The Story of Richmond Road, a Manor House and its Famous Ornamental Gardens

 Several major arteries in what is today the urban region of Ottawa were once the main highways that led out of town. Montreal Road, for example, starts on the eastern shore of the Rideau River across the Cummings Bridge. A few generations ago, residents of Eastview (Vanier) referred to it

When the Montreal Road was Eastview’s main street

 There is a tiny piece of France hidden away in Ottawa, in a part of town that was once on the outskirts of a town once known as Eastview. La Grotte de Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a holy enclave nestled among mature trees next to the church whose matron revealed healing waters