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By the numbers
Silver Springs 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 Silver Springs
Fun facts: Silver Springs won CBC Calgary’s 2022 “Battle of the Burbs” by just 86 votes — and the prize was a mural on the community centre showing local plants, bobcats and magpies. The volunteer-run Botanical Gardens grew from about 7,000 trees planted from 2002 to 2007, and now include a Shakespeare Garden, a labyrinth of 9,000 bricks edged with wild thyme, and a Wall Garden that started on 100 feet of the Crowchild sound wall and now runs about 1,300 feet. Despite the name, “the springs are real” — they cascade from the north bank of the Bow in Waterfall Valley, leaving spongy tufa rock. The community sits on 18 metres of old glacial-lake sediment, frogs, salamanders and beavers live just below the bluff, and after the 2013 flood the City brought a dry side channel of the Bow back to life so fish have water all year.
Silver Springs sits on the north bluff of the Bow River in northwest Calgary, with views of Canada Olympic Park and the Rockies, from Crowchild Trail south to the river, between Sarcee Trail and Nose Hill Drive. It was established in 1972 and fully built by 1980. Most homes are single-family houses, with townhomes, low-rise condos and semi-detached homes.
The Silver Springs Community Association at 5720 Silver Ridge Drive NW has a hall, an outdoor pool, two rinks, a pump track, pickleball courts and sports fields. Silver Springs Elementary, W.O. Mitchell School and St. Sylvester School are in the community, and Silver Springs Boulevard has permanent lanes for bikes, scooters and skates.
Things to do: a stroll through the Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs, free and open year-round; the boardwalks and stairs of Waterfall Valley in Bowmont Park; Silver Springs Outdoor Pool in summer, with a diving board and platform; Dale Hodges Park, a former gravel pit turned wetland park; and the Edible Garden’s community plots and food forest.
Nearest farmers’ market: Dalhousie Farmers’ Market, 5432 Dalhart Road NW — Thursdays, 3:30–7:30 pm, outdoors June to early October; indoors in spring — about 3 km away. Year-round, the closest is Calgary Farmers’ Market West (25 Greenbriar Drive NW), about 3 km away.
Recreation
What the Silver Springs Community Association runs
Facilities serve members and non-members alike.
Listed by the Silver Springs Community Association on its own site.
Indoors at the community centre
- Sunset Room
- Board room
- Common room
- Commercial kitchen
Outdoors
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor rink
- Pump track
- Edible garden
Dogs
Off-leash dog parks in Silver Springs
6 City of Calgary off-leash areas, from the City’s own register. Sizes are measured from the City’s boundaries for each site.
| Silver Springs &Varsity (Bowmont Park) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 2011 | 5020 Silver Springs Blvd NW | 28.6 ha |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs Community cluster — shared by neighbouring communities · open since 2011 · Partial Post & Cable Fence Only; Not Fenced Along Silver Springs Ga NW | 37 Silver Springs Drive NW | 7.5 ha |
| Silver Springs (Bowmont Park) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 2016 · Fenced Adjacent Train Tracks | 5520 Nose Hill Drive NW | 5.1 ha |
| Silver Springs &Varsity (Bowmont Park) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 2011 | 5020 Silver Springs Blvd NW | 4.9 ha |
| Silver Springs (Bowmont Park At River) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 2011 · Partial Chain Link Fence Adjacent Train Tracks | 5802 133 St NW | 2.9 ha |
| Silver Springs (Bowmont Park) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 2011 · Fully Fenced | 5520 Nose Hill Drive NW | 1.6 ha |
On the ground
Silver Springs in photos
Schools and education
Parks, trails, green space and recreation
Off-leash dog parks
Amenities and services
Streets, homes and entrances
Questions
Silver Springs — common questions
What does the community association in Silver Springs run?
The Silver Springs Community Association lists: Sunset Room; Board room; Common room; Commercial kitchen; Outdoor pool; Outdoor rink; Pump track; Edible garden.
Where can I take a dog off-leash in Silver Springs?
The City records 6 off-leash areas in Silver Springs. The largest is Silver Springs &Varsity (Bowmont Park) at 28.6 hectares, opened 2011. Off-leash designations and fencing are set by The City of Calgary and can change.
Which schools are inside Silver Springs?
3 schools sit inside the community boundary: St. Sylvester School, Silver Springs School, W. O. Mitchell School. Being inside the boundary is not the same as being the designated school for a given address.
Which schools serve Silver Springs?
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 Silver Springs and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
What are homes selling for in Silver Springs?
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 Silver Springs — what closed, at what price, and how long it took.
Schools
Schools near Silver Springs
Every school within 3 km of the centre of Silver Springs, 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 Silver Springs
| St. Sylvester School | Elementary | 0.2 km |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs School | Elementary | 0.4 km |
| W. O. Mitchell School | Elementary | 0.7 km |
Nearby
Within 3 km, in neighbouring communities.
| MAC Islamic School | Elementary/Junior High | 1.3 km |
|---|---|---|
| École du Nouveau-Monde | Elementary | 1.5 km |
| St. Rita School | Elementary | 1.6 km |
| Ranchlands School | Elementary | 1.6 km |
| Bowness High School | Senior High | 1.7 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 Silver Springs
From The City of Calgary's community services dataset.
Silver Springs Community Centre
Nearby
Communities that border Silver Springs
These share a boundary with Silver Springs on the City of Calgary’s community map.
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