Streetlighting
The City of Ottawa maintains over 76,000 streetlights on public property, in partnership with Envari Energy Solutions Inc. Some decorative streetlights, and those on private property, are maintained by other agencies.
The LED Street Light Conversion Project was completed in 2022, maximizing all opportunities for increased roadway safety, while ensuring energy and maintenance cost savings. Approximately 58,000 standard streetlight fixtures were converted from high-pressure sodium (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology.
As of 2022, the converted fixtures are achieving on average 64% energy savings with an associated cumulative energy reduction of approximately 21,700,000 kWh. Maintenance costs for these fixtures have been reduced by 50%.
In addition to energy and maintenance savings, the conversion to LED has the following benefits:
- More precise roadway lighting levels through the use of a Lighting Controls System;
- Enhanced monitoring through daily reporting of malfunctioning streetlights;
- Enhanced safety because of improved LED colour rendering; and,
- A reduction in trespass light and reduced light pollution.
Street lighting response times
Nature of Problem | Investigation Response Time |
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Residential | |
1 to 9 lights out | Maximum 7 working days |
10 to 20 lights out | Next working day |
More than 20 lights out | Within 24 hours |
Arterials, Commercial and Industrial Roads | |
1 to 4 lights | Maximum 7 working days |
5 to 10 lights | Next working day |
More than 10 lights out, or all lights within an intersection | Within 24 hours |
These are timelines to dispatch a crew for investigation. In the event repairs cannot be completed at that time, restoration times can vary significantly.
Gateway Speed Limit Signs
As of May 1, 2018, Ontario municipalities can now use new gateway speed limit signs to designate roadways within residential areas with a reduced speed limit of less than 50 km/h.
Gateway speed limit signs are posted at each entry and exit point to a community where lower speeds are in effect. The Entry Gateway Speed Limit Sign identifies the beginning of a legal speed limit that applies to all roadways within an area. The Exit Gateway Speed Limit Sign marks the end of the lower speed limit. All streets that fall within the posted entry sign and exit sign are designated with the same speed limit identified on the gateway signs. Samples of Gateway Speed Limit Entry and Exit Signs are shown below:
Roadside Memorial Sign Program
Program
The Roadside Memorial Sign Program, established in 2015, assists families or groups who wish to have a roadside memorial sign installed along a City-owned right-of-way in remembrance of a loved one who has passed away as a result of a traffic incident.
Process
- Only residents of Ottawa may be commemorated through this program.
- A request may be made by a family member or friend.
- An application form must be completed and signed by an immediate family member of the nominee.
- An Ontario Provincial Offences Act check is required for the nominee. The check is initiated and reviewed by the City of Ottawa. Any outstanding conviction or infraction may result in the disqualification of an application.
- A sworn affidavit* must be submitted by the nominator with the application form (see page 4 of the application package).
- The cost of a roadside memorial sign is $250 (plus HST), which includes the cost of fabrication and maintenance of the sign for two (2) years.
- After two years, the nominator will be given the option for the sign to be removed and provided to them or to be left up without maintenance.
- Nominators will be given a one-time option of having a new sign installed for $250 (plus HST).
- The nominator can ask for the sign to be removed and turned over to them at any time.
*Any fees associated with a sworn affidavit are the responsibility of the nominator.
Signs
- The installed sign will read: “Drive Safely, in memory of ‘name(s) of victim(s)’.”, with black lettering over a white background
- The dimensions of the sign will be approximately: 24” L x 35” H
- The sign will contain both English and French messaging
Application
Should you wish to purchase a roadside memorial sign, please contact 3-1-1.
Underground locates
Digging near Your House?
Before you dig, call Ontario One Call at 1-800-400-2255 or visit their website.
The City and other services have underground locates running in many backyards, front yards and side lots. Underneath your house, you could find:
- Gas pipelines
- Electrical services
- Telephone and cable TV infrastructure
- Water and sewer connections
- Streetlight or traffic signal wiring
Ontario One Call co-ordinates with all organizations who own infrastructure in your area.
Therefore, all residents and excavators must call before they dig. Locates are free to obtain and should be requested at least 5 days prior to any planned excavation. You may not proceed with your digging until all locates are identified. If locates are not obtained and infrastructure is damaged, the homeowner and/or contractor is 100 per cent responsible for all costs associated with repairs.
Do You Need Emergency Locates?
For emergency locates, please call Ontario One Call at 1-800-400-2255. As of June 15, 2014, the City of Ottawa will no longer action direct requests for locates.
