Big Lake, Edmonton

For the lake this area is named after, see Big Lake (Alberta).
Big Lake
Area
Big Lake

Location of Big Lake in Edmonton

Coordinates: 53°35′10″N 113°41′20″W / 53.586°N 113.689°W
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] NW
Ward[1] 1
Government[2]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Linda Sloan
Elevation 684 m (2,244 ft)

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 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:

Surrounding areas

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Big Lake Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)". City of Edmonton. September 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  4. ↑ City of Edmonton: Plans in Effect (Map). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Neighbourhood Names: Big Lake Area Structure Plan". City of Edmonton. May 27, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bylaw 15819". City of Edmonton. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Naming Committee Minutes" (PDF). City of Edmonton: Naming Committee. May 27, 2014. p. 3. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Naming Committee Minutes". City of Edmonton, Naming Committee. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  9. ↑ Naming Committee Minutes. City of Edmonton, Naming Committee. 2010-10-27.
  10. ↑ "Naming Committee: Naming Announcements (Neighbourhood Naming Complete for Big Lake and Meadows)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2015. 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".
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Welcome to Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  12. ↑ "Big Lake Neighbourhood Two Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)". City of Edmonton. October 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  13. ↑ "Big Lake Neighbourhood One Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)". City of Edmonton. June 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-12.