Rossdale is a river valley neighbourhood in the city of

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, located immediately south of the

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. It is a popular residential neighbourhood with easy access to downtown, the

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, the Edmonton river valley park system, and other amenities. A short distance to the west of the neighbourhood, along River Valley Road, are

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, the Golf Course, and the Skating Oval in Victoria Park. The community is represented by the Rossdale

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, established in 1922, which maintains a

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located at 101 Street and 96 Avenue.

Archaeology and history

The site of the Rossdale powerplant was a

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campsite from the time that people first moved into the Edmonton area after the retreat of the glaciers around 8,000 years ago. In the early 1800s it was used as the site for the Hudson's Bay Company's

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and the

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's Fort Augustus, although this was only a theory until 2012 when a trench thought to be part of stockade wall was unearthed. Human remains have been discovered at the site multiple times, by EPCOR workers and archaeologists, from at least the 1960s to 2010s. After a protest about the city's lack of consultation with the indigenous community, the provincial government directed the city to consult with the Papaschase band, other

and the Métis Nation of Alberta. In 2005 and 2016, unearthed human remains were re-interred. In 2007, a monument commonly known as the Rossdale Memorial was constructed to mark the desecrated burial ground.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Rossdale had a population of living in dwellings, a -4.7% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

While Rossdale is an older neighbourhood with residential development beginning during the early years of Edmonton's history, there has been a significant redevelopment of the area in more recent years. According to the 2001 federal census, only one residence in ten (9.9%) in modern Rossdale was built before the end of

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. Another one in five residences (17.6%) were built between

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and

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and one residence in ten (11.0%) were built during the 1970s. One in four residences (24.2%) were built during the 1980s and two out of five (37.4%) were built during the 1990s. The most common type of residence in Rossdale, according to the 2005 municipal census, is a mixture of rented

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s and apartment style

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s. These account for half (51%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Two out of three of these residences are in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories while one in three are in high-rise buildings with five or more stories. Single-family dwellings account for one out of every three (35%) of all residences in the neighbourhood.

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s account for one in ten residences (10%). Four percent of all residences are duplexes. Three out of every five (62%) are owner-occupied while two out of five (38%) are rented.

RE/MAX Field

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, Edmonton's main

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stadium, is located in this neighbourhood. The stadium hosts the

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of the

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as of the 2021 season. It was home to the Edmonton Prospects baseball team of the

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from 2012-2020. The

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of the AAA

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also called RE/MAX Field, then known as Telus Field, home up to the end of the 2004 season, when the franchise was moved to another city.

Rossdale Power Plant

Located next to RE/MAX Field is the Rossdale Power Plant, used by EPCOR to generate electricity. Originally built by the Edmonton Electric Lighting and Power Company, the owner Alex Taylor, sold the company to the city of Edmonton in 1902. The plant was shut down by EPCOR in 2009. The plant sits on, and adjacent to, a native burial ground, and was named a provincial historic resource in 2001. EPCOR also operates the Rossdale water treatment plant located next to the power plant. The water treatment plant was constructed in 1903 and remains in operation.

Population mobility

The population in Rossdale is highly mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one in five (21.5%) of all residents had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one in five (22.4%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only two out of every five (42%) residents had lived at the same address for five years or longer.

References

External links

Rossdale Neighbourhood ProfileEpcor Plans for the Rossdale site.Rossdale Community League
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton Archaeological sites in Alberta