Editing New Edinburgh

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|leader_name1            = [[Mona Fortier]]
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'''New Edinburgh''' is a neighbourhood in [[Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is located to the northeast of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the [[Rideau River]], to the north by the [[Ottawa River]], to the south by Beechwood Avenue, and on the east by Springfield Road and the former Rockcliffe Park village limits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newedinburgh.ca/about-us/|title=About Us – New Edinburgh}}</ref>

The area is an older, affluent neighbourhood. The [[Governor General of Canada]]'s large [[Rideau Hall|residence]] and grounds are located in New Edinburgh, as is [[24 Sussex Drive]], official residence of the [[Prime Minister of Canada]].

The neighbourhood is home to several embassies and consulates, including those of [[Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Canada|Spain]], [[High Commission of South Africa in Ottawa|South Africa]], [[Embassy of France in Ottawa|France]], [[High Commission of the Republic of India in Ottawa|India]], [[Vietnam embassy of ottawa|Vietnam]], and [[Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa|Slovakia]]. Civil servants (in particular, employees of the nearby [[Global Affairs Canada]]) compose a fair portion of the population. Like [[Rockcliffe Park]], the neighbourhood is largely English-speaking, in comparison to the French-speaking district of [[Vanier, Ontario|Vanier]] to the south.

The total population of New Edinburgh is 3,539 (2016 Census).<ref>Population calculated by combining Dissemination Areas 35060221, 35060243, 35060220, 35060219, 35061346, 35061345, 35061344 with Census Blocks 35061343006 and 35061347001.</ref>

==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.

==Churches==
*[[MacKay United Church]]
*[[St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church (Ottawa)|St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church]]
*[[St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ottawa)|St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church]]
*[[St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ottawa)|St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church]]

==Parks==
*[[New Edinburgh Park]]
*[[Rideau Falls|Rideau Falls Park]]
*Stanley Park

==See also==
{{Portal|Ontario}}
*[[List of Ottawa neighbourhoods]]

==References==
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;Bibliography
{{refbegin}}
*{{Citation
        |last = Anon. 
        |title = Walking in New Edinburgh, Ottawa.
        |year = 1975
        |publisher = Heritage Ottawa
        |publication-place =Ottawa, Ontario
        |isbn = 
        }}
*{{Citation
        |last = Serré
        |first = Robert
        |title = Pioneer families of New Edinburgh (Gloucester Township). Vol. volume one: 1830-1870.
        |year = 2007
        |publisher = Gloucester Historical Society
        |publication-place =Ottawa, Ontario
        |isbn = 
        }}
 
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.newedinburgh.ca/    Community Website]
* [http://www.theschoolofdance.ca/ The School of Dance]
*[http://capitalneighbourhoods.ca/english/new-edinburgh/story-221.aspx New Edinburgh History: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit]

{{Geographic Location (8-way)
  | North  = ''[[Ottawa River]]''
  | Northeast =  
  | East   = [[Rockcliffe Park, Ontario|Rockcliffe Park]]
  | Southeast = [[Lindenlea]]
  | South  = 
  | Southwest =  [[Lower Town]]
  | West   =  
  | Northwest = 
  | Center = New Edinburgh
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