Saddle Ridge | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Saddle Ridge Location of Saddle Ridge in Calgary | |
| Coordinates: 51°07′48″N 113°57′09″W / 51.13000°N 113.95250°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| City |  Calgary |
| Quadrant | NE |
| Ward | 5 |
| Established | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jyoti Gondek |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Councillor | Raj Dhaliwal |
| Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,365 |
| • Average Income | $104,000 |
| Website | Saddle Ridge Community Association |
Saddle Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the northeastern edge of the city, and it is bounded to the north by Airport Trail NE, to the east by Stoney Trail NE (Highway 201), to the south by 80 Avenue NE and to the west by Métis Trail. The Saddle Ridge Industrial Area and Calgary International Airport are located west of the neighbourhood.
The Saddletowne CTrain was built in 2012, and is the end of line for Northeast. The CTrain station is located across a plaza that serves many South Asian restaurants as well as Nelson Mandela High School, and YMCA. Saddle Ridge is the largest neighbourhood for its Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, and small Bengali community. The Bilal Islamic Centre opened up in 2021, and has attracted many Muslims in the Northeast.
The community initially consisted of acreages, with an active community association since the 1970s; intended urbanization was supposed to begin in the 1990s, however, due to drainage, it was pushed to the 2000s. In the mid-2000s, urbanization of the region began and, today, Saddle Ridge primarily refers to the urban community that has developed around the commercial hub formed by Saddletowne Circle, although a number of acreages remain. The western portion of the area is called Saddle Ridge Industrial and started its construction in late 2018. Savanna, a division of the neighbourhood, houses a lot of the Saddle Ridge population.
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.[1]
- ^ a b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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