The Byward Market is a neighbourhood in Central Ottawa, often referred to as Westboro Village. Located along the Ottawa River, the neighbourhood is bordered on the east by Island Park Drive, and on the west by Woodroffe Avenue. If you are considering buying a home in the Westboro area, our home finder tool is the easiest way to find the perfect home for you...

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Westboro is a thriving community with a lively street scene in the region of West Ottawa. Several condominium projects are encouraging densification and promising to bring more people to the neighbourhood. The village features murals painted by a local artist. The neighbourhood also boasts a concentration of outdoors and sport stores and is close to cycling trails and whitewater rapids in the Ottawa River. Boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops on Richmond Road have helped turn Westboro into a trendy neighbourhood.

Westboro encompasses a large part of the western part of Ottawa, and many smaller sub-neighbourhoods. Including the core Westboro village located north of Richmond Road, there exists the following sub-neighbourhoods: Carlingwood, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Laurentian View, McKellar Park and Woodroffe North.

Byward Market Community Resources and Links

• Westboro Community Association (WCA)
• A History of Westboro
• Flickr Photos from Westboro