The area known as East Ottawa is home to Ottawa’s largest Francophone population and contains one of the city’s fastest growing and most interesting communities.
Paramount Properties has four apartment complexes in East Ottawa – Alta Vista Towers, Innes Park Complex, Villa Vista Apartments and Southpoint Villa.
Situated in or near East Ottawa’s three distinct neighbourhoods: Vanier, Gloucester and Orléans, Paramount apartments offer you a lifestyle of unique charm, attractions and a dynamic history. Get to know the neighbourhood surrounding your Ottawa apartment today!
Brief Overview
Vanier started life as Canada's smallest city, sized at just 2.79 km2! Originally known as the village of Eastview, it was renamed Vanier in 1969 in honour of former Governor General – Georges-Philéas Vanier. Bilingual Vanier has about 17,000 residents and is centred around Montreal Road, between the Rideau River and the Aviation Parkway.
To the east of Vanier is Gloucester, another bilingual community with just over 100,000 residents, surrounded by Greenbelt parklands. Gloucester was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981. It extends east of Blair Road and encompasses the upscale neighbourhoods of Rothwell Heights and Beacon Hill, home to three toboggan hills.
Orléans is a 10-minute drive east from Gloucester. Both were cities in their own right, prior to the amalgamation of Ottawa in 2001. Most of Orléans is situated between Innes Road and the Ottawa River. This self-contained community of 100,000 has its own shopping areas and plenty of parklands.
Major Shopping Centres
- St Laurent Shopping Centre (Vanier)
- Gloucester Shopping Centre (Gloucester)
- Elmvale Mall (Gloucester)
- Place d’ Orléans (Orléans)
Major retail outlets are found along Montreal Road, St. Laurent Blvd, Ogilvie Rd near Blair, Innes Rd in Blackburn Hamlet, and 19th Line Rd around Innes.
Schools
Ottawa East contains 16 public elementary schools, 18 Catholic elementary schools, 7 public high schools and one Catholic high school, as well as La Cite College.
Museums
- Canada Science and Technology Museum - 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard
- Canada Aviation Museum - 1 Aviation Parkway
- Cumberland Heritage Village Museum - 2940 Old Montreal Road
- Agriculture Museum of Canada - 1867 St-Laurent Boulevard
Galleries & Art Centres
- Gloucester Pottery School - Cyrville Community Centre, 4355 Halmont Drive (off Ogilvie Road)
- Orléans Visual Arts Centre - 1490 Youville Drive
- Rothwell Gallery – 1718 Montréal Road
Other Attractions
- Laser Quest - 1800 St. Laurent Boulevard
- Family Midway Park - 2370 Lancaster Road
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes Grotto - 435 Montreal Road. (Based on the original Notre-Dame de Lourdes in France)
- Petrie Island, Orléans -for beach lovers and bird watching
- Toboggan Hills in Beacon Hill: Green's Creek, Ski Hill Park and Loyola Park
- Cosmic Adventures - 1373 Ogilvie Road
Paramount Properties, established in 1986, offers the finest Ottawa apartments in some of the city's most convenient and desirable locations. We have grown to become Ottawa's second largest residential property management company with more than 4,500 rental apartments in Ottawa. We're your #1 choice for an Ottawa apartment
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