Pineridge, Calgary
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Pineridge is a neighbourhood in Northeast Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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, and is one of four neighbourhoods that make up what is called the Properties, along with Whitehorn, Temple, and Rundle. It is bordered by 32 Ave NE to the North, 52nd Street N.E. to the West, 16th Avenue N.E. (Highway 1 - the Trans Canada Highway) to the South, and 68th Streed N.E. to the East.
History
Pineridge was established in 1974 and was developed along with the other "Properties" communities during the building boom of the mid-1970s. Prior to that time the area was a treeless prairie landscape.The community of Pineridge is located close to Calgary's Northeast commercial and industrial areas and major transportation routes, including the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
, Barlow Trail and Memorial Drive
Memorial Drive (Calgary)
Memorial Drive is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. Besides having an important role in city infrastructure, the tree lined sides of Memorial Drive serve as a living testament to the many soldiers who died during World War I and give it a parkway look on the western section...
. The Village Square Leisure Centre is situated within the community and the city's pathway system offers recreational opportunities for local residents.
Demographics
In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 9,857. Residents in this community had a median household incomeMedian household income
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of $
Canadian dollar
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49,452 in 2000, and there were 17.9% low income residents living in the neighborhood. As of 2000, 29.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 17.5% of the buildings were condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
s or apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
s, and 32.4% of the housing was used for renting
Renting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
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Schools
- St. Patrick Elementary School (Separate)
- Douglas Harkness Elementary School (Public)
- Lester B. Pearson High SchoolLester B. Pearson High School (Calgary)Lester B. Pearson High School is a public senior high school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada administered by the Calgary Board of Education. The school is named for Nobel Laureate and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson....
(Public) - Pineridge Community School (Public)
- Clarence Sansom Junior High School (Public)
Public Transit
Pineridge is serviced by the following Calgary TransitCalgary Transit
Calgary Transit is the public transit service which is owned and operated by the city of Calgary, Alberta. In 2008, an estimated 95.3 million passengers boarded approximately 960 Calgary Transit vehicles , which thus provided 2.31 million hours of service .-History:What would eventually become...
routes (as of January 1, 2006):
- Route 34, Pineridge
- Route 48, RundleRundle (C-Train)Rundle is a stop on the Northeast Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.The station is located in the median of 36 Street Northeast, between 16 Avenue Northeast and 32 Avenue Northeast, right in front of Sunridge Mall.The station serves the communities of Rundle and Pineridge,...
- Route 72, Circle Route
- Route 73, Circle Route
- Route 66, Blackfoot Express
- Route 90, Foothills North
- Route 176, 52 St. Express
The nearest CTrain
C-Train
C-Train is the light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government.-Operations:...
rapid transit station to Pineridge is Rundle Station
Rundle (C-Train)
Rundle is a stop on the Northeast Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.The station is located in the median of 36 Street Northeast, between 16 Avenue Northeast and 32 Avenue Northeast, right in front of Sunridge Mall.The station serves the communities of Rundle and Pineridge,...
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Churches
- Calgary Free Presbyterian Church
- Centennial Presbyterian Church
- PrimeraIglesia Evangelica Misionera
- Pineridge Christian Fellowship
- Prince Of Faith Lutheran Church
- Rockyview Alliance Church
- Trinity Christian Fellowship
Electoral Districts
The Pineridge community is a part of the Calgary-NortheastCalgary Northeast
Calgary Northeast is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It is an urban riding in the city of Calgary.-History:...
federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
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, the Calgary Cross
Calgary Cross
Calgary Cross is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. The district in its present boundaries covers the neighborhoods of Whitehorn, Temple, Pineridge and Rundle in northeast Calgary....
provincial constituency
Canadian provincial electoral districts
Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non-coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts outside of Northern Ontario are coterminous....
. It is represented in the Calgary City Council
Calgary City Council
The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The Council consists of two offices; Office of the Mayor and Office of the Alderman. Naheed Nenshi was elected to the Office of the Mayor in October 2010 as the city's 36th chief executive...
by Ward 5 Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
Ray Jones.