen. May 3, 1958. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/belaircommunityassociation/?ref=page_internal [user-generated source]