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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 Springfield Road and the former Rockcliffe Park village limits.
The Ottawa New Edinburghs functioned as somewhat of a farm club for the bigger Ottawa Hockey Club/Ottawa Senators franchise (hence the colloquial name "Ottawa Seconds"). A player that went through its ranks was Eddie Gerard who played as a forward for the club for seven years between 1906 and 1913.
24 Sussex Drive, originally called Gorffwysfa and usually referred to simply as 24 Sussex, is the official residence of the prime minister of Canada, in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. [1] Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the official home of the prime minister since 1951.
The name "Rideau Ward" has been applied to this area since New Edinburgh was annexed by Ottawa in 1887. It was first contested in the 1887 municipal election, [2] and was known as New Edinburgh Ward in the 1887 and 1888 elections. [3] This recent incarnation of Rideau Ward was created in 1994 from Overbrook-Forbes Ward and part of By-Rideau Ward.
Governor Bay, [1] better known historically as Governor's Bay [2] is a bay in the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.It is roughly located between the neighbourhoods of New Edinburgh and Rockcliffe Park, below 24 Sussex, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, and adjacent to Rideau Hall, the home of the Governor General of Canada.
In 1855 Bytown was renamed Ottawa and became a city. In 1867 New Edinburgh was incorporated as a village and 20 years later was annexed by Ottawa. In 1888 Ottawa East was incorporated as a village and would later be annexed by Ottawa. In 1893 Hintonburg was incorporated as a village. It would be annexed 14 years later by Ottawa.
The John G. Diefenbaker Building is a building in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.The building served as Ottawa's city hall from August 2, 1958, to January 1, 2001, and afterward was commonly known as Old City Hall.
New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District along the Rideau River, bounded by Sussex, MacKay, Dufferin and Stanley Ottawa (New Edinburgh) ON Ottawa (New Edinburgh) municipality "N" Division, Stable Building 1 Sandridge Rd