the area: Mc(V)eigh, (A)rmstrong, (R)onan, and (S)mith. The second story is that the town was given the name by a retired priest from Embrun, Ontario, l’Abbé C. Guillaume, village of Vars, Hautes-Alpes, in France. In 1915, permanent sidewalks were built in the main community area. In 1931, the first street lights were erected, a full year sooner than in their neighbouring community of Cumberland. References Brault, L. 1965. Histoire des Comtés Unis de Prescott et de Russell. Conseil des Comtés Unis, L’Original, ON, CAN. City of Ottawa, Rural Ottawa Counts. ]http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/statistics/counts/rural/index_en.html] 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada. External links Vars community website Neighbourhoods in Ottawa