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New Edinburgh
Neighbourhood
New Edinburgh Location in Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°26′40″N 75°41′30″W / 45.44444°N 75.69167°W / 45.44444; -75.69167
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Established	1829
Incorporated	1867 (Village of New Edinburgh)
Annexation	1887 (City of Ottawa)
Government
• Mayor	Jim Watson
• MPs	Mona Fortier
• MPPs	Nathalie Des Rosiers
• Councillors	Tobi Nussbaum
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,108
	Canada 2011 Census
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Forward sortation area	K1M

New Edinburgh is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located to the northeast of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, and on the east by Princess Avenue, Lisgar Road, Rideau Terrace and Springfield Road.^[1]

The area is an older, affluent neighbourhood. The Governor General of Canada's large residence and grounds are located in New Edinburgh, as is 24 Sussex Drive, official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada.

The neighbourhood is home to several embassies and consulates, including those of Spain, South Africa, France, India, Vietnam, and Slovakia. Civil servants (in particular, employees of the nearby Global Affairs Canada) compose a fair portion of the population. Like Rockcliffe Park, the neighbourhood is largely English-speaking, in comparison to the French-speaking district of Vanier to the south.

The total population of New Edinburgh is 3108 (2011 Census).^[2]

History

The Frasier Schoolhouse, built in 1837, is one of the few buildings left from the village's early history.

New Edinburgh Boat Club plaque c 1932 at the Britannia Yacht Club

New Edinburgh was founded by Thomas McKay, one of the builders of the Rideau Canal lock system. He bought the land at the junction of the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers in 1829 and created a village named for Edinburgh in his native Scotland.
Often pronounced as rhyming with "Pittsburgh", the traditional pronunciation would be 'New Edinburrah' owing to Mackay's Scottish heritage. The streets in the neighbourhood were named after McKay's family. Crichton was his wife's maiden name, Keefer his son in law, while Thomas, John, and Charles were his sons. The area was originally largely industrial, home to a number of mills using the power of the river. Originally part of Gloucester Township, New Edinburgh was incorporated as a separate village in 1866 by a special act of parliament, but was annexed in 1887 by Ottawa.

In August 2000, The School of Dance moved into its building in New Edinburgh where the old Crichton Street School was.

New Edinburgh has their own local community newspaper, New Edinburgh News, assisted by many of the locals.

The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 3,627.

Churches

• MacKay United Church


• St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church


• St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church


• St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church

Parks

• New Edinburgh Park


• Rideau Falls Park


• Stanley Park

See also

• List of Ottawa neighbourhoods

External links

• Community Website


• The School of Dance


• New Edinburgh History: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit

Bibliography