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3 unusual facts about Bells Corners


Bells Corners

The oldest buildings in Bells Corners are Al's Steakhouse, formerly Hartin's Hotel, built after the fire in 1870 on the site of Robert Malcomson's Tavern (David Hartin was married to Robert Malcomson's daughter Sarah); and, The Spa which occupies the old Drummond Methodist Church built in 1898.

A new town hall was then built in Bells Corners at the intersection of Richmond and Robertson Roads, which was used from 1966 to the late 1980s, when a new Nepean city hall was built at Centrepointe.

The community owes its existence to its location on the Richmond Road midway between Richmond Landing near Bytown (now Ottawa) and the military settlement at Richmond, at the junction with the concession road leading west to the Hazeldean neighbourhood in neighbouring Goulbourn Township.


Bell Centennial Arena

Bell Centennial Arena also known as Bell Arena for short, Bell Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Bells Corners in Nepean, Ontario behind Bell High School at 50 Cassidy Dr. former Cedarview Road before the new Veterans Memorial Highway (Ontario Highway 416) was built.


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OC Transpo Route 97

Trips that are diverted on Sunday mornings during the summer due to the Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway are still signed 97 BAYSHORE or 97 BELLS CORNERS VIA BAYSHORE.