Turns out Ottawa has an unexpected connection to the election taking place in the United States.

There is a New York themed area in Ottawa’s west end called Central Park neighbourhood, which includes streets named after famous places or people in the big apple like Bloomingdale, Celebration, and Trump.

People living in the area say their neighbourhood has always been a conversation starter, but since the latest controversial election campaign Trump Avenue is getting a lot more attention.

“Every time I give out my address people are like ‘oh I bet you want to move now’”, said Assunta Gimmer.

Another resident, Alex McCurdie called it entertaining.

“When I’ve been on the phone the last little while giving out my address I always get a chuckle on the other end.”

But some residents, including Pam Baker, do not want to be connected to Donald Trump in anyway, angered by his ‘outrageous’ comments.

“It’s just embarrassing. In fact, I’m actually thinking about taking up a petition to have the name changed. I’m not sure we would want to change it to Clinton, but something else besides Trump,” she said.

Baker hasn’t actually submitted a formal request for the name change – but feels neighbours would be on board if she did.