Harmony, Alberta Explained

Harmony
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Harmony in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:No. 6
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:Rocky View County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Title1:Governing body
Established Title:Plan approved
Established Date:2007
Established Title2:Settled
Established Date2:2016
Established Title3:Hamlet
Established Date3:June 11, 2024
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:6.92
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:757
Population Density Km2:109.5
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:51.113°N -114.393°W
Area Code:+1-403

Harmony is a hamlet within Rocky View County in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is adjacent to the Springbank Airport, approximately 23km (14miles) west of downtown Calgary and 10km (10miles) southeast of the Town of Cochrane. At a planned size of 707ha, Harmony is estimated to have a population of 10,000 residents living in 3,500 dwelling units at full build-out.

History

Harmony received planning approval through the adoption of a conceptual scheme by Rocky View County in February 2007, with a neighbourhood plan for the first stage of Harmony subsequently approved in October 2008.[1] In mid-2012, it was anticipated that it would take 15 years to build out the community.[2] Despite its prior planning approvals, the application for the first stage of subdivision in 2012 was met with local resistance.[2] Concerns were expressed by the Springbank Airport Business and Pilots Association over the long-term incompatibility of the community with the pre-existing airport.[2] Specific concerns included safety as well as speculation that future residents would complain about the noise associated with the airport's operations.[2] Other local stakeholders expressed concerns about the impacts Harmony would have on the existing rural community[3] and the loss of farmland.[4] Rocky View County Council approved the subdivision application for the first stage of the community in early July 2012.[3] The community welcomed its first family in 2016.[5] Within two years, it grew to a population of 249. It was officially designated as a hamlet on June 11, 2024 when it had an estimated population of 1,500.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harmony had a population of 757 living in 230 of its 256 total private dwellings. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

Harmony recorded a population of 249 in Rocky View County's 2018 municipal census.[8]

Attractions

Planned amenities in Harmony include a regional park, playfields, greenbelts, a golf course and a recreational lake.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harmony Conceptual Scheme (Bylaw C-6411-2007) . . January 2007 . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110827024310/http://www.rockyview.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=r3eh14oWsdM%3d&tabid=447&mid=863 . 2011-08-27 . dead .
  2. News: Jenna McMurray . Proposed residential development near Springbank airport draws flak . . . 2012-07-02 . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620114349/http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/07/02/proposed-residential-development-near-springbank-airport-draws-flak . 2015-06-20 . dead .
  3. News: Kimberley Massey . Rocky View council gives controversial community green light . Rocky View Weekly . Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership . 2012-07-09 . 2012-11-14.
  4. News: Kimberley Massey . Residents start petition opposing Springbank development . Rocky View Weekly . Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership . 2012-08-20 . 2012-11-14.
  5. News: The first family of Harmony . Josh Skapin . . Postmedia . June 24, 2016 . May 12, 2020.
  6. News: RVC designates Harmony as County's newest hamlet . Airdrie City View/Rocky View Weekly . Riley Stovka . Great West Media . June 17, 2024 . June 17, 2024.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  8. Web site: Rocky View County Population by Hamlet . Rocky View County . May 12, 2020.