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About Clarence and Rockland
Travel just 15 minutes east from Orleans, past Cumberland along the Ottawa River and you reach the Town of Rockland, where you can get a home for a lot less than you would closer to the city.
In 1868 William Cameron Edwards, a young entrepreneur and first postmaster who held timber rights in the area, established a sawmill at the McCaul point. In 1988 a link to the Grand Trunk Railway enabled wood and merchandise to be transported. Edwards named the area Rockland because of the rocky nature of the landscape. The post office dates from 1869.
In the 1970s Rockland had a population of only 3,500 and saw only 60-70 homes built annually. From 2000-2010 about 200 homes were built each year. At Canada Census 2021 it had a population of 26,505 and comprises a large francophone population.
Listings here include a few of the small towns and villages that surround the Rockland and Clarence areas. Have a look at some of the great homes for sale in Rockland and Clarence as well as some nice Waterfront houses and cottages.
There are daily buses for commuters to Ottawa, operated by Leduc Bus Lines, offering 10-12 trips from the village to downtown Ottawa and Gatineau during rush hour. The community of Rockland would like to offer OC Transpo connections to its residents, but as of December, 2021, it hasn't been established.
Elementary Schools dating from 1875 include: Rockland Public School, St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School, École élémentaire Catholique Saint-Trinité, and École Carrefour Jeunesse.
High Schools dating from 1905 include: École secondaire catholique l'Escale, Rockland District High School, Canadian International Hockey Academy, and St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Hammond.
Adults can attend the Eastern Ontario Education and Training Centre.
With the rapid population growth has come more and more retailers and businesses to serve the community in place. Examples include: Wallmart, Canadian Tire, Giant Tiger, Home Hardware, Mark's Work Wearhouse, RE/MAX, Shoppers Drug Mart, A&W, Tim Hortons, Subway, Food Basics, Your Independent Grocer, LCBO, Gabriel's Pizza, St-Hubert and McDonald's.
The Rockland Golf Club originally sat on 118 acres, bought for $5,000. It started as a modest modest 9-hole course in 1961 to its current semi-private 27-hole championship status in 2003.
For weddings and events in the area, the River Rock Inn and Conference Centre is a full-service operation to accommodate parties, business meetings and weddings large and small.
The Clarence-Rockland Arena, Event and Training Centre was established in 2011 as a joint venture between the Canadian and provincial governments to support the multi-use training needs of the community. It boasts two NHL-sized ice surfaces, 2 soccer fields, a baseball diamond and running track. This facility allows for the creation of an advanced hockey program for secondary-school level players as well as a national training venue for Hockey Canada.