Decommissioned street name signs
Buy your own little piece of Ottawa. Park Place and Boardwalk have nothing on names like Bank Street and Laurier Avenue. There’s opportunity to own select City of Ottawa street name signs as they become available due to operational maintenance replacements. Street name signs are replaced when streets are re-named, and when signs from former municipalities are removed from service to avoid duplication.
These decommissioned signs can be purchased for $10 each. Signs can be picked up and paid for at 175 Loretta Avenue North. If a requested street name is unclaimed for one month, it will go back into the inventory.
Select your favourite signs from the alphabetical list below. All signs are sold on a first come, first serve basis. The list below will be updated as signs are purchased or as new signs become available. Check back periodically to see if your sign has made the list.
To request a street name sign or for any further questions: StreetNameSigns@ottawa.ca
If you do not receive a response to your email, the sign has already been sold.
Starting street letter | Street name | Number available. |
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A | Acacia Ave | 5 |
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Adley Rd | 1 | |
Ahearn Ave | 1 | |
Alenmede Cres | 1 | |
Aleutian Rd | 2 | |
Alfred St | 1 | |
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Alton St | 2 | |
Amberdale Cres | 1 | |
Ambiance Dr | 1 | |
Amesbrooke Dr | 1 | |
Andora Ave | 1 | |
Anoka St | 1 | |
Applewood Cres | 1 | |
Arch St | 4 | |
Argyle Ave | 1 | |
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Arnold Dr | 1 | |
Arnot Rd | 1 | |
Ashdale Ave | 1 | |
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Atwater St | 2 | |
Audrey Ave | 1 | |
Aurora Cres | 1 | |
Autumnwood St | 1 | |
Avenue Rd | 2 | |
Azurite Cres | 1 | |
B | Baffin Ave | 2 |
Balharrie Ave | 1 | |
Banbury Cres | 1 | |
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Barwell Ave | 1 | |
Beattie Ave | 1 | |
Beaumont Rd | 1 | |
Beausoleil Dr | 1 | |
Beech St | 1 | |
Begonia Ave | 1 | |
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Beverly Ave | 1 | |
Billings Ave | 4 | |
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Bittern Crt | 1 | |
Blackhorse Crt | 1 | |
Blossom Dr | 3 | |
Bongard Ave | 1 | |
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Bowman Rd | 1 | |
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Braeside Ave | 1 | |
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Brian Coburn Blvd | 1 | |
Briar Ave | 1 | |
Briar Hill Dr | 2 | |
Bristol Ave | 2 | |
Brookdale St | 1 | |
Brookfield Rd | 1 | |
Buchan Rd | 2 | |
Buell St | 1 | |
Buena Vista Rd | 2 | |
Burntwood Ave | 1 | |
Byers Crt | 1 | |
C | Cabot St | 2 |
Camborne Cres | 1 | |
Camrose St | 3 | |
Canborne Cres | 1 | |
Carmelia Ave | 1 | |
Carnegie St | 2 | |
Castleton St | 1 | |
Cavendish Rd | 2 | |
Cedarbank Ave | 1 | |
Centennial Blvd | 1 | |
Century Rd | 1 | |
Charkay St | 1 | |
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Chapel Cres | 2 | |
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Chatelain Ave | 1 | |
Chevrier St | 1 | |
Circle Pl | 1 | |
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Claridge Dr | 1 | |
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Clifton Rd | 2 | |
Cobalt Ave | 1 | |
Cobourg St | 1 | |
Colindale Ave | 1 | |
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Concord St | 1 | |
Connecticut Ave | 1 | |
Conrad Ave | 1 | |
Constance Creek Dr | 1 | |
Cork St | 3 | |
Cornerstone Priv | 1 | |
Cornice St | 1 | |
Cornish St | 1 | |
Cory St | 1 | |
Costello Ave | 1 | |
Courtice Ave | 1 | |
Crescent Rd | 1 | |
Crestview Rd | 1 | |
Crestview Rd | 1 | |
Cross Ave | 1 | |
Crossfield Ave | 1 | |
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Cypress Crt | 1 | |
D | Dakota Ave | 2 |
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Dauphin Rd | 1 | |
Delmar Dr | 5 | |
Dempsey Ave | 1 | |
Denbury Ave | 1 | |
Des Serins Ln | 1 | |
Devonshire Pl | 1 | |
Dickens Ave | 1 | |
Domalatchy Pl | 1 | |
Donnington Pl | 1 | |
Dorset Dr | 2 | |
