Nepean, Ontario

Nepean was a suburban 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, Nepean as a sense of community still exists for its residents.

Related Topics:
Ottawa - Ontario - Canada - 2001

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Although the neighbouring municipality of Kanata formed the entrepreneurial and high tech center of the region, Nepean also contained noted industries such as Nortel Networks, JDS Uniphase and Gandalf. As with the rest of the national capital region, however, Nepean's economy was also largely dependent on federal government employment.

Related Topics:
Nortel Networks - JDS Uniphase - Gandalf

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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' bugeting 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) were the responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, not the former City of Nepean.

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