http://www.ottawa.ca/en/social_com/rural/index.html Discover and participate in the many events and attractions within Ottawa's rural communities. en-ca Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:23:20 EST (C) 2001-2012 City of Ottawa http://www.ottawa.ca/rss/feeds/index_en.html http://www.ottawa.ca/images/rss/logo.gif http://www.ottawa.ca/en/social_com/rural/index.html http://www.ottawa.ca/en/social_com/rural/index.html http://www.ottawa.ca/en/social_com/rural/index.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:25:20 EST Rural Ottawa includes the geographic townships of Fitzroy, Huntley and Torbolton (amalgamated as West Carleton in 1974), Marlborough and North Gower (amalgamated as Rideau in 1974), Osgoode, and rural Goulbourn, as well as rural portions of the former cities of Kanata, Nepean, Cumberland and Gloucester. Forty per cent of rural Ottawa is farmland.