Dorval Ave | 1 | |
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Duhamel St | 1 | |
Dunelm St | 1 | |
Dunkirk Cres | 1 | |
Dunrobin Ave | 1 | |
Dunvegan Rd | 1 | |
Durocher St | 2 | |
E | Earl Mulligan Dr | 1 |
Eastbourne Ave | 1 | |
Eastlane Rd | 1 | |
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Ellen Dr | 1 | |
Elliot Ave | 1 | |
Ellsett Dr | 1 | |
Ellsworth Ln | 1 | |
Elmira Dr | 1 | |
Elmside Ave | 1 | |
Elmwood Ave | 1 | |
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Emerald Ave | 1 | |
Emslie Ave | 1 | |
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0 | |
Evaston Ave | 1 | |
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Evered Ave | 1 | |
F | Faircrest Rd | 2 |
Fairdale Ave | 1 | |
Fairmeadow Cres | 1 | |
Falaise Rd | 1 | |
Fanshaw Ave | 1 | |
Farnsworth Ave | 1 | |
Featherston Dr | 2 | |
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Fernhill Rd | 1 | |
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Finchley Dr | 1 | |
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0 | |
Flewellyn Dr | 1 | |
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0 | |
Forward Ave | 1 | |
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Fringewood Dr | 1 | |
Frost Ave | 1 | |
Furby Ave | 1 | |
G | Garand Place | 1 |
Gaultois Ave | 1 | |
Geneva St | 1 | |
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0 | |
Gilbey Dr | 1 | |
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Glencairn Ave | 1 | |
Glenview Ave | 1 | |
Glenwood Ave | 1 | |
Golden St | 1 | |
Goodman Dr | 2 | |
Goren Ave | 2 | |
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Grand Gala Dr | 1 | |
Green Ave | 1 | |
H |
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Hall St | 1 | |
Halldon Pl | 1 | |
Hamlet Rd | 1 | |
Hamilton St | 1 | |
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Harwood Ave | 1 | |
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Heaton Ave | 1 | |
Heritage Glen Drive | 2 | |
Herridge St | 3 | |
Highcroft Ave | 1 | |
Highfield Cres | 1 | |
Hillary Ave | 2 | |
Hillsdale Pl | 1 | |
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Horner Dr | 1 | |
Horton St | 1 | |
Howick St | 1 | |
Howland Ave | 3 | |
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I | Illinois Ave | 2 |
Innes Rd | 1 | |
Irvin Pl | 1 | |
Irvine Pl | 1 | |
Isidore St | 1 | |
J | Jefferson St | 1 |
Joliffe St | 2 | |
Juno Ave | 3 | |
K | Kaladar Ave | 1 |
Killbarry Cres | 1 | |
Killborn Ave | 4 | |
Kimdale St | 1 | |
Kindersley Ave | 1 | |
Kinglet Way | 1 | |
Kirchoffer Ave | 1 | |
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Knox Cres | 1 | |
L | Lanark Ave | 2 |
Lancaster Rd | 1 | |
Landel Dr | 1 | |
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Laxford Dr | 2 | |
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Lenester Ave | 1 | |
Leopolds Dr | 1 | |
Letchworth Rd | 1 | |
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Lindenlea Dr | 1 | |
Lockhead Rd W | 1 | |
Loisisana Dr | 2 | |
Long Meadow Way | 1 | |
Longwood Ave | 1 | |
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Lovitt Rd | 1 | |
Lowrey St | 1 | |
Lyndale Ave | 2 | |
M | Mackay St | 1 |
Magnus Ave | 2 | |
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Manchester St | 1 | |
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Manor Ave | 1 | |
Maple Lane | 2 | |
Mariposa Ave | 3 | |
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Marlowe Cres | 2 | |
0 | ||
Marquette Ave | 1 | |
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Mayfair Ave | 1 | |
McCarthy Rd | 1 | |
McGillivray St | 1 | |
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McQuaig St | 2 | |
Melfort St | 2 | |
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Micmac St | 1 | |
Middleton Dr | 1 | |
Mill Hill Rd | 1 | |
Minto Pl | 1 | |
Monroe Ave | 1 | |
Monteith St | 1 | |
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Montfort St | 2 | |
Montrose Ave | 1 | |
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Mountbatten Ave | 1 | |
Mountshannon Dr | 1 | |
Mulvagh | 1 | |
Mutchmor Rd | 1 | |
Myrtle Ave | 1 | |
Naples Ave | 1 | |
N | Nautica Priv | 1 |
