Land for sale near Greely, Ontario

About Greely

The town

Greely is a rural village at the south end of the City of Ottawa, along Bank Street where it meets Mitch Owens Road. The city counts it among its largest rural villages by both population and land area, and as its fastest growing, which it puts down to a rural setting close to the urban area. Most of Greely is detached houses on private wells and septic systems, with communal water and sewer in a few areas. The city's secondary plan for the village keeps it that way: new development needs a hydrogeological and terrain study, and residential lots must be at least 0.4 ha, more where the groundwater calls for it. The plan also sets out a village core for shops and services and treats Bank Street as a scenic route. In Ottawa, septic permits go through the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

Around it

Greely lies in the Castor River watershed, a 739 km² part of the South Nation River basin looked after by South Nation Conservation, which has restored eroding stretches of Shields Creek. The village plan follows the Shields Creek subwatershed study, keeps greenspace along the creek's tributaries and bars building in its significant wetland. Elsewhere in the Castor watershed, the provincially significant Leitrim Wetland feeds Findlay Creek. Across the South Nation basin, more than 95% of rural people drink groundwater. Bank Street leads north into Ottawa, and Ottawa International Airport has scheduled flights. Winchester District Memorial Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department.

Sources

• City of Ottawa, Village of Greely Secondary Plan
• South Nation Conservation, Castor River subwatershed report card
• South Nation Conservation, Shield's Creek stream naturalization
• Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, septic approvals
• Winchester District Memorial Hospital, Emergency
• Ottawa International Airport

Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 4, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.