Mount Pleasant Community Reviews

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The lands that became northwest Calgary’s Mount Pleasant community were annexed by the City in 1910, making it one of Calgary’s older neighbourhoods. When development began in the area in 1912, Calgary’s population numbered fewer than 50,000 people. As the city grew to 100,000 people by 1947 and 200,000 by 1955, then-suburban Mount Pleasant experienced an influx of new amenities into the area when North Hill Centre opened its doors in 1958. The opening of the Tran-Canada Highway came four years later, establishing the new thoroughfare as the community’s southern border. Mount Pleasant’s northern border, and perhaps its greatest asset, arrived in 1967 with the opening of Confederation Park. Once known as the North Hill Coulee, the 160-acre park was designed to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Home to the Confederation Park Golf Course and the Lions Festival of Lights, the park also features a newly installed natural playground, baseball diamonds, picnic areas and a wetland area.