Northwest sector · Established 1972
Silver Springs
A 5 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
20% of the ground is under tree canopy and 31% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
53 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Silver Springs School · PublicElementary
- St. Sylvester School · SeparateElementary
- W. O. Mitchell School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
39 km of pathways and trails, 8.0 km of bike routes and six off-leash areas. The city counts 4,008 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Canadian Pacific Railway Bowness Bridges1912
- 1970s
Established 1972
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Strung II · Gord FergusonCrowchild Trail N.W. (Sarcee Trail N.W. Overpass)
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 20.2%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 31.1%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 22%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 39 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 8.0 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
65 building permits and 24 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $10.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 48 registered secondary suites and 7 licensed short-term rentals.
Silver Springs — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Silver Springs in?
- Silver Springs is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Silver Springs on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Silver Springs boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Silver Springs?
- Silver Springs has 3 schools inside its boundary: Silver Springs School, St. Sylvester School, and W. O. Mitchell School.
- How big is Silver Springs?
- Silver Springs covers about 5 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Silver Springs?
- Silver Springs borders Arbour Lake, Bowness, Dalhousie, Ranchlands, Scenic Acres, and Varsity.
- How many historic resources are in Silver Springs?
- Silver Springs has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Silver Springs good for walking and cycling?
- Silver Springs has 8.0 km of bike routes and 39 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Silver Springs have public art?
- Silver Springs has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Silver Springs?
- Every home for sale in Silver Springs 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.