Heritage Valley is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of
Edmonton
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in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It was established in 2001 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief, which guides the overall development of the area.
The theme of neighbourhood names within Heritage Valley is "Edmontonians of the Century".
Neighbourhoods
The Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief originally planned for 15 separate neighbourhoods.
[ Today, the Heritage Valley area includes the following:]Blackmud Creek
Blackmud Creek is a creek in Edmonton that flows into Whitemud Creek. The creek starts at Saunders Lake East of Nisku and runs northwest into the City, joining Whitemud Creek in the neighbourhood of Twin Brooks.
Blackmud Creek's name is an ac ...
;
* Callaghan;
* Cashman;
* Cavanagh;
*Chappelle Chappelle is a surname of French origin, a variant of the word ''chapelle'' meaning "chapel". Notable people with the name include:
* Bill Chappelle, American baseball player
* Charles W. Chappelle (1872–1941), African-American aviation pioneer
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;
* Desrochers;
* Graydon Hill;
* Hays Ridge;
*Heritage Valley Neighbourhood 14;
* Heritage Valley Town Centre;
* MacEwan;
* Paisley;
* Richford; and
* Rutherford.
Land use plans
In addition to the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Heritage Valley area:
*the Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) in 2007,[
*the Blackmud Creek NASP in 1998,][
*the Callaghan NASP in 2005,][
*the Cashman NASP in 2005,][
*the Chappelle NASP in 2008,][
*the Desrochers NASP in 2010,][
*the Heritage Valley Neighbourhood 12 NASP in 2011,][
*the MacEwan NASP in 2001,][
*the Richford NSP in 1999,][ and
*the Rutherford NASP in 2001,][
]
Heritage Valley Transit Centre
The Heritage Valley Transit Centre, operated by the Edmonton Transit Service
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, is located on the north side of Ellerslie Road west of 127 Street. The transit centre has climate controlled waiting shelters, washrooms, drop off areas, and 1,100 park and ride stalls.
Surrounding areas
References
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
Edmonton Transit Service transit centres