Hawks Ridge, Edmonton

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Hawks Ridge
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Hawks Ridge
Location of Hawks Ridge in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°35′20″N113°41′53″W / 53.589°N 113.698°W / 53.589; -113.698
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] Nakota Isga
Sector [2] Northwest
Area [3] [4] Big Lake
Government
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 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorAndrew Knack
Elevation
659 m (2,162 ft)

Hawks Ridge is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2010 through the adoption of the Big Lake Neighbourhood Three Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP), [6] which was renamed as the Hawks Ridge NSP in July 2011. [7]

It is located within the Big Lake area [8] and was originally considered Neighbourhood 3 within the Big Lake Area Structure Plan (ASP). [9] It was officially named Hawks Ridge on September 21, 2010. [10]

Hawks Ridge is bounded on the west by 231 Street, north by Big Lake, east by Winterburn Road (215 Street), and south by future Big Lake Neighbourhood 5. [6] [9]

A step toward development of the neighbourhood was met with some controversy when the ward councillor for the area voted against approving the first rezoning within the neighbourhood in July 2011. Councillor Linda Sloan opposed the rezoning based on the lack of servicing and infrastructure for the neighbourhood. The rezoning was approved by a vote of 11 to 1. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Big Lake Neighbourhood Three Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-22.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Bylaw 15819". City of Edmonton. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  8. ↑ Elise Stolte (2011-06-30). "Caernarvon. What? How do you even pronounce that?". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  9. 1 2 "Big Lake Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  10. ↑ Naming Committee Minutes. City of Edmonton, Naming Committee. 2010-09-21.
  11. ↑ Elise Stolte (2011-07-21). "For one councillor, urban sprawl goes a ridge too far". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-22.


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