Lake District, Edmonton
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Lake District or Edmonton North is a residential area in the northeast portion of the City of
Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
in
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
. It was established in 1979 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Edmonton North Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.


Geography

Located in northeast Edmonton, the Lake District area is bounded by 97 Street ( Highway 28) to the west, 153 Avenue to the south, and
Anthony Henday Drive Highway 216, better known by its official name of Anthony Henday Drive, is a Controlled-access highway, freeway that ring road, encircles Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a heavily travelled commuter and truck Bypass (road), bypass route with ...
(Highway 216) to the north and east. The area is bisected by 167 Avenue and 82 Street. The Castle Downs area lies beyond 97 Street to the west, while the Dickinsfield and Londonderry areas are beyond 153 Avenue to the south and the Pilot Sound area is beyond 66 Street to the east.
CFB Edmonton Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, commonly referred to as CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base in Sturgeon County adjacent to the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks". History The hi ...
is located to the north of Anthony Henday Drive within
Sturgeon County Sturgeon County is a municipal district in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River. Sturgeon County is located in Division No. 11 and was named for the Sturgeon Rive ...
.


Neighbourhoods

The Edmonton North Area Structure Plan originally planned for nine separate residential neighbourhoods for the Lake District area. Today, the Lake District area includes the following: * Belle Rive; * Crystallina Nera; * Crystallina Nera East; *
Eaux Claires Eaux Claires, also known as the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, was a two-day music and arts festival that took place for four years in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The festival took what was to be a year-long hiatus in 2019 but was expected to r ...
; * Klarvatten; * Lago Lindo; * Mayliewan; * Ozerna; * Schonsee; * McConachie; and * Cy Becker.


Land use plans

In addition to the Edmonton North Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Lake District area: *the Belle Rive Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) in 1982, which applies to the Belle Rive neighbourhood; *the Crystallina Nera NSP in 2007, which applies to the Crystallina Nera neighbourhood; *the Eaux Claires NSP in 1986, which applies to the Eaux Claires neighbourhood; *the Joviz NSP in 2011, which applies to the Joviz neighbourhood; *the Klarvatten NSP in 1982, which applies to the Klarvatten neighbourhood; *the Lago Lindo NSP in 1980, which applies to the Lago Lindo neighbourhood; *the Mayliewan NSP in 1983, which applies to the Mayliewan neighbourhood; *the Ozerna NSP in 1981, which applies to the Ozerna neighbourhood; and *the Schonsee NSP in 2002, which applies to the Schonsee neighbourhood.


Surrounding areas


References

{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton