Bridlewood is a neighbourhood in the west end of Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. Bridlewood was part of the City of Kanata

Kanata, Ontario

Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....

 until 2001, when that city amalgamated with the City of Ottawa.

Location

Bridlewood is located east of Eagleson Road

Eagleson Road (Ottawa)

Eagleson Road is a northwest-southeast road in Ottawa's west end in Kanata. It starts at Highway 417 and ends at Brophy Road south of Richmond. North of Highway 417 it becomes March Road...

, south and west of the National Capital Commission

National Capital Commission

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 Greenbelt

Greenbelt (Ottawa)

The Greenbelt is a crescent of land within the present-day boundaries of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in which real estate development is strictly controlled. It begins at Shirleys Bay in the west and extends to Green's Creek in the east...

, and north of Hope Side Road. This community is located in the southeast part of the former city of Kanata and is 12 KM from the boundary of pre-amalgamation Ottawa proper.

History

Bridlewood began to develop as a residential area in the 1960s. Previous to that, the land was used for agricultural purposes. William Teron

William Teron

William Teron, OC is a Canadian real estate executive who is known as the "Father of Kanata".Born in Gardenton, Manitoba, he moved to Ottawa when he was eighteen. He started his own company, Golden Ridge Developments Ltd...

 spurred development with his purchase of agricultural land in order to create a model community that subsequently evolved into Kanata.

Most of the land that became Bridlewood was originally part of the Deevy farm. There is still a small piece of farmland in the centre of the community, where the farmhouse and barn still stand.

In the early 1970s, Ontario Hydro

Ontario Hydro

Ontario Hydro was the official name from 1974 of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario which was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara...

 installed a hydro

Hydroelectricity

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 line corridor through what would become the community, and in 1989 the voltage

Voltage

Voltage, otherwise known as electrical potential difference or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points — or the difference in electric potential energy per unit charge between two points...

 of the hydro lines was increased from 230 to 500 kV. The Bridlewood Residents Hydro Line Committee (now defunct) opposed this change, citing concerns for children's health when exposed to electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic radiation

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. The BRHLC struggle received national media attention, including by CTV

CTV television network

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's W5

W-FIVE

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 and CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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's The Journal.

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

, there were 19,167 people living in Bridlewood.

Community

The Bridlewood Community Association (BCA) serves not only Bridlewood but the adjacent community of Emerald Meadows. The BCA deals with various community matters including sports, outdoor hockey rinks, garage sales, safety and security, business networking, traffic volume concerns, and developer and zoning activity.

Bridlewood is served by local councillor Allan Hubley

Allan Hubley

Allan Hubley is a municipal politician in Ottawa, Ontario, currently an Ottawa City Councillor for Kanata South Ward. He first ran in the Ottawa municipal election, 2006, finishing second with 5,700 votes in Kanata South against Peggy Feltmate, and was elected in 2010 election following Feltmate's...

 as it is part of the Kanata South Ward

Kanata South Ward

Kanata South Ward is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's west end, the ward created in 2006 includes the communities of Katimativik-Hazeldean, Glen Cairn and Bridlewood...

.

Sports

Sports participation is significant in Bridlewood. The BCA estimates participance of over 800 children for the 2007 soccer program. Bridlewood is a community participant in the True Sport movement, which is a Canadian program espousing goals of ensuring positive and meaningful experiences for sport participants.

Primary schools

• W.O. Mitchell Elementary School
• Bridlewood Community Elementary School
  Bridlewood Community Elementary School
  Bridlewood Community Elementary School is an elementary and middle school located on 63 Bluegrass Drive, in Ottawa, Canada. Operated by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, it is situated in the Zone 2 school board district with Cathy Curry as its trustee, in the Kanata neighbourhood of...
  
  
• Roch Carrier Elementary School

Catholic schools

• St. James Catholic School
• St. Anne Catholic School
• Elizabeth Bruyere Catholic School

New public French language elementary school "École élémentaire publique Kanata-Sud" will be opened in September 2010.

Stonehaven Plaza

Located at 701 Eagleson Road.

• Optometrist
• Bridlewood Animal Hospital
• Mojo Fresh
• Hair Tech (Hair Salon) Formerly known as Hair Tech 2000
• Kanata Music Academy
• Scotiabank
  Scotiabank
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Eagleson Plaza

Located at 700 Eagleson Rd.

• Beer Store
• Bridlewood Chiropractic and Massage Therapy http://www.bridlewoodchiropractic.com/
• Domino's Pizza
  Domino's Pizza
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• First Choice Haircutters
  First Choice Haircutters
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• Harvey's
  Harvey's
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• Heavenly Spa
• Kanata Dental Centre
• Rogers
  Rogers Communications
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   Plus
• Shoppers Drug Mart
  Shoppers Drug Mart
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• Starbucks
  Starbucks
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   Coffee
• Subway
  Subway (restaurant)
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• TD Canada Trust
  TD Canada Trust
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• Bridlewood Home Hardware
  Home Hardware
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Bridgestone Plaza

• Black Belt Excellence Martial Arts
• Bridlewood Medical Centre
• Mac's
  Mac's Convenience Stores
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  Milk
• Gabriel Pizza and Italian Restaurant
• The Works (Gourmet Burger Bistro)
• Broadway Bar and Grill
• Tiny Hoppers

External links

• Bridlewood Community Association, accessed 12 November 2006

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