North sector · Established 1982
Macewan Glen
A 1.4 km² 1980s–90s community in Calgary’s North sector.
About
16% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
16 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
5.3 km of pathways and trails and 3.5 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,946 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1980s
Established 1982
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 15.9%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 11.3%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 2.2%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 5.3 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 3.5 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
29 building permits and 10 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $688,402.
Housing stock
The city lists 29 registered secondary suites and 5 licensed short-term rentals.
Macewan Glen — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Macewan Glen in?
- Macewan Glen is in the North sector of Calgary.
- Is Macewan Glen on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Macewan Glen boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Macewan Glen?
- Macewan Glen covers about 1.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Macewan Glen?
- Macewan Glen borders Beddington Heights, Edgemont, Hamptons, Hidden Valley, and Sandstone Valley.
- How many historic resources are in Macewan Glen?
- Macewan Glen has no listed historic resources.
- Is Macewan Glen good for walking and cycling?
- Macewan Glen has 3.5 km of bike routes and 5.3 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Macewan Glen?
- Every home for sale in Macewan Glen 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.