Clarence Creek

Clarence-Rockland is a bilingual community in Eastern Ontario located in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of Canada's National Capital Region in the census. The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Ettyville, Hammond, Rockland, Saint-Pascal-Baylon and Vinette.

The community is 68 per cent francophone and is the largest majority-francophone city in North America outside of Quebec. In January, 2005, the city introduced a bylaw which required all new businesses to put up signs in both English and French.

The city of Clarence-Rockland was one of the first municipalities after Ottawa to introduce a smoking bylaw in all public establishments. This initiative has led other municipalities in the area to consider such a bylaw.

According to the Canada 2006 Census the Population in the area was 20,790 people.

Clarence-Rockland Transpo provides a public transportation service to residents of Clarence-Rockland about 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of Ottawa. The commuter bus service is part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo.