Wellington Village is an amazing neighbourhood, made up of so many features that makes this a great place to live in! We also have an incredible past that owes a great deal of its history and development to its early farming days, and the arrival of the streetcar. Pieces of that history can still be seen today, and even the way our streets are laid out today are tied into that early history. The linear park along Byron Avenue is a great example of one of the many attributes Wellington Village boasts... However, had city council adopted different plans over the years, things could have looked a lot different.
Please come join Dave Allston of the WVCA on Saturday May 3rd at 1 p.m. for a Jane's Walk covering the incredible history of Byron Avenue and its linear park. We'll walk from Holland Avenue to Kirkwood Avenue, covering all the history from the farming era, through streetcar trolleys and all the "what ifs" of proposals for the street and park space over the last 70+ years!
You must register in advance! Please go to: https://www.janeswalkottawa.ca/en/walks/janes-walk-ottawa-gatineau-2025/22009, and add your name on the right. (Just a warning, you will end up at a different spot from where we start - it's not a loop, but rather a straight line west along Byron).
Thanks very much and hope to see you there on Saturday May 3rd!
