Kanata Lakes
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 Kanata Lakes as seen from a helicopter |
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| Current Councillor: | Marianne Wilkinson |
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| Location: | Latitude of 45 degrees 18" North and a longitude of 75 degrees 55" West |
| Size: | 139 square kilometers |
| Website: | http://www.klca.ca |
Kanata Lakes (also known as Kanata North or Ward 4) is the northern section of Kanata. Located north of highway 417, Kanata Lakes' main street is Kanata Ave. which runs all the way past Glen Cairn. It has four major side roads, being: Knudson, Walden, Golburn Forced Road, and Campeau Drive. The current councillor of this part of Ottawa is Marianne Wilinson. Walden village, which is a small neighborhood in Kanata Lakes, has a booming real-estate market, for most homes over 3000 sqf. averaging for little over $600,000 canadian. Walden village is also known to have some of the nicest and most expensive homes in all of Kanata.
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[edit] Location
Kanata Lakes is located about 22 km (14 miles) west-southwest of downtown Ottawa along Highway 417. Latitude of 45 degrees 18" North and a longitude of 75 degrees 55" West, and an area of 139 square kilometers. It is part of the Ottawa Valley.
[edit] History
The area that is today Kanata Lakes was originally part of the Township of March, and was first settled by Europeans in the early nineteenth century. One site dating from this era is Pinhey's Point. It remained mainly agricultural until the 1960s when it became the site of heavy development. Modern Kanata is largely the creation of Bill Teron, a developer and urban planner who purchased 4000 acres (16 km²) of rural land and set about building a model community.
[edit] Notable buildings and institutions
- The Kanata Recreation Complex
- The Kanata Centrum power centre; together with adjacent developments, Ottawa's 3rd largest shopping centre.
- AMC Kanata 24 Theatres, the largest movie theatre in Ottawa.
[edit] Sports
Kanata Lakes has several sports associations with regular activities, the most visible being the large golf clubs (one of them right in the middle of the town), the sailing club and the bicycle club.
[edit] Arts
Arts groups in Kanata Lakes include the Kanata Symphony and Kanata Theatre.
[edit] Schools
Major schools in Kanata Lakes include:
[edit] Primary Schools
- St. Isidore Catholic School
[edit] Secondary Schools
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School
- All Saints Catholic High School
- Earl of March Secondary School
