Big Lake, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Big Lake
Settlement Type:Area
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Big Lake in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:Nakota Isga
Government Footnotes:[2]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Coordinates:53.586°N -113.689°W
Elevation M:684

Big Lake is a residential area in the northwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1991 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Big Lake Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.[3]

Geography

The Big Lake area is located in the northwest corner of Edmonton. It is bounded by 231 Street to the west, Yellowhead Trail (Highway 16) to the south, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) and Ray Gibbon Drive to the east, 137 Avenue to the northeast, and body of water Big Lake to the northwest. It excludes the Big Lake Estates country residential subdivision that is located at the northeast of Yellowhead Trail and 231 Street.[3]

Parkland County is located beyond 231 Street to the west, while the City of St. Albert is located beyond 137 Avenue to the northeast. Big Lake to the north and northwest is located within Sturgeon County.[3] Kinokamau Plains is across Anthony Henday Drive to the east while Winterburn Industrial is across Yellowhead Trail to the south.[4]

Neighbourhoods

The Big Lake Area Structure Plan originally planned for five separate neighbourhoods.[3] These five neighbourhoods include:[5]

The naming theme applied to neighbourhoods within the Big Lake area are "Native Bird Species of the Big Lake Natural Area".[10]

Land use plans

In addition to the Big Lake Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Big Lake area:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503100206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . May 3, 2014 .
  2. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  3. Web site: Big Lake Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . September 2012 . 2012-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140926031342/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Big_Lake_ASP_Consolidation.pdf . 2014-09-26 .
  4. City of Edmonton: Plans in Effect . City of Edmonton . November 2011 . 2012-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194152/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Plans_in_Effect_Map.pdf . 2013-10-17 .
  5. Web site: Neighbourhood Names: Big Lake Area Structure Plan . City of Edmonton . May 27, 2014 . February 22, 2015.
  6. Web site: Bylaw 15819 . City of Edmonton . 2011-07-18 . 2012-05-12.
  7. Web site: Naming Committee Minutes . City of Edmonton: Naming Committee . . 3 . May 27, 2014 . November 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205002156/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Meeting_Minutes_04_May_27_2014.pdf . December 5, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Naming Committee Minutes . City of Edmonton, Naming Committee . 2009-08-09 . 2012-05-12 . 2011-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616200053/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Meeting_Minutes_07_August_19_2009.pdf . dead .
  9. Book: City of Edmonton, Naming Committee . Naming Committee Minutes . 2010-10-27 .
  10. Web site: Naming Committee: Naming Announcements (Neighbourhood Naming Complete for Big Lake and Meadows) . City of Edmonton . The neighbourhood names of Kinglet Gardens and Pintail Landing now complete the Big Lake ASP. Big Lake contains a naming theme of "Native Bird Species of the Big Lake Natural Area". . February 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114021032/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/naming-committee-process.aspx . November 14, 2013 .
  11. Web site: Big Lake Neighbourhood Three Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . August 2010 . 2012-05-12 .
  12. Web site: Welcome to Edmonton Maps . City of Edmonton . 2012-06-05.
  13. Web site: Big Lake Neighbourhood Two Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . October 2010 . 2012-05-12.
  14. Web site: Big Lake Neighbourhood One Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . June 2008 . 2012-05-12 . 2011-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616195754/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Big_Lake_Neighbourhood_One_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . dead .
  15. https://webdocs.edmonton.ca/infraplan/plans_in_effect/kinglet_gardens_NSP.pdf Kinglet Gardens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)
  16. https://webdocs.edmonton.ca/infraplan/plans_in_effect/Pintail_Landing_Neighbourhood_Structure_Plan.pdf Pintail Landing Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)

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