Bowness is a community district in west Calgary. It was an autonomous town until 1964, when it was annexed by Calgary. Image File history File links Dot-yellow. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (960x1192, 791 KB) [edit] Summary [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Glenmore Reservoir Bowness, Alberta Kensington, Calgary Inglewood, Calgary McKenzie Lake, Calgary Foothills Medical Centre... Nickname: Motto: Onward Location of Calgary within census division number 6, Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Aerial view of Bowness

The neighbourhood is bordered by the Bow River on the north and east, 16th Avenue on the south, and Stoney Trail on the west. Immediately over the river to the east lies the community of Montgomery, itself an autonomous town until Calgary annexed it in 1963. The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

On the northwest end of the community is one of Calgary's most popular parks, Bowness Park. The park sits between the Bow River and a lagoon, and is popular for picnics, summer sports, ice skating in the winter, and boating. It is also part of the city's large pedestrian pathway network. To the south-east, it is bordered by Edworthy Park. Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Edworthy Park is located in the southwest section of Calgary along the south shore of the Bow River. ...

Bowness is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 1 Alderman Dale Hodges. Residents of the area are called "Bownesians" (Bow-NEE-zhins). This designation is a local term and is often used for comedic effect. The Calgary City Council is the governing body of the City of Canada. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. ...

The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.^[1]

History

The area was first occupied as a ranch in about 1896^[2]. // Definition There is no universally agreed definition of ranch. ...

John Hextall was responsible for the plans that led to the development of the village, which later grew to a town. Hextall planned to develop the area into an exclusive bedroom community. In 1911, Hextall donated some of his land to the city, receiving in return street-car acces to Bowness.^[3] Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...

It was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1963.

Bowness today

Since Bowness was annexed, it has had to cope with a number of social issues. Because it began as an autonomous community, Bowness lacks much of the homogeneity of many of Calgary's newest suburban neighbourhoods. As a result, Bowness is a far more dynamic and interesting community than most of those on Calgary's outskirts. Unfortunately, this has also contributed to socioeconomic problems in the community (including crime^[4]), which is home to both wealthy and disadvantaged residents. A marked difference can be seen between the well-off homes along the Bow River, for example, and the former military housing just a few blocks away. The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 11,038.^[5] Residents in this community had a median household income of $40,468 in 2000, and there were 24.1% low income residents living in the neighborhood.^[6] As of 2000, 12.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 30.9% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 45.6% of the housing was used for renting.^[7] The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ... ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with rental agreement. ...

Education

Bowness High School

Most public senior high school students from the community attend Bowness High School, which was built before the annexation. Junior high and elementary schools include Thomas B. Riley Junior High, Belevedere Parkway Elementary, Bowcroft Elementary, and R. B. Bennett Elementary (closed in 2004). There is also one K-9 Catholic school, Our Lady of the Assumption. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1152x864, 110 KB) Subject: Bowness High School Location: 4627 - 77 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada (in the Bowness neighborhood) Subject: Entrance on East side of high school. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1152x864, 110 KB) Subject: Bowness High School Location: 4627 - 77 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada (in the Bowness neighborhood) Subject: Entrance on East side of high school. ... Bowness High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10 through 12. ... Bowness High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10 through 12. ...

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has over 180 neighbourhoods. ...

References

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External links

• Bowness Community Association Info Site

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