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 Nepean (pronounced "ne-PEE-yin") was a city / local municipality adjacent to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada until it was amalgamated with the 10 other municipalities that formed the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. However, the name Nepean continues in common usage in reference to the area. The population of Nepean is about 150,000 people. Although the neighbouring municipality of Kanata formed the entrepreneurial and high tech center of the region, Nepean hosted noted industries such as Nortel Networks, JDS Uniphase and Gandalf Technologies. As with the rest of the National Capital Region, however, Nepean's economy was also heavily dependent on federal government employment. Nepean's policies of operational and capital budgeting prudence contrasted with the budget philosophies of some other municipalities in the area. Nepean instituted a strict 'pay as you go' budgeting scheme. The city entered amalgamation with a large surplus and a record of tax restraint. It should be noted, however, that most big ticket municipal infrastructure items (transit, garbage collection, sanitary sewers, water, arterial roads, police, social services) were the responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, not the former City of Nepean. Prior to amalgamation, Nepean's City Council spent many tax dollars aggressively campaigning against what they (and their allies) referred to as the "megacity" model. The central plank of the strategy was to promote a tri-city model, which would have seen the 10 municipalities of the Ottawa region reduced to three: one in the west (comprising Nepean, Kanata and the western rural municipalities), one in the east (comprising Gloucester, Cumberland and the eastern rural municipalities) and one in the center (comprising Ottawa, Vanier and Rockcliffe). These efforts were in vain, as the one-city model eventually prevailed (The one-city model was recommended by Glen Shortliffe, who was appointed by the Government of Ontario to study the issue of municipal reform in Ottawa-Carleton.)
[edit] ClimateNepean has warm, humid summers and cool, bitter winters. The summers start in early June and end in early September with an average summer temperature of 27 °C (81 °F). In Nepean, summertimes have about 220 mm (8.7 in) of precipitation (in rain). There is a 95% chance that all the precipitation comes by thunderstorms in the summer. There is also a small chance of cool, average rainy days in the summertimes. Nepean is also the suburb in the Ottawa Area that has the most sunshine hours in the summertime and wintertime with an average of 2,100 hours of sunshine each year. In the winter, Nepean gets about 150–200 cm (59–79 in) of snow yearly with an average temperature of −5 °C/23.0 °F. The spring season starts around late March and lasts until late May with spring temperatures of about 10–15 °C / 50–59 °F, but has a good amount of rain. The springtime has about 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain a year. The fall is wonderful because of the fall foliage and the scene of the coloured trees. The average temperature for fall is around 10 °C/50 °F. Autumn is the driest season in Nepean with only 100 mm (3.9 in) of rainfall annually. The gardening zone for this area is 6A. Nepean is also considered to have a continental climate, and has both deciduous and evergreen trees.
[edit] Recent quantity of snow
[edit] HistoryNepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean Township, on the future site of Bytown. Nepean was incorporated as a city on November 24, 1978. The geographic boundaries of Nepean changed considerably over this time; the original town hall of the township of Nepean was located in Westboro, which was annexed in 1949 by the city of Ottawa. Nepean's centre then moved to the community of Bells Corners. In the 1950 and 1960s, Nepean's urban area began to expand in previous rural areas in such areas as Centrepointe in the east, and Barrhaven in the south. Prior to its amalgamation with 10 other municipalities into the new city of Ottawa in 2001, the population of Nepean was 124,878. The 2006 census population was 138,596. Nepean was named after Sir Evan Nepean, British Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1782 to 1791. A Nepean quarry provided the sandstone blocks that were the principal building material used in the Parliament Buildings in downtown Ottawa. [edit] DemographicsAccording to the Canada 2001 Census:
As of the 2006 census, the population of Nepean had risen to 148,596. [edit] Mayors
[edit] EducationPublic schools in Nepean are administrated by Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The board's headquarters are located within Nepean itself. Catholic schools, or "separate schools", are administered by the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. Schools in Nepean include:
 [edit] Nepean City HallBen Franklin Place, located in Centrepointe, was formerly the city hall for Nepean until it became a part of Ottawa. Now, it serves as a government office and client service centre, as well as continuing to be home to a branch of the Ottawa Library and the Centrepointe Theatre. [edit] MuseumsNepean Museum located at 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean Ontario is a museum that collects, preserves, researchs, exhibits and interprets the works of man and nature in the City of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. http://www.nepeanmuseum.ca/collection/index.php [edit] Media"Nepean This Week" (http://www.nepeanthisweek.com/) is a weekly publication distributed to the residents of the City of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. The Ottawa area's CTV affiliate, CJOH is headquartered on Merivale Road in Nepean as well. The studio was home to the popular children's show You Can't Do That on Television during the 1980s. [edit] Famous Nepeanites
The following famous people were either born in, raised in, or consider Nepean their home town:
[edit] Nepean neighbourhoods
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