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Kanata is a large suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, it has a population of 90,000 and is growing rapidly. It is located just to the west of the Greenbelt and is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa. It is a planned community and an important hi-tech centre.

South March: This area of Kanata is located north of the Kanata North Business Park on either side of March Road and is bounded by Terry Fox Drive to the south and the urban boundary, which basically runs along the Old Carp Road to the north. Extensive developments are underway towards the north. The development area along the west side of March Road is commonly referred as Morgan's Grant, while the development area along the east side of March Road can be referred as BriarBrook, BriarRidge and Brookside (depending on what area you were referring to). Many different developers have developed the land along the east side.

Kanata North Business Park: Frequently referred as Silicon Valley North during the late 1990’s, this area is bounded by Terry Fox Drive to the north, Herzberg Road to the east, March Road to the south and Goulbourn Forced Road to the west. Many high-tech companies reside in this area including Alcatel, Dell, Mitel, AMD, Entrust, Quake Technologies and Cisco just to name a few. The 18-story, luxury Brookstreet Resort Hotel is located in the middle of the KNBP, surrounded by the first of two urban 18-hole golf courses, called the Marshes Golf Club. Unlike the members-only Kanata Lakes Golf & Country Club, the Marshes Golf Club is open to the general public.

Marchwood Lakeside : Frequently referred as Kanata Lakes, this area is bounded by Campeau Drive to the south, Knudson Avenue & Weslock Way to the east, Terry Fox Drive to the west and Terry Fox Drive to the north. It has a main arterial street called Kanata Ave. which runs north-south all the way to the 417 (where it then switches to Castlefrank Road that continues south past Glen Cairn. This area has the second of two urban, 18-hole golf courses in Kanata. Unlike the Marshes Golf Course in the Kanata North Business Park, this gold course is not open to the public – members only.

Beaverbrook: Bounded by the Kanata North Business Park to the north, March Road to the east, Campeau Drive to the south and Knudson Avenue & Weslock Way to the west. The first and oldest neighbourhood in Kanata, Beaverbrook is known for its hedged houses and community facilities. Beaverbrook is also home to Canadian billionaire Terry Mathews.

Kanata Town Centre: Bounded by Campeau Drive to the north, March Road to the east, Katimavik Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive, to the west. The provincial highway 417 bisects this neighbourhood, with most of the undeveloped areas on the north side of the 417. North of the 417, this area has a large mix of high density homes (townhomes and stacked townhomes) to the east, as well as Kanata's major shopping area called Kanata Entertainment Centrum which houses many big-box stores as well as the AMC 24 and its own shopping centre. Between the commercial development and the residential developments to the east, there is a large undeveloped area that is currently zoned for high density residential, institutional and commercial spaces. South of the 417, this area again has a mix of residential, institutional and commercial spaces, although the amount of commercial spaces seems to have moved to the newer section of Kanata Town Centre, north of the 417. Again, most of the high density homes are to the east, mainly consisting of townhome developments. As you venture further to the west, towards Terry Fox Drive, the residential switches from townhomes developments to single family homes.

Terry Fox Business Park: Bounded by the provincial highway 417 & Terry Fox Drive to the north, Terry Fox Drive to the east, Maple Grove Road to the south and Huntmar Drive to the west. Scotiabank Place is located in the neighbourhood, as well as many newer big-box stores such as Home Depot, Staples, Canadian Tire and more recently Costco. Many high-tech companies also have recently moved into this area, including Breckenridge, EMS Satcom and Smart Technologies. The Bell Sensplex is also located in this area, providing Kanata with an additional Olympic sized rink, three NHL sized rinks and an indoor soccer/lacrosse field.

Katimavik-Hazeldean: Bounded by Katimavik Road to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, by Hazeldean Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive, to the west.

Kanata West: A new community under construction situated north of Hazeldean Road and south of Scotiabank Place along the Stittsville/Kanata boundary.

Glen Cairn: Bounded by Hazeldean Road to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, the Trans Canada Trail to the south, and Terry Fox Drive, to the west.

Kanata South Business Park: Bounded by the Trans Canada Trail to the north, Eagleson Road to the east, Fernbank Road to the south and Terry Fox Drive to the west. Again, many smaller high-tech companies are home to the KSBP. Most of this area was undeveloped until just recently. A Real Canadian Superstore recently opened and a large residential/small office development is currently under construction in the south end of the KSBP.

Bridlewood: Bounded by the National Capital Commission Green Belt to the north and east, Hope Side Road to the south, and Eagleson Road to the west. This area used to be part of the City of Nepean, but was transferred to the new City of Kanata when it was incorporated in 1978. Still under development, there are several residential projects underway in the core and to the south end of Bridlewood.

Major schools in Kanata:

Elementary schools

  • Bridlewood Community Elementary School

  • Castlefrank Elementary School

  • École Élémentaire Publique Kanata

  • Glen Cairn Public School

  • Jack Donohue Public School

  • John Young Elementary School

  • Katimavik Elementary School

  • Roch Carrier Elementary School

  • Roland Michener Public School

  • Stephen Leacock Public School

  • W. Erskine Johnston Public School

  • W.O. Mitchell Elementary School

French Catholic Schools:

  • École Roger-Saint-Denis

  • École Elisabeth-Bruyère

Catholic Schools

  • Georges Vanier Catholic School

  • Holy Redeemer Catholic School

  • Holy Spirit Catholic School

  • St Isidore Catholic School

  • St Martin de Porres Catholic School

French Immersion Catholic Schools: École elementaire publique Kanata

  • St James Catholic School

  • St Anne Catholic School

Secondary schools

  • Earl of March Secondary School

  • A.Y. Jackson Secondary School

  • Holy Trinity Catholic High School

  • All Saints Catholic High School

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