Ridgewood, Edmonton

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Ridgewood
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Ridgewood
Location of Ridgewood in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°27′47″N113°24′25″W / 53.463°N 113.407°W / 53.463; -113.407
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] Sspomitapi
Sector [2] Southeast
Area [3] Mill Woods
Government
[4]
 • Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorJo-Anne Wright
Elevation
704 m (2,310 ft)

Ridgewood is a community comprising three neighbourhoods within the east-central portion of Mill Woods in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Neighbourhoods within the community include Bisset, [5] Minchau [6] and Weinlos. [7]

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The community is represented by the Ridgewood Community League, established in 1982, which maintains a community hall and a community garden located at Mill Woods Road East and 37 Avenue. [7] [8]

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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 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Mayor and City Council". City of Edmonton . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bisset Neighbourhood Profile" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  6. ↑ "Minchau Neighbourhood Profile" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  7. 1 2 "Ridgewood Community League". Ridgewood Community League. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . University of Alberta Press. ISBN   9781459303249.
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