Grenfell Glen

The neighbourhood was developed by subdivider W. Elmer Brown in 1956 following his 1951 Pineglen development. Brown bought the land, subdivided it and sold it to residents or developers to build on. The neighbourhood was developed using a 'metes and bounds' description as it was considered by both subdivider/developer and Nepean council at the time to be out of the urban control area. This was a preferred method of development for most builders at the time as it bypassed planning approval by the council and delays in approval by the Ottawa Planning Area Board, and the Road Agreement (which was a condition of subdivision approval that meant subdividers had to lay gravel roads at their own expense). This bypassing of planning approval would lead to difficulties in road construction and completion, wherein Grenfell Glen it would take until 1958 for Nepean's road superintendent to finally complete the roads at Brown's expense.^[3]

Grenfell Glen is also neighbour to Pineglen, which is on the other side of the railway tracks on its border to the south.

The neighbourhood is covered by the Glens Community Association.^[4]

The neighbourhood was developed in 1956 and most original homeowners are now retired. The official residence of the Ambassador of Cameroon is located on Burnbank Street. Philemon Yunji Yang lived there for 20 years when the normal post of an Ambassador is five years. Russ Jackson, the famous Canadian football player, used to live on Avonlea Road near the corner of Burnbank Street.^{[citation needed]}

• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Information Centre - Pinhey Forest

45°18′59″N 75°43′40″W / 45.31646°N 75.72778°W / 45.31646; -75.72778

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