Discovery Ridge, Calgary

Discovery Ridge
Neighbourhood
Discovery Ridge is located in Calgary
Discovery Ridge
Discovery Ridge
Location of Discovery Ridge in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°00′59″N 114°12′41″W / 51.01639°N 114.21139°W / 51.01639; -114.21139
Country Canada
Province Alberta
City Calgary
QuadrantSW
Ward6
Established1990
Government
 • MayorJyoti Gondek
 • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council
 • CouncillorRichard Pootmans
Elevation
1,110 m (3,640 ft)
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total3,105
 • Average Income
$128,844
Postal code
WebsiteDiscovery Ridge Community Association

Discovery Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the western edge of the city and is bounded by Stoney Trail to the north, 69 Street W to the east, Rocky View County and the city limits to the west and the Elbow River and Tsuu T'ina first nation reserve to the south.

Long before development, this area was referred to by longtime Calgarians as "Jackson's Valley", an isolated valley beside the Sarcee Military Reserve. When development first began in the late 1990s, the community was known as New Discovery and it was originally planned as a gated community, but this idea was later dropped and today, Discovery Ridge can be accessed by the public.

Discovery Ridge was a project initialized by a developer in the early 1990.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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