River's Edge, Edmonton

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River's Edge
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River's Edge
Location of River's Edge in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°27′07″N113°38′46″W / 53.452°N 113.646°W / 53.452; -113.646
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] [2] NW
Ward [1] [2] sipiwiyiniwak
Sector West
Area [3] Riverview
Government
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 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorSarah Hamilton

River's Edge, briefly known as River Alder, is a developing neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [5] Subdivision and development of the neighbourhood will be guided by the Riverview Neighbourhood 3 (River's Edge) Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP), which was adopted by Edmonton City Council on September 22, 2015. [2] It is located within the Riverview area of Edmonton and was originally considered Riverview Neighbourhood 3 within the Riverview Area Structure Plan (ASP). [5] River's Edge is bounded on the north by The Uplands, northeast by Anthony Henday Drive, east and south by the North Saskatchewan River valley, southwest by Grandisle, and west by Stillwater. [1] [5]

The five future neighbourhoods in Riverview were originally named by Edmonton's Naming Committee on June 25, 2015, with Riverview Neighbourhood 3 being named River Alder. [6] The developers of River Alder and two other adjacent future neighbourhoods subsequently appealed three of neighbourhood names to city council's executive committee. [7] The executive committee overturned the naming decisions for the three neighbourhoods and River Alder was renamed River's Edge. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 City of Edmonton Ward & Standard Neighbourhoods (PDF) (Map). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Riverview Neighbourhood 3 Neighbourhood Structure Plan" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ City of Edmonton Plans in Effect (PDF) (Map). City of Edmonton. October 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Riverview Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. September 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Naming Committee: Minutes" (PDF). City of Edmonton Naming Committee. June 23, 2015. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Elise Stolte (March 22, 2016). "Edmonton councillors side with developers to name new neighbourhoods Stillwater and Rivers Edge (no apostrophe)". Edmonton Journal . Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Approved Neighbourhood Names: Riverview ASP (PDF) (Map). City of Edmonton: Naming Committee. March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.


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