Navaho Dr | 3 | |
Neelin Dr | 1 | |
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Newhaven St | 2 | |
Newland Dr | 1 | |
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Northgraves Cres | 1 | |
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Norwood Ave | 1 | |
O | Oakbriar Cres | 1 |
Oakwell Dr | 1 | |
Oberon St | 1 | |
O'Connor St | 1 | |
Okee St | 1 | |
0 | ||
Old Prospect Rd | 1 | |
Old Richmond Rd | 0 | |
Orchard Ave | 3 | |
Oriska Way | 1 | |
Othello Ave | 1 | |
P | Palen Ave | 1 |
Palm St | 1 | |
Palmadeo Dr | 2 | |
Park Rd | 2 | |
Parkhill Cir | 1 | |
Patro St | 2 | |
Playfair Dr | 3 | |
Pleasant Park Rd | 4 | |
Plesser St | 2 | |
Plover Ln | 1 | |
Poplar St | 1 | |
Portage Ave | 1 | |
Portal St | 1 | |
Portland Ave | 1 | |
Premier Ave | 3 | |
Presland Rd | 1 | |
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Princeton Ave | 1 | |
Prudhomme Priv | 2 | |
Putman Ave | 2 | |
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Queenston Dr | 1 | |
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Quinton St | 1 | |
R | Rachael Ave | 1 |
Radstock Priv | 1 | |
Ramsey Cres | 1 | |
Randall Ave | 1 | |
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0 | |
Rector Ave | 1 | |
Redcor Cres | 1 | |
Reeves Cres | 3 | |
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0 | |
Renfield Rd | 1 | |
Rhodes Cres | 1 | |
Rhodes Crt | 1 | |
Richmond Rd | 1 | |
Rickwood St | 1 | |
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Rideau Terr | 1 | |
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Ridgecrest Priv | 1 | |
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Ridgeway Way | 1 | |
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Rockway Cres | 1 | |
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Roger Rd | 1 | |
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Roseglen Priv | 1 | |
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Rosetta Ave | 1 | |
Roslyn Ave | 1 | |
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Roycroft Lane | 1 | |
Ruth St | 2 | |
Ryder St | 1 | |
S | Sanderson Dr | 2 |
Saunderson Dr | 1 | |
Sauterne Park | 1 | |
Saville Row | 1 | |
Scotia Pl | 2 | |
Selby Ave | 1 | |
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Shamir Ave | 1 | |
Sharel Dr | 1 | |
Shoreham Av | 1 | |
Silverbell Cres | 1 | |
Simcoe St | 1 | |
Simpson Rd | 1 | |
Sioux Cres | 1 | |
Sir Guy Carleton St | 1 | |
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0 | |
Southern Rd | 1 | |
Springhurst Ave | 3 | |
St-Ambroise Ave | 1 | |
St-Charles St | 1 | |
Ste-Monique St | 1 | |
Stevenage Dr | 1 | |
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Stoneway Dr | 1 | |
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Stratford St | 1 | |
Streamline St | 1 | |
Summerview Terr | 1 | |
Sunnymede Ave | 2 | |
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Swansea Cres | 1 | |
Sycamore Dr | 1 | |
T | Tampa Ave | 1 |
Tavistock Rd | 1 | |
Tawney Rd | 3 | |
Tedder Ave | 1 | |
Terrebonne Dr | 2 | |
Thessaly Circle | 3 | |
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Thornwood Rd | 1 | |
Tilbury Ave O/W | 1 | |
Tilson St | 1 | |
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0 | ||
Trim Rd | 2 | |
Tupper Ave | 1 | |
Turnberry Rd | 1 | |
U | Ullswater Dr | 1 |
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V | Valley Dr | 1 |
Valmarie Ave | 2 | |
Vaughan St | 2 | |
Viewmont Dr | 1 | |
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0 | |
Virginia Dr | 1 | |
W | Waterfall Lane | 1 |
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0 | |
Wellesley Ave | 1 | |
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0 | |
Westcliffe Rd | 1 | |
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0 | |
Westlane Rd | 1 | |
Weston Drive | 4 | |
Westview Ave | 1 | |
Whitburn Ave | 1 | |
Whitemarl Dr | 1 | |
Willowdale Ave | 1 | |
Windermere Ave | 1 | |
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Winfield Ave | 1 | |
Wingate Dr | 1 | |
0 | ||
Winona Ave | 4 | |
Wolverton Cres | 1 | |
Woodgate Way | 1 | |
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Wyndale Cres | 1 |