At the same time, parts of the neighbourhood faced expropriation to make room for the proposed "Pinecrest-Deschenes Freeway" which was never built.

[7] In 1968, the Britannia Woods housing development was completed in the neighbourhood for placement of families in to rent-to-income units.

[11] The grant would pay for the Belltown Dome hockey arena,[12] a geodesic dome-shaped building, which officially opened in 1979.

[14] One issue that continued to threaten the community's character was the proposed "Britannia Parkway", which would have run along the Ottawa River connecting the Kichi Zibi Mikan to the Queensway.

Municipal facilities include the Belltown Dome Arena, the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre and Briannia Trolley Park.