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Nepean & Barrhaven: Named for a Bureaucrat, Built on a Racetrack That Never Was
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Nepean & Barrhaven: Named for a Bureaucrat, Built on a Racetrack That Never Was

Discover how Nepean got its name and how Mel Barr’s abandoned racetrack plan helped create Barrhaven, one of Ottawa’s largest suburban communities.

Corinne Campbell
08/06/2026