Manotick 101
Manotick is the rare arrangement that actually delivers the brochure: a genuine 19th-century village core, estate lots with real privacy, and downtown Ottawa 25 minutes away. The trade is that most of the area runs on wells and septic — country infrastructure with city expectations.
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What's actually in the village
The commercial core is small enough to walk and covers more than visitors expect. Groceries at McDonough's Your Independent Grocer and Giant Tiger, hardware at Manotick Home Hardware on Beaverwood Road with a larger RONA out on Bankfield, an LCBO on Currier Street, and Bluebird Cannabis Store at 5530 Manotick Main Street. Five pharmacies, four dentists and a full slate of clinics — see the health services page for the complete list with addresses. Plus the post office at 1171 Maple Street, Drummond's for fuel on Mitch Owens, a CIBC branch, a NAPA auto parts store and the restaurants and cafés along Main Street. Addresses worth having: Manotick Home Hardware at 1166 Beaverwood Road, RONA at 1346 Bankfield Road, Giant Tiger at 1168 Maple Street, LCBO at 1154 Currier Street, and McDonough's Your Independent Grocer on Bridge Street. What the village does not have is a big-box ring, a hospital, or a lab — all of those are ten to twenty-five minutes away in Barrhaven or Riverside South.
The three Manoticks
The village core is walkable, historic, and on municipal drinking water — the watermain link came fully into service in January 2022. The estate communities — Rideau Forest, Manotick Estates, Long Island, River Run and the concession roads around them — are acreage living with custom homes. Mahogany, Minto's master-planned community on the south side, is still actively selling in 2026 and is adding young families and, with them, services; Uniform's Stinson Place at the village gateway launched in June 2026 — both are compared on the new homes page. Most people shopping Manotick are really shopping one of the three.
The rural systems
Outside the core, homes run private wells and septic systems. It's routine — test the well, pump the tank every 3–5 years, treat the water — but it's a real category of ownership that city buyers should walk in understanding. The service directory on this site exists mostly because of it.
Gyms and fitness
For a village this size the fitness options are unusually good, and four of the five are locally owned. The Fitness Lab on Ann Street is the largest independent — part of a small Ottawa-owned group with its Manotick premises in the village core. Body & Mind Athletics on Manotick Main runs group fitness, personal training and open gym. Manotick Martial Arts on Beaverwood covers the kids-and-discipline end, and Sōma Pilates opened a Tighe Street studio in 2025. Anytime Fitness in Manotick Mews is the one franchise, and is the answer if 24-hour access matters more to you than local ownership.
| Studio | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| The Fitness Lab Based in ManotickIndependent | 5536 Ann St | 613-692-9000 |
| Body & Mind Athletics Based in ManotickIndependent | 5517 Manotick Main St | 613-491-9100 |
| Manotick Martial Arts Based in ManotickIndependent | 1165 Beaverwood Rd | 613-327-1077 |
| Sōma Pilates Based in ManotickIndependent | Tighe St | 613-451-7662 |
| Anytime Fitness Chain | 1160 Beaverwood Rd (Manotick Mews) | 613-491-1290 |
Support Local · Manotick means the business operates from K4M — a storefront, yard, office, or a documented owner or mobile base here — not that it merely covers the area (how we test it). Independent means locally owned rather than a chain or franchise.
Schools
Manotick has more school capacity in the village than people expect. Manotick Public School (OCDSB) is at 1075 Bridge Street and St. Leonard School (OCSB) at 5344 Long Island Road cover elementary. And contrary to the common assumption that every teenager here commutes out, St. Mark Catholic High School is in Manotick, at 1040 Dozois Road, running grades 7 to 12. Public secondary students do travel — the nearest public high schools are in the surrounding communities — and the Ottawa private schools are within commuting range.
Getting around
Driving is the reality, and the honest numbers are off-peak numbers: about 25 minutes to downtown Ottawa, 20 to the airport, and 10 to Barrhaven's big-box ring. The downtown figure is the one that moves: Prince of Wales and the 416/417 at rush hour routinely turn that 25 into 40, which is worth testing at the hour you would actually be driving it before you buy on the commute.
