Brutally Honest One Sentence Descriptions Of Ottawa's 20 Neighbourhoods

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Published November 04 2016

Ottawa is full of great neighbourhoods, but we all have our opinions about them from different experiences. Many of us have never even visited some of these neighbourhoods, but just know them from word of mouth. So whether you grew up in Rockcliffe and went to private school or lived in Orleans and have never been to Bayshore, I'm sure this will resonate with you somehow.

I asked a bunch of different people their opinions on Ottawa's neighbourhoods, and this is the brutal truth I got. So here are 20 brutally honest one sentence descriptions of Ottawa neighbourhoods:

Orleans

Je ne sais pas parle en Français.

Barrhaven

So you still live with your parents?

Stittsville

Your grandparents probably live here.

The Glebe

You bike, we get it.

South Keys

You never have a reason to go here.

Bayshore

You go here for the mall then leave immediately after.

Vanier

For your own safety, stay away.

LeBreton Flats

Build something already.

Tunney's Pasture

I just want to get to school.

Rockcliffe

Is that a house or a palace?

Carp

You've definitely met every person from this neighbourhood at Crazy Horse before.

Centretown

Someone's protesting again.

Alta Vista

You haven't been back here since you were born.

Merivale

Where all your traffic nightmares come true.

Sandy Hill

Do you regret your cheap student housing yet?

Kanata

Yes, that's where the Sens play.

Carling

The most depressing part of town.

ByWard Market

What does it look like during the day?

Gloucester

Why is it spelt like that?

Hintonburg

Extreme Makeover: Neighbourhood Edition.

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