Calgary Real Estate Blog

The northwest community of Bowness has a pretty fascinating history, being one of a few Calgary neighbourhoods that was originally a town unto itself before becoming amalgamated into the city proper. Indeed, there is evidence of native peoples inhabiting the Bowness area more than 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age.

In the early 1900s, after changing hands several times, Bowness was purchased by an English inventor who developed the land, put in a bridge, and arranged for transit service to Calgary in exchange for donating what is now known as Bowness park to the city. The community grew, slowly, until it became part of Calgary in the early 1960s.

Bowness is now a thriving and diverse community, home to more than 11,000 people with a median household income of just over $40,000. About a third of the residents live in condos or townhomes. Those who call Bowness home enjoy the many recreation opportunities available at the Bowness Community Hall and Sportsplex, which includes an ice rink, meeting rooms, and one of the largest halls in Calgary. Outdoors, there’s the aforementioned Bowness park and the Bowness Golf and Country Club.

The community is close to the mountains, but also adjacent to 16th Avenue for easy travel downtown, or connection to southern routes like Sarcee Trail. 

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Another of the city’s more populous neighbourhoods, the 22 year-old community of Coventry Hills is home to nearly 16,000 people, with a well above-average median income and a large number of families (almost a third of all residents are under the age of 19). Located in Calgary’s north-east, Coventry Hills is near the northernmost limit of the city. However, having Deerfoot Trail, Sarcee Trail, and Country Hills Boulevard on its borders, commuting time is less than you might expect, which somewhat explains the popularity of this suburban community.

Children in Coventry Hills attend one of five elementary schools, four junior highs, and three high schools in the public, separate, and private systems. Represented by the Northern Hills Community Association, residents have access to community garden plots, inspirational speaker events, and other activities. The northern location also has easy access to Crossiron Mills shopping centre, including restaurants and a state-of-the-art movie theatre.