Cy Becker is a neighbourhood in northeast
Edmonton
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Alberta
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and named after one of Alberta's first bush pilots and finest wartime flying aces, Cy Becker staked his claim in history by making the first air mail delivery to remote northern communities.
Since then, in recognition of his contributions and those of many others, the City of Edmonton has identified an area in Edmonton's northeast side as Pilot Sound. Subdivision and development of the neighbourhood will be guided by the Cy Becker Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) once adopted by Edmonton City Council.
It is located within
Pilot Sound and was originally considered Neighbourhood 5 within the Pilot Sound Area Structure Plan (ASP).
Cy Becker is bounded on the west by the
McConachie neighbourhood, north by
Anthony Henday Drive
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, east by the future
Gorman neighbourhood, and south by the
Brintnell and
Hollick-Kenyon neighbourhoods.
[
The community is represented by the Horse Hill ]Community League
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, established in 1972.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
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References
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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