Decoteau is a future residential area in the southeast portion of the City of

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, a Cree track and field athlete who competed for Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics and was also the country's first aboriginal police officer.

Geography

Located in southeast Edmonton, Decoteau is bounded by 50 Street SW to the west, 41 Avenue SW to the south, Meridian Street to the east and a combination of

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(Highway 216) and Ellerslie Road SW to the north.

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is located beyond 41 Avenue SW to the south while

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is beyond Meridian Street to the east. The

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residential area is located across 50 Street SW to the west, while

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and The Meadows are located across Anthony Henday Drive to the northwest and north respectively.

Neighbourhoods

The Decoteau Area Structure Plan area is planned to be developed into five neighbourhoods. The Decoteau area includes the following: * Alces, * Decoteau, * Kettle Lakes, * Meltwater, and * Snowberry.

Surrounding areas

References

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