Downtown Ottawa

30 October 2020 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  10 minutes

Confederation Square, with National War Memorial in its centre © Skeezix1000/cc-by-sa-3.0

Confederation Square, with National War Memorial in its centre © Skeezix1000/cc-by-sa-3.0

Downtown Ottawa (French: Centre-Ville d’Ottawa) is the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Like other downtowns it is the commercial and economic centre of the city. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa’s financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, Gloucester Street to the south and Bronson Avenue to the west. This area and the residential neighbourhood to the south are also known locally as ‘Centretown’. The total population of the area is 5,000.   read more…

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