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By the numbers
Bowness at a glance
Population and dwelling counts: City of Calgary civic census, 2019 — the most recent civic census published. Current properties: the City’s property assessment roll. That is the up-to-date count, but it counts titles rather than households — each condominium unit is its own title, while a rental apartment building is a single title however many suites it holds. In newer, mostly-owned communities the two numbers track closely; in older communities with rental blocks the roll sits below the census count for that reason. Sector: City of Calgary community district boundaries.
The community
About Bowness
Fun facts: Bowness voted 1,003 to 397 to join Calgary in 1963 and became part of the city in 1964. In the 1910s, John Hextall gave the city two Bow River islands for a park in exchange for a streetcar line to his new suburb — those islands became Bowness Park, and Calgarians rode the streetcar out by the thousands. The name is said to come from Bowness-on-Windermere in England’s Lake District.
Bowness is a northwest river community with its own small-town history — it was a separate town until it joined Calgary in 1964. It’s bordered by the Bow River on the north and east, 16 Avenue on the south and Stoney Trail on the west, and its main street, Bowness Road, has a library, clinics, pharmacies and local shops. Homes are a mix of 1950s–70s bungalows (the typical home dates to 1972), newer infill, townhomes and apartments.
Bowness Park, the City park on the Bow River, is right here, and Queen Elizabeth II Park has a playground and picnic area. Five schools are inside the community, including Bowcroft School with its German bilingual program and Bowness High School. The community association runs an arena with an NHL-size rink, plus a community centre, pickleball courts and a community garden.
Things to do: Bowness Park’s lagoon — canoe, kayak and pedal-boat rentals and the mini-train in summer, free lagoon skating, ice trails and crokicurl in winter; Bowness Library on Bowness Road; the community arena, gym and pickleball; and the yearly Bowness Stampede Parade & Pancake Breakfast and Holiday Craft Fair.
Nearest farmers’ market: Calgary Farmers’ Market West, 25 Greenbriar Drive NW — Wednesday to Sunday, year-round, indoors — about 2 km away.
Recreation
What the Bowness Community Association runs
Listed by the Bowness Community Association on its own site.
At the community arena
- NHL size ice surface
- Six dressing rooms
Indoors at the community centre
- Main hall
- Community room
- The Landing
- Commercial kitchen
- Pickleball courts
- Boardroom
On the ground
Bowness in photos
Schools and education
Parks, trails, green space and recreation
Amenities and services
Streets, homes and entrances
Questions
Bowness — common questions
What does the community association in Bowness run?
The Bowness Community Association lists: NHL size ice surface; Six dressing rooms; Main hall; Community room; The Landing; Commercial kitchen; Pickleball courts; Boardroom.
Which schools are inside Bowness?
5 schools sit inside the community boundary: Our Lady of the Assumption School, Thomas B. Riley School, Bowcroft School, River Valley School, Bowness High School. Being inside the boundary is not the same as being the designated school for a given address.
Which schools serve Bowness?
A school being the closest one does not make it the designated one — catchments change year to year and can split a single street. Send me the exact address in Bowness and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
What are homes selling for in Bowness?
Community-level prices move month to month, so a number published on a website is out of date almost immediately. Call 403-464-6672 and I will pull the actual recent sales in Bowness — what closed, at what price, and how long it took.
Schools
Schools near Bowness
Every school within 3 km of the centre of Bowness, taken from The City of Calgary's school locations dataset (online-only and home-education programs excluded). Distance is straight-line from the City's community centre point — it is not a catchment.
In Bowness
| Our Lady of the Assumption School | Elementary/Junior High | 0.2 km |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas B. Riley School | Junior High | 0.5 km |
| Bowcroft School | Elementary | 0.6 km |
| River Valley School | Elementary | 1.1 km |
| Bowness High School | Senior High | 1.4 km |
Nearby
Within 3 km, in neighbouring communities.
| Calgary French & International School | Elementary/Junior High/Senior High | 1.8 km |
|---|
Catchments are set by the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District, not by community boundaries, and they change year to year. A school inside the community is not automatically the designated one. Send me the address and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
Amenities
In Bowness
From The City of Calgary's community services dataset.
Bowness / Greenwood / Greenbriar Community Centre
Bowness Library
Nearby
Communities that border Bowness
These share a boundary with Bowness on the City of Calgary’s community map.
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