Windermere, Edmonton (area) explained

Official Name:	Windermere
Settlement Type:	Area
Pushpin Map:	Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Windermere in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Name2:	Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:	Quadrant^[1]
Subdivision Name3:	NW & SW
Subdivision Type4:	Ward
Subdivision Name4:	pihêsiwin
Subdivision Type5:	Sector^[2]
Subdivision Name5:	Southwest
Government Footnotes:	^[3]
Leader Title:	Administrative body
Leader Name:	Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:	Councillor
Coordinates:	53.417°N -113.621°W
Elevation M:	690

Windermere is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 2004 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Windermere Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.^[4]

The area is represented by the Greater Windermere Community League.^[5]

Neighbourhoods

The Windermere Area Structure Plan originally planned for six separate neighbourhoods.^[4] Today, the Windermere area includes the following:^[6]

• Ambleside

• Glenridding Heights

• Glenridding Ravine

• Kendal;^[7]
• Keswick

and

• Windermere.

Land use plans

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

• the Ambleside Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) in 2005,^[8] which applies to the Ambleside neighbourhood;^[6]
• the Glenridding Heights NSP in 2011,^[9] which applies to the Glenridding Heights neighbourhood;^[6]
• the Keswick NSP in 2010,^[10] which applies to the Keswick neighbourhood;^[6] and
• the Windermere NSP in 2006,^[11] which applies to the Windermere neighbourhood.^[6]
• the Glenridding Ravine NSP in 2016,^[12] which applies to the Glenridding Ravine neighbourhood

See also

• Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Notes and References

1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
2. Web site: Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011 . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
3. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
4. Web site: Windermere Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . February 2012 . 2012-05-14.
5. Web site: Find a Facility/League . Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues . October 9, 2017.
6. Web site: Welcome to Edmonton Maps . City of Edmonton . 2012-05-26.
7. Web site: March 23, 2021 . Naming Committee Meeting Minutes . February 4, 2023 . City of Edmonton . 2 . PDF.
8. Web site: Ambleside Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . February 2012 . 2012-06-08.
9. Web site: Glenridding Heights Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . July 2011 . 2012-06-08.
10. Web site: Keswick Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . November 2010 . 2012-06-08.
11. Web site: Windermere Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . February 2012 . 2012-06-08.
12. "Glenridding Ravine Neighborhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF) City of Edmonton. December 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-01.