Windermere is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of
Edmonton
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in
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,
Canada
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. It was established in 2004 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Windermere Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.
The area is represented by the Greater Windermere
Community League
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.
Neighbourhoods
The Windermere Area Structure Plan originally planned for six separate neighbourhoods.
[ Today, the Windermere area includes the following:]Ambleside
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;
* Glenridding Heights;
* Glenridding Ravine;
*Kendal;
* Keswick; and
*Windermere
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.
Land use plans
In addition to the Windermere Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Windermere area:
*the Ambleside Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) in 2005,[
*the Glenridding Heights NSP in 2011,][
*the Keswick NSP in 2010,][ and
*the Windermere NSP in 2006,][
*the Glenridding Ravine NSP in 2016,Glenridding Ravine Neighborhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)"]
(PDF) City of Edmonton. December 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-01. which applies to the Glenridding Ravine neighbourhood
Surrounding areas
See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
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References
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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