McKellar Park
McKellar Park is in Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end. According to Wikipedia, Denbury Avenue bounds it on the east, Sherbourne Avenue on the south and west, and the Ottawa River on the north. Highland Park is directly to the east. Wikipedia gives the population as roughly 2,800 in the 2011 census. Our sources say little more about the neighbourhood's history or housing, so this guide stays short where the record is thin.
The McKellar Park area has 1 neighbourhoods: and McKellar Park.
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Byron Linear Tramway Park, a tree-lined path along a former streetcar line. Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 01McKellar Park
A west-end Ottawa neighbourhood in Bay Ward, between Denbury and Sherbourne avenues, with the Ottawa River to the north.
Bounded by Denbury Avenue (and its line north) to the east, Sherbourne Road to the west and south-west, the Ottawa River/Kichi Zibi Mikan to the north, and Carling Avenue at its south-east corner (McKellar Park Community Association map; Wikipedia gives Denbury to the east, Sherbourne to the south and west, and the river to the north). Highland Park is directly east and Carlingwood is to the south-west across Sherbourne.
Quick answers
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Is McKellar Park a good place to live?
McKellar Park is a residential west-end Ottawa neighbourhood between Denbury Avenue and Sherbourne Road, running from Carling Avenue north to the Ottawa River. From the neighbourhood centre, McKellar Park (with a fieldhouse, wading pool and outdoor rink) is about 0.26 km away, Broadview Public School about 0.38 km and Loblaws about 1.08 km, all straight-line. Parliament Hill is about 9.5 km and 13 minutes by car in free-flowing traffic.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com
What are homes like in McKellar Park?
McKellar Park is a grid of mostly residential streets, including Wavell, Courtenay, Windermere, Westminster, Mansfield and Fraser, between Denbury Avenue and Sherbourne Road. In the 2021 census, the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's wider 'Laurentian' area (which includes McKellar Park) was 47.5% single-detached houses and 23.4% apartments in buildings of five or more storeys.
As of 2021 · mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com ons-sqo.ca
Where is McKellar Park in Ottawa?
McKellar Park is a neighbourhood in Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end. It is bounded on the east by Denbury Avenue, on the south and west by Sherbourne Road, and on the north by the Ottawa River.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com
Is McKellar Park part of Westboro?
McKellar Park is its own neighbourhood, though Wikipedia notes it is sometimes considered part of the greater Westboro area. Highland Park lies directly to its east.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org westborovillage.com
Which City of Ottawa ward is McKellar Park in?
McKellar Park is in Bay Ward. City council's ward boundary decision of December 9, 2020 moved it from Kitchissippi Ward to Bay Ward, effective with the 2022 municipal election.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org kitchissippi.com
Where are the nearest pharmacies and clinics to McKellar Park?
OpenStreetMap lists pharmacies near McKellar Park including Medical Pharmacy (about 0.76 km from the neighbourhood centre), Shoppers Drug Mart (410 Richmond Road) and Rexall (2121 Carling Avenue). Nearby clinics include Broadview Spine & Health Centre (506 Wellesley Avenue) and Back in Balance (591 Byron Avenue).
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org