Parkwood Hills
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 Map of Nepean, Ontario, showing Parkwood Hills. |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Town | Nepean | |
| Ward | River Ward and Knoxdale-Merivale Ward | |
| Developed | 1959 | |
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| • Councillor for River | Maria McRae | |
| • Councillor for K-M | Gord Hunter | |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Website | Nepeanthisweek.com | |
Parkwood Hills is a neighbourhood in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, it was located in the City of Nepean. It is notable for the thriller Parkwood Hills (2002) which was filmed on location in the area by Kolin Casagrande, and for being a typical and illustrative example of town planning and development by Minto in the context of its position as the property manager for the National Capital Commission.
Central to this development is Meadowlands Drive to the north (some of the neighbourhood goes past north of Meadowlands to Baseline Road), bounded to the east by Fisher Avenue and to the west by Merivale Road. Image. It is in River Ward, and also in Knoxdale-Merivale Ward which was expanded in 2006. The councillor for River is Maria McRae, and for Knoxdale Merivale it is Keith Egli, replacing the perennial incumbent, Gord Hunter, who retired prior to the 2010 Municipal Election.
It is known that at least some of this land was farmland, since the Mulvagh farmhouse was here. The farmhouse was later taken over by the Parkwood Presbyterian Church. Farming was challenging in some respects, due to the Depression, animal predation and fire risk.
Parkwood Hills is the name given to a residential development to the east of the section of Ottawa known as Nepean. One possible source for the name is Parkwood Hill, the fictional suburban setting for the 1948-1969 UK radio series Mrs Dale's Diary.
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