Editing New Edinburgh (section)

==History==
[[Image:Frasier School.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The Frasier Schoolhouse, built in 1837, is one of the few buildings left from the village's early history.]]
New Edinburgh was founded by [[Thomas McKay]], one of the builders of the [[Rideau Canal]] lock system. He bought the land at the junction of the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers in 1829 and created a village named for [[Edinburgh]] in his native [[Scotland]]. 
Often pronounced as rhyming with "[[Pittsburgh]]", the traditional pronunciation would be 'New Edinburrah' owing to McKay's Scottish heritage. The streets in the neighbourhood were named after McKay's family. Crichton was his wife's maiden name, Keefer his son in law, while Thomas, John, and Charles were his sons. The area was originally largely industrial, home to a number of mills using the power of the river. Originally part of [[Gloucester Township, Ontario|Gloucester Township]], New Edinburgh was incorporated as a separate village in 1866 by a special act of parliament, but was annexed in 1887 by Ottawa.

In August 2000, [[The School of Dance]] moved into its building in New Edinburgh where the old [[Crichton Street Public School]] was situated.

New Edinburgh has their own local community newspaper, [[New Edinburgh News]], assisted by many of the locals.