Greely

Greely was one of many villages, towns and cities to join the Ottawa amalgamation in 2001. Bounded by Bank Street and Mitch Owens Road by both the North and East, and on the West by Manotick, Greely is growing rapidly.

As of 2011, the population of Greely was 9,000 and growing.

Greely has a great number of schools available for its residents. These include:

List of schools in the Glebe area:

• Osgoode Public High School

• Manotick Public School

• Greely Elementary School

• Castor Valley Elementary School

• St Mary’s Catholic School

• St Mark Catholic School

Greely has a community centre of its own, located at 1448 Meadow Drive. A new community village is in the process of being built and will bring the neighbourhood together even further once complete.

There is a Pet Valu located at 6045 Bank Street as well as many parks located around the community, providing plenty of outdoor space for your pets to enjoy.

Greely is a perfectly family-friendly neighbourhood with Elementary Schools and a library for the kids. The library is located inside the community centre on 1448 Meadow Drive. The two main Elementary Schools are Castor Valley Elementary School, 2630 Greys Creek Road, and Greely Elementary School, 7066 Parkway Road.

Currently, there aren't many shopping options in Greely, but there are future plans of building a Greely Village Centre which would consist of an updated community space and more shopping options.

Metcalfe Family Dental

• 7606 Village Center PI #1

Cooper Physiotherapy Clinic

• 2 Village Center PI #7606

LCBO

• 4460 Limebank Road

Dollarama

• 6045 Bank Street

Pet Valu

• 6045 Bank Street Units 201 and 202

There is a Foodland where most community members in the Greely area shop, and most go into the city to shop for more specific items.

For nightlife, most residents go into the city. Greely has some restaurants and bars that are open late at night on weekends.

Many Pubs and or Bars are in Manotick, which is not far from Greely.

Greely has some good pizza places, including Pizza Hut and Papa Joe’s, as well as Chinese at Happy Lam Restaurant on Bank Street. If you travel down Bank Street you will find a lot of interesting restaurants. There is also a great Sushi place called Bento Sushi located at 6054 Bank Street.

Most of the homes in Greely are detached single-family homes, but there are some townhouses on Old Prescott Road. Greely is rapidly increasing in real estate with different sizes, prices, and styles.

The 3 three main local Parks in Greely are Dundonald Park, Major Hill’s Park, and Strathcona Park. All three have an abundance of green space for kids, pets, or you!

You won’t find that much traffic in Greely, so driving around is more ideal than in the more densely populated areas. Greely has some bike baths for those who like to get around by using city trails. Overall lots of space is around Greely to get around efficiently. Transit also has many new routes through Greely.