WALK EDMONTON Walk Edmonton The Benefits of Walking Local Contacts Mill Woods Public Health Centre Walk Edmonton is an initiative that develops and shares Walking… a healthy journey! Woodvale Community 780-342-1660 COMMUNITY WALKING MAP maps and resources to facilitate and promote walking Ranked the number one activity of choice among Canadians, League albertahealthservices.ca for both recreation and as active transportation. Visit our 4540 - 50 Street NW walking is a prescription for improved health and wellness. Grey Nuns Hospital website for links to other walking resources and maps 780-462-2101 Walk briskly for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, and woodvale.org 780-735-7000 minimize your risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, Type 2 Greenview, edmonton.ca/walkedmonton covenanthealth.ca diabetes and some types of cancer. Additional benefits include Burnewood Community @WalkEdmonton League Weather 780-944-5339 weight management, blood pressure control and boosting 780-468-4940 good cholesterol (HDLs). 4118 41 Ave NW Hillview, burnewood.ca City Information Other Walking Resources Other benefits of walking: Mill Woods Golf Course Call 311 Alberta Centre for Active Living • Releases the body’s tension and stress. 4540-50 Street NW Jackson Heights, • Refreshes the mind and body, especially when walking 780-448-1601 Emergency centre4activeliving.ca millwoodsgolfcourse.com 780-492-4863 outdoors. Contacts • Allows you to connect with your community. Edmonton Public Library Mill Kiniski Gardens Canada Walks Woods Branch Police/Ambulance/Fire • Offers an excellent way to socialize with family and/or canadawalks.ca 780-496-1818 911 friends. epl.ca UWALK • Increases “eyes on the street”, enhancing community safety. Police Complaint Line UWALK.ca Edmonton Police Services 780-423-4567 Southeast Division 780-423-4567 Shape edmontonpolice.ca (Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere) shapeab.com Get involved with Walk to School Week and Walking School Bus Programs [email protected] 780-406-8530 Millwoods Golf Course, Jackie Parker Recreation Area
Annie May Jackson Park About the Community Walking Maps Walking with your Dog This Community Walking Map is part of a series of walking Edmonton has over 40 locations where you can enjoy your guides. Each map is created as a joint project of Walk walk while your dog is off-leash. Please remember that all Edmonton and local Community groups to promote walkable sites where dogs are permitted to be off-leash are multi-use communities. Contact us to find out if your community has an edition of this map series or to find out more about areas used by all. Your dog must be leashed when not in a creating a map. designated off-leash area. The dog icons shown on this map are placed in the approximate location of each off-leash area, [email protected] but do not show the precise boundaries. For more information, 780-944-5339 including details on off-leash boundaries, check the Parks for Paws Brochure or go to edmonton.ca (keyword off-leash)
There are 1,440 minutes in a day, Cert no. SW-COC-2083
schedule 30 of them for walking! Printed 2018
in 1983.
to take a seat on Council. Over the course of her ten previous previous ten her of course the Over Council. on seat a take to
Kulawy Gardens. The community league was established established was league community The Gardens. Kulawy
Kiniski Gardens Kiniski she finally succeeded in 1963, and was only the third woman woman third the only was and 1963, in succeeded finally she
Community League along with Burnewood Junction and and Junction Burnewood with along League Community Jackson Heights & & Heights Jackson
Kiniski ran for election as a city alderman ten times before before times ten alderman city a as election for ran Kiniski
Greenview, Hillview, Hillview, Greenview, Jackson Heights, Kiniski Gardens are a part of the Burnewood Burnewood the of part a are Gardens Kiniski Heights, Jackson
Kiniski (1899-1969) who was a dedicated local politician. politician. local dedicated a was who (1899-1969) Kiniski South East Edmonton. East South
Cert no. XXX-XXX-000 Kiniski Gardens was named in honour of Polish-born Julia Julia Polish-born of honour in named was Gardens Kiniski
established in 1980. in established Mill Woods is a collection of 26 neighborhoods in in neighborhoods 26 of collection a is Woods Mill
and Greenview neighbourhoods. The community league was was league community The neighbourhoods. Greenview and
Strathcona
front page of the London Daily Mirror on August 8, 1913. 8, August on Mirror Daily London the of page front
Old
The Woodvale Community League is comprised of the Hillview Hillview the of comprised is League Community Woodvale The giving Cree names to several neighbourhoods. neighbourhoods. several to names Cree giving
when her photograph as a Policewoman appeared on the the on appeared Policewoman a as photograph her when
that the area’s history would be recognized by by recognized be would history area’s the that
Police Department in 1912, and received worldwide acclaim acclaim worldwide received and 1912, in Department Police
Kiniski Gardens formed part of the Edmonton Market Gardens. Market Edmonton the of part formed Gardens Kiniski
n Downtow
policewomen in Canada. She was appointed to the Edmonton Edmonton the to appointed was She Canada. in policewomen planned (1970’s) Edmonton City Council decided decided Council City Edmonton (1970’s) planned wrestler Gene Kiniski. In the late 1910s the southern portion of of portion southern the 1910s late the In Kiniski. Gene wrestler
Jackson Heights is named in honour of Annie B. Jackson, first first Jackson, B. Annie of honour in named is Heights Jackson
mother of six children, one of whom became the professional professional the became whom of one children, six of mother trees that stood there. As Mill Woods was being being was Woods Mill As there. stood that trees
to being a celebrated local politician, Kiniski was also the the also was Kiniski politician, local celebrated a being to
feature the neighbourhood was named after it. after named was neighbourhood the feature
crossed it and the groves of parkland forest forest parkland of groves the and it crossed
that she led all other councilors by a large margin. In addition addition In margin. large a by councilors other all led she that
Woods and because of the significance of this topographical topographical this of significance the of because and Woods
Mill Woods was named for Mill Creek which which Creek Mill for named was Woods Mill
(1968) Kiniski had so greatly increased her share of the votes votes the of share her increased greatly so had Kiniski (1968)
The Hillview neighbourhood is situated on the only hill in Mill Mill in hill only the on situated is neighbourhood Hillview The
was re-elected three more times, and in her final election run run election final her in and times, more three re-elected was in agricultural production until the late 1960s. 1960s. late the until production agricultural in
towards the golf course. This feature gives the area its name. its area the gives feature This course. golf the towards public’s interest in City Council. After her initial election she she election initial her After Council. City in interest public’s
and much of the land in the Mill Woods area was was area Woods Mill the in land the of much and
ground in Mill Woods, the neighbourhood slopes gently gently slopes neighbourhood the Woods, Mill in ground “Big Julie” and her election was said to have reinvigorated the the reinvigorated have to said was election her and Julie” “Big
