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O. Reg. 407/00: WARD DESCRIPTIONS, Under: City of Ottawa Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, c. 14, Sched. E
City of Ottawa Act, 1999
ONTARIO REGULATION 407/00
WARD DESCRIPTIONS
Consolidation Period: From June 30, 2000 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
1. (1) The wards described in the Table are established for the City of Ottawa effective January 1, 2001:
Wards |
Consisting of |
Ward 1 — Orléans |
Former regional ward R1 — Orléans |
Ward 2 — Innes |
Former regional ward R2 — Innes |
Ward 3 — Bell-South Nepean/ Bell-Nepean sud |
Former regional ward R3 — Bell-South Nepean/ Bell-Nepean sud |
Ward 4 — Kanata |
Former regional ward R4 — Kanata |
Ward 5 — West Carleton |
The Township of West Carleton |
Ward 6 — Goulbourn |
The Township of Goulbourn |
Ward 7 — Bay/Baie |
Former regional ward R7 — Bay/Baie |
Ward 8 — Baseline |
Former regional ward R8 — Baseline |
Ward 9 — Knoxdale-Merivale |
Former regional ward R9 — Knoxdale-Merivale |
Ward 10 — Gloucester-Southgate |
Former regional ward R10 — Gloucester-Southgate |
Ward 11 — Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
Former regional ward R11 — Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
Ward 12 — Rideau-Vanier |
Former regional ward R12 — Rideau-Vanier |
Ward 13 — Rideau-Rockcliffe |
Former regional ward R13 — Rideau-Rockcliffe |
Ward 14 — Somerset |
Former regional ward R14 — Somerset |
Ward 15 — Kitchissippi |
Former regional ward R15 — Kitchissippi |
Ward 16 — River/Rivière |
Former regional ward R16 — River/Rivière |
Ward 17 — Capital/Capitale |
Former regional ward R17 — Capital/Capitale |
Ward 18 — Alta Vista |
Former regional ward R18 — Alta Vista |
Ward 19 — Cumberland |
The City of Cumberland, except that part of the City within the former regional ward R1 — Orléans |
Ward 20 — Osgoode |
The Township of Osgoode |
Ward 21 — Rideau |
The Township of Rideau |
O. Reg. 407/00, s. 1 (1).
(2) A reference to a former regional ward is a reference to the ward of that name that was used to elect members of the council of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton at the 1997 regular election. O. Reg. 407/00, s. 1 (2).
(3) A reference to a township or a city in the Table in subsection (1) is a reference to that township or city as it exists on the date this regulation is filed. O. Reg. 407/00, s. 1 (3).