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Public Worship

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The following are places of worship that are easily accessible to the residents of Glabar Park.

For more information on service times and other resources offered by a specific congregation, please contact them directly.

Anglican

  • St. Martin’s Anglican Church ~ 2120 Prince Charles Road  [613-722-6077]

Adventist

  • Seventh Day Adventist Church of Ottawa ~ 2200 Benjamin Avenue [613-728-8278]

Baptist

  • Bromley Road Baptist Church ~ 1900 Bromley Road [613-722-2834]

Jewish

  • Adath Shalom Congregation ~ 31 Nadolny Sachs Drive [613-228-0570]

Presbyterian

  • St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church ~ 971 Woodroffe Avenue [613-729-3384]

Roman Catholic

  • Our Lady of Fatima ~ 153 Woodroffe Avenue [613-722-7661]
  • St. Basil’s ~ 940 Rex Avenue [613-729-5149]

Salvation Army

  • Salvation Army Woodroffe Temple ~ 820 Woodroffe Avenue [613-829-2975]

United

  • Woodroffe United Church ~ 207 Woodroffe Avenue [613-722-9250]

The informormation above was last updated January 2006.

Schools & Day Care

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Glabar Park and its surrounding neighbourhoods contain a wide array of schools and day care centres to meet the educational needs of our community.

Nursery Schools & Pre-Schools

St. Martin’s Nursery School
2120 Woodroffe Avenue
722-7500

Westboro Nursery School
411 Dovercourt Avenue
728-1533

SJCC Ganon Pre-School
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
798-9818

Westboro Village Co-Operative Pre-School
470 Roosevelt Avenue
728-9473

Elementary Schools

Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Broadview Public School
590 Broadview Avenue
K-8, late French immersion program (grades 7 & 8 )
728-1721

Woodroffe Public School
235 Woodroffe Avenue
K-6, early French immersion program
722-6585

D. Roy Kennedy Public School
919 Woodroffe Avenue
K-8; middle French immersion (grades 4 to 8 )
728-1993

Grant Alternative
2720 Richmond Road
alternative program
596-0188

Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board

St. Daniel’s
1313 Field Avenue
separate school board; K-8
225-4603

Our Lady of Fatima
2135 Knightsbridge Road
K-8
722-4075
Private Schools

Ottawa Christian School
2191 Benjamin Avenue
K-8
722-5836

History of Glabar Park

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A History of Glabar Park
The GPCA would like to solicit historical information on the community to add to our web site.
This could include pictures, newspaper articles, etc
Examples:

  • What year was Glabar Park developed?
  • How did a specific Street get its name?
  • What were the first house on a street and how much did they cost?
  • When were the 3 Parks constituted and how did they get their names?
  • A list of prominent residents?

Please forward information to Michael Heenan, GPCA Secretary
832 Riddell Ave
613 798-9763
heenanmichaelj@hotmail.com

Glabar Park History

955 Blythdale Rd.

  • The original owner was the Frisby family, of Frisby Tire.
  • The next owner was the Disipio family, owners of “the Prescott” in Little Italy.
  • Submitted by John Huntjens the yet to be famous 3rd owner.

The Mooney Family

  • The Mooney family lived in the area at one time – Sid Mooney.
  • This fact is noted by the plaque in the Lorrie Greenberg dog park.
  • Submitted by John Huntjens

Updated June 8, 2011

Location

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Glabar Park is a west end Ottawa neighbourhood bounded by the Queensway on the South, Carling Avenue on the North, Maitland Avenue on the East and Woodroffe Avenue on the west.