Haskayne Legacy Park has spectacular views of grasslands, mountains and the Bow River. It’s a metropolis park positioned in Calgary’s northwest metropolis limits that protects the banks of the Bow River and the Bearspaw Reservoir.
The Haskayne household donated land price $5 million {dollars} and thousands and thousands extra to construct an info heart that’s largely full together with a path system.
“It is a fantastic facility. There are instructing services there and a big automotive park. It is proper on the river,” stated Calgary philanthropist Dick Haskayne. “It has every kind of alternatives. For my part, that is one thing that town actually wants. It’s a historic website.”
Regardless of its location and facilities, the park will not be well-known — partly as a result of you possibly can’t drive to it.
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Nevertheless, with a plan to enhance public entry to the realm, that’s set to alter this yr.
The adjustments will likely be made because of an effort between landowner Pauli (Harvie) Smith, Dick and Lois Haskayne, the Glenbow Ranch Park Basis, the Metropolis of Calgary and Rocky View County.
Dick Haskayne and his spouse are excited to see the Haskayne Park imaginative and prescient come nearer to completion.
His dream is to see the lands that stretch from the western Calgary metropolis limits be part of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park and be linked by the TransCanada Path.
“It has been some time,” Haskayne stated of the entry enchancment plan.
“It is going to be an thrilling journey as a result of it is proper on the TransCanada route proper subsequent to the Boog River. I can not inform you how excited I’m.”
Haskayne Legacy Park Improvement Plan.
Metropolis of Calgary
“Will probably be there for a lifetime. The Harvey household and the Haskayne household are each very pleased with their involvement in it, and all the opposite individuals who have continued to contribute,” Haskayne stated.
On the east facet of Haskayne Legacy Park, a pedestrian crossing over the prepare tracks will enable entry to the Bow River.
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An settlement was reached to construct street entry to Haskayne Legacy Park, linked to Freeway 1A to the north on Woodland Highway. This street will open entry to the east facet of Glenbow Ranch Park.
The venture is anticipated to be accomplished in mid-2023.
The town says the park will present a vital connection to the regional path system and the Trans-Canada Path that may join Calgary to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park and the city of Cochrane.
“There is not any hill on the east facet, so it should be a fantastic alternative for individuals to expertise Glenbow from a special perspective. And the east facet is kind of stunning and never many individuals get to go expertise it when you’re not on a motorcycle or when you’re not prepared to stroll a great distance,” Michelle Delorme, govt director of Glenbow Ranch Park Basis, stated.
“If you wish to expertise nature and the outside, lots of people suppose they should go to Kananaskis to try this, nevertheless it’s proper in our yard and it is actually accessible to everybody.”
She stated they plan to see extra guests as soon as entry from the east facet opens.
“It is not fairly often that you simply stay in an enormous metropolis like Calgary and also you get to expertise one thing just like the unbelievable views and the historical past,” Delorme stated.
Delorme says the Glenbow Ranch is working with Alberta Parks on a brand new administration plan for Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. She added they sit up for working with the city of Cochrane on a pedestrian bridge connection within the west finish of the park.
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