1876. The Reserve was later sold to early settlers settlers early to sold later was Reserve The 1876.
Since the southern portion of Greenview is near the highest highest the near is Greenview of portion southern the Since unsuccessful bids at public office Kiniski became known as as known became Kiniski office public at bids unsuccessful
part of the Papaschase Indian Reserve created in in created Reserve Indian Papaschase the of part
Greenview, Hillview, Jackson Heights & Kiniski Gardens Kiniski & Heights Jackson Hillview, Greenview, The land that Mill Woods encompasses was was encompasses Woods Mill that land The 51 Avenue 51 Avenue Whitemud Drive
66 Street
Valley Line LRT — under Jefferson Road construction 2017 – 2020 Jackie Parker
Whitemud Drive Recreation Area
34 Street Street 34 34 Jones Crescent Jones
JACKSON HEIGHTS Crescent Jones
Jarvis Crescent Crescent Jarvis Jarvis
Je erson Crescent
Jackson Road Annie May
Jackson Park
50 Street Street 50 50 Mill Woods James Crescent Golf Course Kirkwood Avenue Jackson Heights Woodvale Community Elementary School League Hall
44 Avenue Johns Road
33 Street Street 33 33
Kirkwood Way Way Kirkwood Kirkwood
43A Avenue
38 Street Street 38 38
43A Avenue
49 Street Street 49 49
46 Street Street 46 46 47 Street 47 47 Street 47 42A Avenue 42A Avenue 43 Avenue
KINISKI 42 Avenue 42 Avenue GARDENS
Valley Line LRT — under Granlea Crescent construction 2017 – 2020 42 Avenue
40 Avenue Greenoch Crescent 41 Street 41
BurnewoodStreet 41 36 Street 36 Julia Kiniski School Community League Street 36 38 Street Grand Meadow Crescent Greenview 41 Avenue GREENVIEW
Park
35 Street Street 35 35
40 Avenue St. Kateri 33 Street 33 Catholic School Street 33 Mill Creek 40 Avenue
Kulawy 62 Street 62 62 Street 62 Greenview Lake School 38 Avenue 39A Avenue
Creek’s 36 Street 36 37B Avenue Crossing Park Street 36
38A Avenue 39 Avenue 39 Avenue Kulawy Drive Kulawy
Kulawy Drive Kulawy 38A Avenue
41 Street 41 MICHAELS Street 41 PARK 37A Avenue
65 Street 47 Street 47 38A Avenue Street 47 37 Avenue 37 Avenue John Paul 1 Valley Line LRT — under 37B Avenue construction 2017 – 2020 38A Avenue Catholic School 38 Avenue HILLVIEW 38A Avenue Hillview Park
Woodvale Road 37 Avenue 38 Avenue 61 Street
60 Street LEE RIDGE 36A Avenue 56 Street Minchau Park 37 Avenue
37B Avenue
33 Street Street 33 33
34 Street Street 34 34 Kaasa Road East Road Kaasa Lee Ridge Road MINCHAU East Road Kaasa Hillview School 37A Avenue 36 Avenue 51 Street Ridgewood
Community League 66 Street Street 66 66 37 Avenue 34B Avenue Charles B. 38 Avenue Woodvale Road Hill Park
50 Street
60 Street Tukquanow Park
34A Avenue 49A Street 35 Avenue 42 Street 42
49 Street Street 42
40 Street Street 40 40
58 Street
39 Street Street 39 39 38 Street 38
34 Avenue Street 38
36 Street Street 36 36 Mill Woods Road Woods Mill
35 Avenue Road Woods Mill 34A Avenue 33 Avenue 34A Avenue Sample walking routes Commercial Paved Shared Use Paths Husky Trail 1.7 km GREENVIEW, HILLVIEW, JACKSON HEIGHTS, KINISKI GARDENS Parkland Sidewalk Jackie Parker Destination 2.0 km Legend Residential Area Parks Tour 2.6 km Roadway Child Care Centre Pharmacy Public Washroom Skating Rink On Street Bike Route BCL Loop 2.8 km Bus Stop Restaurant Sports Field Unpaved Shared Use Paths Norton Loop 3.0 km Coffee Shop or Café Picnic Site School Loop School Tour 3.3 km Valley Line LRT — under Shopping Area Spray Deck construction 2017 – 2020 Pipeline 3.3 km Community Hall Place of Worship Pipeline Extension Loop 5.7 km School Volleyball Court Scale N Golf Course Playground 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 W E Grocery Store Post Box/Post Office Kilometres Late Night Store Pub WALK EDMOWANLTKO EDMON NTON 0.75 Kilometres = About 10 minutes walking = About 1,000 steps walking = About 3 minutes cycling S