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2 unusual facts about Nepean Township


Nepean Township, Ontario

The original town hall of the township of Nepean was located in Westboro, which became part of Ottawa in 1949.

The 1850 boundaries of Nepean Township were the Ottawa River on the north, the Rideau River on the east, approximately along where Bankfield Road and Brophy Drive are today on the south, and approximately where Eagleson Road, March Road, and Hertzberg Road are today through to Shirleys Bay on the west.


Albert Edwin Honeywell

He was born in Ottawa, the son of Ira Honeywell and Sarah Nelson, the former one of the first settlers in Nepean Township.

D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School

The school was named after D. Aubrey Moodie, who was Reeve of Nepean Township from 1954 to 1969 and was known as the "Father of Nepean".

Moodie Drive

It was named for D. Aubrey Moodie who was Reeve of Nepean Township from 1954 to 1969 and was known as the "Father of Nepean".


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