Borden Farm, Nepean, Ontario
The rough boundaries of the neighbourhood are Merivale Road to the west, Bowhill Avenue to the north, Nepean Creek to the south and Chesteron Drive to the east. According to the 2016 Canada Census, the population for this area was 2,668.
One of the housing developments found alongside the Borden Farm neighbourhood is Fisher Glen, built in the early 1980s. Other housing developments are Stewart Farm, Parkwood Hills and Carleton Heights.
It is home to four parks, shopping strips on Merivale, a small shopping strip on Viewmount Drive, and four schools Omer-Deslauriers High School (formerly J.S. Woodsworth High School), Century Public School, Laurier-Carrière Catholic Elementary School and Merivale High School. J. S. Woodsworth High School operated from 1973 until its closure in 2005. Merivale Mall is a short walking distance from the neighbourhood.
The Borden Farm Child Care Centre is located on Chesterton Drive.
See also
References
- ^ "Association | General Burns Community Association". 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Borden Farm". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "$40 Million Community Unveiled in Nepean". Ottawa Journal. April 19, 1962.
- ^ "Borden Farm Plan Given Partial OK". Ottawa Journal. February 15, 1963.
- ^ Population calculated by combining Dissemination Areas 35060517, 35060518, 35060516, 35060514 and Dissemination Blocks 35060515009, 35060515010, 35060515008, 35060515001, 35060515002, 35060519004 and 35060519003