Calgary’s Haskayne Legacy Park opening celebrations on Sept. 16
Posted Sep 14, 2023 7:43 pm.
Last Updated Sep 14, 2023 8:28 pm.
Calgary’s first regional park in more than ten years, which had a budget of $16 million, is set to open Saturday.
Spectacular mountain views and the serenity of nature in Calgary. That’s the promise of the city’s newest public outdoor space, Haskayne Legacy Park, officially set to open to the public on Sept. 16.
“We’re situated on 126 hectares of natural environment park, which is an extension of the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park into the city of Calgary, creates an amazing ecological corridor connecting Calgary to the west and the natural areas to the West,” City of Calgary parks and open spaces director Kyle Ripley told CityNews.
Located near Tuscany in the northwest, it took 15 years to develop the Haskayne Legacy Park.
The park features Calgary’s first-of-its-kind net-zero pavilion building with a pergola, patio, and an educational infrastructure for indoor activities.
“It actually has unique features, one being the solar system that has been built into the building. There’s also a geothermal system which helps supply the building with energy that it needs to function,” said Jeff Thomson, senior project manager with the city.
“One of the unique features of Haskayne Legacy Park is the amazing views of the Glenbow Reservoir. Currently, there’s no public access to the reservoir; however, the park does boast two kilometres regional pathway that runs along offering amazing viewpoints.”
But it’s the bike and nature trails, native grassland, and seasonal animal grazing that are the real highlight of this park.
However, the location of the park is a bit tricky to find, with some roads leading to it still under construction.
But the city says they are working on it and hope that Calgarians come out in good numbers on the park’s opening day celebrations on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 9000 149 Street NW.
It is a free event with live music, a free pancake breakfast, indigenous educational activities, wagon rides, a park tour, and more. The activities start at 10: 30 a.m.
More information on the park’s opening celebrations, including detailed directions, can be found online.
