Decoteau, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Decoteau
Settlement Type:Area
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Decoteau in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:SW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:Sspomitapi
Government Footnotes:[2]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Named
Established Date:October 28, 2014
Established Title2:Established
Coordinates:53.415°N -113.381°W
Elevation M:742

Decoteau is a future residential area in the southeast portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was named on October 28, 2014, for Alex Decoteau,[3] a Cree track and field athlete who competed for Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics and was also the country's first aboriginal police officer.[4]

Geography

Located in southeast Edmonton, Decoteau is bounded by 50 Street SW to the west, 41 Avenue SW to the south, Meridian Street to the east and a combination of Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) and Ellerslie Road SW to the north.

Leduc County is located beyond 41 Avenue SW to the south while Strathcona County is beyond Meridian Street to the east. The Southeast Edmonton residential area is located across 50 Street SW to the west, while Mill Woods and The Meadows are located across Anthony Henday Drive to the northwest and north respectively.

Neighbourhoods

The Decoteau Area Structure Plan area is planned to be developed into five neighbourhoods.[5] [6] The Decoteau area includes the following:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . . City of Edmonton . December 21, 2014 . 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 . December 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Naming Committee Meeting Minutes . City of Edmonton . . 2 . October 28, 2014 . December 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221105718/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Meeting_Minutes_08_October_28_2014.pdf . December 21, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Alexander Decoteau (1887 - 1917) . City of Edmonton . . May 2013 . December 21, 2014.
  5. Web site: Decoteau Area Structure Plan . www.edmonton.ca . City of Edmonton . February 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226215603/https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/plans_in_effect/Decoteau_ASP_Consolidation.pdf . February 26, 2020 . July 2015 . live.
  6. Web site: Decoteau Area Structure Plan Neighbourhood Units . www.edmonton.ca . City of Edmonton . February 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226220045/https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/Draft_Decoteau_Neighbourhood_Map.pdf . February 26, 2020 . live.
  7. Web site: September 29, 2020 . Naming Committee Meeting Minutes . February 4, 2023 . City of Edmonton . 3 . PDF.
  8. Web site: Meltwater Neighbourhood Structure Plan . www.edmonton.ca . City of Edmonton . June 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620134432/https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/communities_neighbourhoods/northwest-decoteau-neighbourhood-structure-plan.aspx . June 20, 2021 . en . June 20, 2021 . live.
  9. Web site: Meltwater Neighbourhood Structure Plan Detailed Figures . www.edmonton.ca . City of Edmonton . June 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422173149/https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/PDF/Meltwater_NSP_Detailed_Figures.pdf . April 22, 2021 . en . PDF . February 4, 2021 . live.

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