James Short Park and Cupola
In 1984 a group of citizens including Parks Foundation Calgary and the Cresent Heights Community Association began to raise funds to build a park on the original James Short School site which had been demolished. In 1985, the Parks Foundation Calgary stepped in to help raise funds to complete the park. The James Short Cupola was repaired by an artist using the original architectural drawings as reference. James Short Park was completed in 1991 and cost $2,400.000.00.
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Jim Fish Ridge and Rotary Park
Jim Fish Ridge is located between Centre Street and 2nd Avenue NE. It was completed in 2002 and cost $450,000. Partners in creating this beautiful and scenic park were Parks Foundation, Calgary and Crescent Heights Community Association. The ridge was named after Jim Fish, an avid long time volunteer and former president of the Devonian Foundation. The park has been decorated with benches, brickwork, landscaping, and interpretive panels describing the history of Calgary.
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John Simonot Commemorative Trail
The commemorative trail was built in honour of John Simonot, a former chair of the River Valleys Committee. The trail is part of the Griffith Woods project and includes more than one kilometer of gravel pathway that runs through an area of unique natural features.
Parks Foundation Calgary and the River Valleys Committee completed the trail in 2001 for a total cost of $60,000.00. John Simonot trail is located in Griffith Woods, adjacent to the southwest community of New Discovery, south of Highway #8
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Nose Hill Park
Nosehill Park is one of Calgary’s premier green spaces. The park contains approximately 1080 hectares of natural land that was set aside following more than 20 years of active citizen campaigning to protect it as a natural area. This park has a number of plants, animals and birds which make it a wonderful natural space. On a clear day, the park boasts spectacular views of the City skyline and the Rockies. Nose Hill Park is located along 14th Street SW & Shaganappi Trail NW.
The park was completed in 1994 for a total cost of $4,000.00 and was a joint effort of Parks Foundation Calgary and Nosehill Park Board.
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Peace Park
Peace Park was a part of Canada’s 125th birthday celebration. Peace Park was one of 250 peace parks that were opened nationally in that year. One of the parks most outstanding features is twelve elm trees planted in a circle to represent an ancient Bosco Sacro design symbolizing peace. The park replaced two, two-hundred car gravel parking lots along the river. The Peace Park project was a partnership between Parks Foundation Calgary, Calgary Parking Authority and the City of Calgary. It was completed in 1992 for a total cost of $150,000.00.
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