Get Involved – Heritage Communities Local Area Planning 

We are continuing to work together to refine the Heritage Communities Local Area Plan, which includes the communities of Kelvin Grove, Eagle Ridge, Chinook Park, Kingsland, Haysboro, Southwood, Willow Park, Maple Ridge, Acadia, and Fairview, Fairview Industrial, East Fairview Industrial, and Glendeer Business Park.

We are looking to not only further refine how growth, change and community redevelopment can occur in your community but also looking identify local investment priorities. Your input today will shape your community’s tomorrow. Let’s chat.

Opportunities to provide input are available June 6 – 30, 2022. 

  • Provide input online at Heritage Communities.

  • Check your mailbox for an engagement booklet or pick one up at a My Idea Station starting the week of June 6. Each engagement booklet includes a feedback form that can be mailed in or dropped off at a My Idea Station - you can find the Southwood “My Idea Station” at the Community Hall (11 Sackville Dr SW).

  • Engagement / Q&A sessions will also be hosted in June, check out the schedule at Heritage Communities.

When our communities reach the stage where redevelopment naturally starts to happen, it’s a good time to consider our changing needs and plan for the future. We want to hear from you. Your feedback today will help shape how your community evolves over the next thirty years.

We are still refining the plan and encourage you to participate in the engagement process. Visit Heritage Communities for more information and to get involved.

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why this is happening?

Communities change and evolve over the years. Buildings gain character, community demographics change, trees mature, local amenities and businesses change ownership and offerings. A big part of a community’s life cycle is redevelopment, which often begins when communities reach a certain age and homes, buildings and amenities need to be refreshed and revitalized or renewed and replaced.

Looking more broadly, across the whole city, we need to consider where and how growth and development should happen. We need to consider the sustainability and our city’s urban footprint, we need to ensure existing infrastructure can be maintained and amenities and facilities in established neighbourhoods have the population needed to support them to ensure they continue to thrive. We also need to balance the need to grow and develop with the need to retain and enhance the unique character of our neighbourhoods, historical resources and the natural environment.

What is local growth planning?

Through local growth planning, we look at the fabric of a specific local area, the community’s vision for the evolution of the area, the ideal places to accommodate growth, and how to make the best use of limited land – balancing the need to increase density, improve mobility and enhance places and spaces to live, work and play.

Increased growth and redevelopment is anticipated in the communities of Eagle Ridge, Kelvin Grove, Kingsland, Fairview, Haysboro, Acadia, Southwood, Willow Park, Maple Ridge and Chinook Park over the next few decades. 

Working together, we will create a local area plan to help guide growth and redevelopment in a way that integrates and enhances existing community character and ensures the area is vibrant and thriving in the future.