11 Facts About Bridgeland Calgary

Bridgeland-Riverside, formerly known as Bridgeland and Germantown, is a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is located northeast of Downtown Calgary.

Bridgeland Calgary is the site of the Telus Spark, a $160-million facility that opened on October 29,2011 and Canada's first purpose-built science centre in more than 25 years.

Name "Bridgeland Calgary" appeared as a result of the Dominion Bridge Company operating nearby.

Parts of lower Bridgeland Calgary were popularly known as "Little Italy" in emulation of similarly named enclaves in other cities of immigrants of Italian stock.

Bridgeland Calgary Zoo was established on St George's Island in 1929 with 36 mammals and 78 birds.

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City of Bridgeland Calgary adopted an area redevelopment plan for this community in 2006, which regulates construction of buildings and recreational areas, with the intention of increasing population density in certain areas, as well as development of a public transit oriented community.

In 2009, the Scotiabank Bridgeland Calgary Marathon was rated as Alberta's best road race and is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

Public recreational facilities within Bridgeland Calgary include Harvie Passage whitewater kayak park, soccer pitch, tennis court, community garden, baseball field, off-leash dog park, disc golf course, children's playground and toboggan run.

Bridgeland Calgary has a summer farmer's market on Thursday afternoon and evenings.

In 2009, the City of Bridgeland Calgary set up 5,600 programmable lights on the bridge for Christmas, at a cost of $370,000, as a part of Downtown East Village re-vitalization efforts.

Bridgeland Calgary is served by the following schools in adjoining neighbourhoods:.