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Edgemont, Calgary
Edgemont is a residential area, residential neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is located north of the community of Dalhousie, Calgary, Dalhousie. It is also bounded by John Laurie Boulevard to the south, Sarcee Trail to the west, Country Hills Boulevard to the north, and Shaganappi Trail to the east. Much of Edgemont is a northwest extension of Nose Hill, as evidenced by the steep escarpments at the southeast end of the community. The elevated position of Edgemont (1245m at its highest) provides views of the Downtown Calgary, city to the south and the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountains to the west. The community began development in 1978, and was recently completed. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Edgemont had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.1% decrease from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esri
Esri (; Environmental Systems Research Institute) is an American multinational geographic information system (GIS) software company. It is best known for its ArcGIS products. With a 43% market share, Esri is the world's leading supplier of GIS software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications. The company is headquartered in Redlands, California. Founded as the Environmental Systems Research Institute in 1969 as a land-use consulting firm, Esri currently has 49 offices worldwide including 11 research and development centers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. There are 10 regional U.S. offices and over 3,000 partners globally, with users in every country and a total of over a million active users in 350,000 organizations. These include Fortune 500 companies, most national governments, 20,000 cities, all 50 US States and 7,000+ universities. The firm has 4,000 total employees, and is privately held by its founders. In a 2016 Invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacEwan Glen
MacEwan Glen (commonly known as MacEwan) is a neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The primarily low-density residential community is the only community that is directly attached to Nose Hill Park and is bounded by Country Hills Boulevard to the north, 14 Street NW to the east, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Nose Hill Park to the south. Development of the community began in 1978, and was completed in the late 1990s. It was named for John Walter Grant MacEwan, Calgary mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 3 councillor, Jasmine Mian. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, MacEwan Glen had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.7% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. As of 2016, the total population of MacEwan Glen was 5,055 with a median household income of $119,998. As of 2016, 23% of the residents were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamptons, Calgary
Hamptons is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located close to the northern edge of the city, and is bounded to the north by Stoney Trail, to the east by Shaganappi Trail, to the south by Country Hills Boulevard, and to the west by Sarcee Trail. The land was annexed in two stages, the southern area in 1976 and the northern one in 1989. The Hamptons was established as a neighbourhood in 1990. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 2 councillor. The community is home to an Olympic size hockey rink and an annual Stampede breakfast. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hamptons had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.8% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this neighbourhood had a median household income of $125,042 in 2005, and 5.6% of its residents were within low income households. Also as of 2005, 44.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citadel, Calgary
Citadel is a community in Northwest Calgary, Alberta. It is bordered by Stoney Trail on the north and west, Country Hills Blvd on the south, and Sarcee Trail on the east. Public transportation in Citadel is provided by Calgary Transit bus route 138 to Crowfoot C-Train Station. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Citadel had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.3% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a median household income of $80,085 in 2000, and there were 7.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 2 councillor. Most common languages spoken by residents include English, Mandarin, Arabic, Persian, French and Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighbourhoods In Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta. As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the Municipal census in Canada, civic censuses from 2015 to 2019, bringing the total to 212. Calgary Open Data also confirms six more communities yet to be developed (Alpine Park, Calgary, Alpine Park, Ambleton, Calgary, Ambleton, Glacier Ridge, Calgary, Glacier Ridge, Lewisburg, Calgary, Lewisburg, TwinHills, Calgary, TwinHills, and Symons Valley Ranch, Calgary, Symons Valley Ranch). __TOC__ Centre City The area collectively known as the Centre City comprises Downtown Calgary, Downtown (including the Downtown West End, Calgary, Downtown West End and Downtown East Village, Calgary, Downtown East Village) and the adjacent neighbourhoods of Eau Claire, Calgary, Eau Claire, Chinatown, Calgary, Chinatown, and the Beltline, Calgary, Beltline (including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Catholic School District
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane and Rocky View County. The CSSD receives funding for students from the provincial government of Alberta. History The district was founded on 18 December 1885 as the Lacombe Roman Catholic School District No. 1 in what was then part of the North West Territories. Its first school, also built in 1885, was St. Mary's, which is the oldest operating school in Calgary (though in a newer building). Size The CSSD is second in size (by student count) to the city's main school board, the public Calgary Board of Education (CBE). Unlike the Calgary Board of Education, the territory of the CSSD extends slightly outside the municipal limits of the city. For the 2020 - 2021 school year, there were over 59,000 students in the CSSD, with 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Francis High School (Calgary)
Saint Francis High School is a Roman Catholic high school, and one of the largest in Calgary, serving 2006 students in the communities of northwest Calgary, Alberta. History The school opened in 1962 with an enrollment of 466 students in three grades (9–11) and offered academic, commercial (business) and technical programs. By 1965 enrollment doubled and the vocational wings were constructed including shop areas for automotive, carpentry, electronics & electricity, drafting, commercial art, beauty culture, hot metals and lithograph. Two science labs, one multi-activity area and eight classrooms completed the addition. In 1983, two of the areas were renovated to house the Home Economics facilities and in 2000, a new library, media environment and music room were added along with new computer and science labs and numerous classrooms. In July 2017 modernization construction began on the school on the original section of the building, providing a new chapel, Culinary Arts area, exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Board Of Education
Calgary School District No. 19 or the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion. Calgary Board of Education (CBE) was founded in 1885 as the Calgary Protestant Public School District No. 19.The Student of the year from 1999 was Limar Allaq, now in 2021 she is the owner and superintendent. Size The CBE is the largest school board in Alberta, and over twice the size of the other major school district board in Calgary, the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD), which teaches mainly Catholic students. The other two districts based in the city, both Francophone, are a fraction of the size of the CBE with only a handful of schools each. In land area, the CBE is the smallest of the four Calgary districts, as its territory is limited to municipal limits of Calgary (although its area is only slightly smaller tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Winston Churchill High School
, motto_translation = We learn, not for school, but for life , seal_image = , founded = 1968 , type = Public , streetaddress = 5220 Northland Drive , city = Calgary, Alberta , country = Canada , postalcode = T2L 2J6 , coordinates = , trustee = Laura Hack , director = Jeannie Everett , principal = Arvin Rajan , grades = 10–12 , enrollment = 2307 , enrollment_as_of = 2022 , grade10 = 771 , grade11 = 742 , grade12 = 764 , campus_type = Suburban , campus_size = , image = Sir Winston Churchill High School 2.jpg , imagesize = 240px , schoolboard = Calgary Board of Education , mascot = Brutus the Bulldog , teamname = Bulldogs , colours = Red, white, and blue , newspaper = ''The Churchill Chronicle'' , website = , communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renting
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership. An example of renting is equipment rental. Renting can be an example of the sharing economy. History Various types of rent are referenced in Roman law: rent (''canon'') under the long leasehold tenure of Emphyteusis; rent (''reditus'') of a farm; ground-rent (''solarium''); rent of state lands (''vectigal''); and the annual rent (''prensio'') payable for the ''jus superficiarum'' or right to the perpetual enjoyment of anything built on the surface of land. Reasons for renting There are many possible reasons for renting instead of buying, for example: *In many jurisdictions (including India, Spain, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States) rent paid in a trade or business is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartment
An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold), to tenants renting from a private landlord (see leasehold estate). Terminology The term ''apartment'' is favored in North America (although in some cities ''flat'' is used for a unit which is part of a house containing two or three units, typically one to a floor). In the UK, the term ''apartment'' is more usual in professional real estate and architectural circles where otherwise the term ''flat'' is used commonly, but not exclusively, for an apartment on a single level (hence a 'flat' apartment). In some countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
