Queenswood Heights

Queenswood Heights is a neighbourhood located in Orleans, a suburb in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the neighbourhood was in the Township of Cumberland. Queenswood Heights is bounded by St. Joseph Boulevard to the north, Tenth Line Road to the east, Innes Road to the south, and the former Cumberland-Gloucester boundary to the west (the Queenswood Heights Community Association considers Duford St. to be the western boundary).[1] According to the Canada 2016 Census, the population of the neighbourhood was 11,031. Queenswood Heights spans 3.71 square kilometres (920 acres).[2]

Schools

There are four elementary level schools serving the needs of young students in the neighbourhood.

  • Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School - English Catholic elementary School
  • École élémentaire catholique Reine-des-Bois - Catholic French language elementary school
  • Dunning-Foubert Elementary School - English public elementary school
  • La Source - Catholic French language elementary school
  • Queenswood Public School - closed in June 2008.

Roads

The main roads in this neighbourhood are:

  • Des Épinettes Avenue
  • Prestwick Drive
  • St Georges Street
  • Amiens Street
  • Duford Drive
  • Tompkins Avenue
  • Prestone Drive

Transit

Queenswood Heights is serviced by the following OC Transpo bus routes:

  • 35
  • 37
  • 131
  • 232
  • 234[3]

Shopping

There is a small strip mall at the corner of des Épinettes and Prestwick which includes:

  • Quickie Convenience Store
  • Canada Post counter (located inside the Quickie).
  • Mama Rosa`s Pizza
  • Mobile Plus
  • Expressions Hair Design

There is also a small strip mall located at the corner of Tompkins Ave & 10th Line Rd which includes:

  • Circle K (formerly Mac`s Convenience Store)
  • Top of the Hill Bakery
  • M&M Meat Shops
  • Milano Pizzeria

Nature trails

Currently there are 5.5 km of trails in Queenswood Heights; these trails include a ravine, foot bridges, benches, etc.[4]

References
  1. http://queenswoodheights.com/info/
  2. Population and area calculated by combining data from Census Tracts 5050170.03, 5050170.04 and 5050170.05
  3. "Travel Planner". OC Transpo. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Trail Information – Queenswood Heights Community Association | l'Association communautaire de Queenswood Heights". Queenswood Heights Community Association. Retrieved 7 June 2019.


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