Laurier Heights is a residential neighbourhood in west
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada overlooking the
North Saskatchewan River valley. A portion of the neighbourhood along Buena Vista Road is located in the river valley, and this portion is sometimes called Buena Vista.
Most of the residential development in the neighbourhood occurred after
World War II, with approximately six out of every ten (58%) residences being built between
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
and
1960
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Events
January
* Ja ...
, and approximate four in ten residences being built between
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
and
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
.
Substantially all residences in the neighbourhood are
single-family dwellings. In addition, there are two home for senior citizens in the neighbourhood called ''Canterbury Court'' and ''Canterbury Manor''
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There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Laurier Heights Elementary Junior High School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.
Located next to Canterbury Court and Laurier Heights School is a small strip shopping centre, Laurier Heights Shopping Centre.
Edmonton's ]Valley Zoo
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, a family oriented petting zoo, is located in the river valley below the neighbourhood with access provided by Buena Vista Road. Buena Vista Road also provides access to Laurier Park, a good place for families to go for picnics, and Buena Vista Park. Both parks are part of the city's river valley park system. A foot bridge, located in the river valley to the north east of the neighbourhood provides access to Hawrelak Park on the south side.
Whitemud Drive, with access from 149 Street, provides residents with good access to destinations on the south side, including: the University of Alberta, Old Strathcona, Whyte Avenue, Southgate Centre
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, and Fort Edmonton Park. Travel west along 87 Avenue takes residents to West Edmonton Mall. Residents also enjoy good access to the downtown core.
The neighbourhood is bounded in the north by 87 Avenue (west of 142 Street) and by Buena Vista Road (east of 142 Street and west of Valleyview Crescent). It is bounded on the west by 149 Street and to the south by Whitemud Drive. The neighbourhood is bounded to the east and south east by the river valley.
The community is represented by the Laurier Heights Community League
A neighborhood council (also known as a community league) is a governmental or non-governmental body, whose purpose is to promote citizen participation in local government.Martin Minogue, ''Documents on Contemporary British Government: Volume 2, L ...
, established in 1958, which maintains a community hall, outdoor rink and tennis courts located at 144 Street and 85 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Laurier Heights had a population of 2,612 living in 1,241 dwellings,
Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
References
External links
Laurier Heights neighbourhood profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton