| Shepard | |
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| — Subdivision — | |
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Location of Shepard in Calgary |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Calgary |
| Quadrant | SE |
| Ward | 12 |
| Annexed | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Alderman | Shane Keating |
Shepard is a residential subdivision on the eastern periphery of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Until 2007, it was an unincorporated hamlet and previously part of Rocky View County. It was annexed by the City of Calgary in July 2007.
Prior to its annexation, for many years Shepard was located just outside the eastern boundary of the City of Calgary, several kilometres south of the Trans-Canada Highway at the intersection of 84 Street S.E. and 114 Avenue S.E. Shepard is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Calgary's city centre. Once completed, the Stoney Trail ring road will pass to the west of the subdivision.
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A rail station was built at Shepard by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884. The post office opened for four months in 1903 and then reopened from January 1, 1905 until March 8, 1966. It was named after one of the partners of Shepard and Langdon, railway contractors, and remains primarily a residential subdivision with some commercial businesses; it also has its own community hall. It is physically separated from other communities by an industrial area (Shepard Industrial), by undeveloped land and by Race City Speedway. There are no schools in the immediate vicinity, with area children bused to other parts of the city.
In June 2006, the City of Calgary and Rocky View County (then the M.D. of Rocky View No. 44) reached an agreement for Calgary to annex a large area of land from the municipal district, including Shepard.[1][2]
The annexation became final upon approval by the Alberta government on July 31, 2007.[3] According to MapArt's Calgary & Southern Alberta Street Guide 2009 Edition, Shepard's streets, previously numbered 1 Street through 5 Street, were renumbered as 85 Street S.E. through 89 Street S.E., while Beulah Vista Road became part of 114 Avenue S.E. to come into line with Calgary's street-numbering system. The only original road name remaining is Rochon Avenue.[4]
In early 2008, the City of Calgary began the process of redesignating and rezoning land within the 2007 annexation areas, including Shepard. A February 22, 2008 proposal called for most land in the subdivision to be redesignated "FUD" for "future urban development".[5]
Shepard is bordered on the west by 84 Street S.E., to the north by a rail line, and to the south by 114 Avenue S.E. (also known as Beulah Vista Road). It is immediately north of Ralph Klein Park, a large greenspace which was under development as of 2009.
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