The village's public buildings
Three buildings do most of the village's civic life: the arena and community centre on Long Island, the library branch beside the river, and the curling centre next door to it.
| Place | Address | Phone | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manotick Community Centre & Mike O'Neil Arena | 5572 Doctor Leach Dr | 613-580-2424 | City arena and halls; home of the Manotick Mariners, minor hockey and public skating |
| Ottawa Public Library — Manotick branch | 5499 South River Dr | 613-580-2940 | Branch library; well-water test bottles accepted Tuesdays |
| Manotick Curling Centre | 5519 South River Dr | 613-692-1489 | Four-sheet club with leagues, bonspiels and junior curling |
Common questions
Is Manotick a good place to live?
For buyers who want acreage, a real village, and a sub-30-minute Ottawa commute, it's one of the strongest fits in the region. The honest trade-off is car-dependence and the upkeep rhythm of wells and septic outside the core.
How far is Manotick from downtown Ottawa?
About 25 minutes by car off-peak, and roughly 20 minutes to the airport. Allow closer to 40 minutes downtown in rush hour — Prince of Wales and the 416/417 are the bottleneck. Barrhaven's shopping is about 10 minutes.
Is there a gym in Manotick?
Yes, five. The Fitness Lab on Ann Street and Body & Mind Athletics on Manotick Main Street are the two main independent gyms, Manotick Martial Arts is on Beaverwood Road, and Sōma Pilates opened a Tighe Street studio in 2025. Anytime Fitness in Manotick Mews is the one franchise and the option for 24-hour access.
Is there a high school in Manotick?
Yes — St. Mark Catholic High School at 1040 Dozois Road runs grades 7 to 12 in the village. For elementary, Manotick Public School is at 1075 Bridge Street and St. Leonard School at 5344 Long Island Road. Public secondary students travel to schools in the surrounding communities.
Is Manotick expensive?
By Ottawa standards, yes. The area detached average sat near $1.14M in mid-2026, but the spread is wide: village-core detached roughly $850K to $1.5M, Mahogany newer builds $800K to $1.4M with townhomes from the mid-$700Ks, and estate communities $1.8M to $3.5M and up. Ownership costs — well, septic, propane, long-driveway snow contracts — add to it. Price bands are on the real estate page.
Is there new construction in Manotick?
Two active builds in 2026: Minto's Mahogany, in its third stage on the south edge of the village, and Uniform Developments' Stinson Place, about 150 homes at the Rideau Valley Drive and Bankfield Road gateway, launched in June 2026. Both are on municipal services. They are compared on the new homes page.
Is Manotick good for dogs?
Very. Two veterinary hospitals in the postal code, two groomers, a pet store with a self-serve wash, a kennel ten minutes south and an off-leash area in David Bartlett Park on Long Island. The nearest 24-hour emergency vet is in Ottawa on Walkley Road. Details on the pets page.
Is Manotick part of Ottawa?
Yes. Manotick has been inside the City of Ottawa since the 2001 amalgamation (before that it was in Rideau Township), so it has an Ottawa address, Ottawa property tax, 311 and the Ottawa Police, and Ottawa Public Library and recreation programmes. It still calls itself a village, sits in the Rideau-Jock ward, and most of it is on private wells and septic rather than city services.
Does Manotick have a hockey team?
Yes — the Manotick Mariners, a senior men's team founded in 2024 that plays in the LNAH, the Quebec semi-professional league, from the 2026-27 season. Home games are Saturday nights at Mike O'Neil Arena; schedule and tickets are on the Mariners page.
How far is Greely from Manotick?
About 8 km, or ten minutes, east along Mitch Owens Road. Greely is the larger village by population, on bigger lots, with its own grocery plaza, clinic and dentists but no main street; the two share a ward, a fire district and most of their contractors. manotick.co has a full Greely section.