Manotik

Watson's Mill

Fishing at Watson's Mill Dam

Manotik , English Manotick is a “ sleeping suburb” south of Ottawa (about 25 km from the city center). Located in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River , south of the recently actively developing suburbs of Barrhaven and Riverside South . ^[1] It was incorporated into the city of Ottawa in 2001, when, during a major reorganization, many suburbs were attached to the city. According to the 2006 census, 4,623 people lived in Manotik ^[2] .

In Manotik there are 2 public schools (Manotik elementary and South Carlton senior) and 2 Catholic schools (St. Leonard and St. Mark). Of these schools, all but South Carlton are bilingual.

In 2007, the famous Canadian real estate company en: Minto Developments Inc. appealed to the city authorities with a petition for the construction of approximately 1,800 new residential buildings in the territory of Manotik. In early 2008, the number was reduced as a result of discussions with the urban development group in the Ottawa Municipality, numerous public meetings and consultations with local residents, but soon the city authorities finally rejected the Minto company's plan, indicating that it was contrary to the city’s general development plan. Manotik, and moreover, contradicts the preservation of the “agrarian nature” of Manotik. The Minto Company filed an appeal against the decision of the city authorities to the Ontario Municipal Tribunal, which overturned their decision and allowed the construction to begin. Currently (2011) Minto is actively developing in Manotik.