Alta Vista Ward (Ward 18) is a city
ward in the city of
Ottawa,
Canada represented on
Ottawa City Council. Alta Vista Ward was created prior to the
1966 election when
Gloucester Ward was split in half due to population growth in the Alta Vista area. Until the
1972 elections, the ward was represented by two councillors (then called aldermen). Prior to the
1980 election, the Ward was split in half, with the western half remaining as Alta Vista ward and the eastern half became Canterbury Ward. They were reunited prior to the
1994 Election and was known as
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward. During this time, on regional council it was known as just Alta Vista Ward. It was renamed to Alta Vista in 2000.