Westboro is a great area, with everything that most people could want all within walking distance.
Within 2km of our Cooperative there are:
- many restaurants ranging from fine dining, to pubs, to diners, to vegan, to delicious international cuisine from the whole world.
- Canadian Tire
- several gas stations
- Food Basics
- Produce Depot
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Farm Boy
- several drugstores
- salons and spas
- pet store
- banks
- many sports stores including MEC, Trailhead and Bushtukah
- clothing store such as Lululemon, Three Wild Women and Green Tree Eco Fashion
- medical clinics and doctors offices
Carlingwood Mall and Westgate Mall are a little further away but still close, as is Carlingwood Public Library. The General Hospital is a short drive away, as is the Royal Ottawa Hospital and Carlington Community Centre.
We also have easy access to several parks and recreation centres including Hampton Park which has a fenced off-leash dog area and a splash pad for the kids in the summer, Dovercourt Recreation Centre, MacKellar Park, Clare Park, J. A. Dulude Arena, and many more.
The area is well serviced by public transportation with short walks to catch the 85, 16, 150, 151, 2, 101, and a short walk to Westboro Transit Station.
Parents of children living in our Cooperative have many schools to choose from:
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School
- St. George Catholic School
- Notre Dame High School
- Hilson Avenue Public School
- Elmdale Public School
- Churchill Alternative School
- Broadview Avenue School
- Nepean High School
Helpful links:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/westboromoms/
https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/branch/carlingwood