North sector
Glacier Ridge
A 4.6 km² 2000s community in Calgary’s North sector.
About
0% of the ground is under tree canopy and 0% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Parks, paths and trees
2.2 km of pathways and trails. The city counts 645 public trees here.
Compared with Calgary
- 0.3%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 0.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 2.2 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
491 building permits, 25 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $93.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 647 registered secondary suites and 77 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 214 ha of developable land here, room for about 9,067 more homes.
Glacier Ridge — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Glacier Ridge in?
- Glacier Ridge is in the North sector of Calgary.
- Is Glacier Ridge on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Glacier Ridge boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Glacier Ridge?
- Glacier Ridge covers about 4.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Glacier Ridge?
- Glacier Ridge borders Ambleridge, Nolan Hill, Sage Hill, and Symons Valley Ranch.
- How many historic resources are in Glacier Ridge?
- Glacier Ridge has no listed historic resources.
- Is Glacier Ridge good for walking and cycling?
- Glacier Ridge has 2.2 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Glacier Ridge?
- Every home for sale in Glacier Ridge is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.