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Confederation Park, Calgary

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985: 29: 1017: 171: 471: 488: 463: 178: 446: 215:. The park is also a popular destination for couples having wedding pictures taken. The park adjoins the Queens Park Cemetery on the east side by the baseball diamond and tennis courts near Highland Park. There is cross-country skiing both in the park and at the golf course during the winter. Any time of the year the park can be used for 295: 238:
In the mid-1960s, efforts to conserve the North Hill Coulee, a brook which remained undeveloped because of uneven terrain, were organized in the form of the Centennial Ravine Park Society. In 1967, the park opened to celebrate the centennial of the Canadian Confederation. The society was very active
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The park, anchored by the Centennial Golf Course to the west and Queen Park Cemetery to the east, along with other nearby open areas, affords neighborhoods such as Rosemont and Cambrian Heights large amounts of open space.
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It is developed over an area of 160 hectares (400 acres) between the neighbourhoods of
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in the neighborhoods of Northwest Calgary, and raised funds to create the park space.
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Because the park follows the course of the North Hill Coulee, there is a
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Confederation Park
Calgary
Coordinates
51°04′27″N 114°05′16″W / 51.07409°N 114.08770°W / 51.07409; -114.08770 (Confederation Park)
urban park
Calgary
Alberta
Mount Pleasant
Capitol Hill
Collingwood
Highland Park
Calgary's Confederation Park Page
North Area
South Area
Confederation Park, Calgary is located in Calgary
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cycle paths
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Golf Course
riparian habitat
"Confederation Park"
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"Confederation Golf Course"
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Confederation Park Management Plan
"accessed 2 January 2017"

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