Part of it was formerly a ski hill with tow lift (known as Anne Heggtveit Hill), but now used as a City of Ottawa approved sledding hill.
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Many of the street names in the neighbourhood also reflect this military heritage (e.g. Viscount Ave, Admiral Ave, General Ave, Marshall Ave, Veteran Ave, Crerar Ave.).
Started in approximately 1995 by The Life Centre, the Westend Church moved from a renovated warehouse on Woodward Drive in Carlington, to the Fisher Park High School auditorium in Ottawa West, finally to their own building on Slack Road near Merivale Rd.