Greenwood/GreenbriarReal Estate

Amenities in Greenwood/Greenbriar — Live, Work, & Play

Shopping —

The community has some great options for shopping and dining. Every Saturday, the Calgary Farmers' Market has pop-up events at which you can buy products made, grown or baked in Alberta.

The Mexican restaurant Salt & Pepper is popular among locals for its delicious food and stellar service. The neighbourhood nail salon and spa is the place for unwinding and pampering.

Parks —

Parks within a community or situated a short distance away provide residents with an inexpensive way to enjoy the outdoors, socialize and play. Greenwood-Greenbriar residents have a choice of two excellent parks located nearby - Bowmont Park and Bowness Park.

Bowmont Park

This is a 192 hectares park on the northern bank of the Bow River, connecting Bowness and Montgomery. 'Bowmont' is a portmanteau of these communities' names.

The urban park has a lovely and functional design, comprising grasslands, valleys, gullies, off-leash dog-walking areas, a waterfall with a lookout, and hiking, walking and cycling trails. The pathways along clifftops and the river below provide views of the city from various vantage points.

To the north of the train tracks, you can use the pathways to get to the Fournier Area. It has ponds and marshy areas where you can spot local wildlife. Parking south of the train tracks gives you easy access to a fenced off-leash area for your pooches. This area of the park offers many access points to the river, including off-leash access for pets that enjoy splashing about in the water.

Bowness Park

The 3- hectare park is located along the Bow River, between Stoney Trail and 85 Street NW. It is home to a lagoon that runs along the park’s southern side and is covered by ice from December to March. It is a popular spot for ice skating, open from morning to night, subject to weather conditions.

Bowness Park is popular all year, so you may want to visit on a weekday to skip the crowd or in the evenings when the rink is decorated with LED lights. There are plenty of benches at the lagoon and the seating area has rubber mats so you can safely walk to the lagoon in your skates. If you want to take a breather, you can warm up by the fire pit. The skating rink at the park offers a range of activities and services, from ice-biking and cross-country skiing to dining.

The east side of the park has a playground. A ridable miniature railway operates seasonally. The park is used to launch boats on the Bow River.

Recreation —

You're never short of recreational opportunities in Greenwood-Greenbriar.

Calgary Gymnastics Centre

The centre promotes and facilitates excellence in recreational and cross-training gymnastics for community members. Programs here include parented classes, unparented classes, CanJump, CanGym, acrobatic skills for dance, and summer, spring and winter camps.

Markin MacPhail Centre

Developed by WinSport Canada, the Markin MacPhail Centre is an athletics and ice complex for athletic training. The incredible facility features a 2,500 seat Olympic-sized ice surface, three NHL-sized ice surfaces and a fitness centre. Its office tower offers space for twenty national and provincial winter sports organizations. The facility’s design is functional and eye-pleasing, with creative and modern touches.

Shouldice Aquatic Centre

This is a multi-purpose recreational facility located in Montgomery offering a variety of activities and services. Amenities here include:

• An indoor pool: Six lanes, 25 metres, depth from 1.1 to 1.7 metres
• Dive tank: 1.5m diving board, 3m diving board, pool depth from 3 to 3.7m
• Steam room accessible to all

The pool can be used without an appointment. The facility also offers group fitness classes, for which you need to make an appointment.

Greenwood/Greenbriar Community Association

Community associations lead the improvement of communities, nurture cooperation among residents, facilitate community activities and organize events and programs. The Greenwood/Greenbriar Community Association does it all with aplomb!

The community hall features a vast main room with a stage, meeting rooms, indoor and outdoor rinks, and playing fields. The hall is a meeting place for boy scouts and girl scouts and its facilities are used for satellite bingo, hockey and figure skating.

A dedicated community organizes the annual community clean-up. The association also puts together a number of events every year, including participating in the famous Bowness Stampede Stomp. Efforts by the association have beautified the community with cobblestone walks, hanging flowers and landscaping. Improvements in the area have attracted new businesses to the area.

Activities on Bow River

Originating in the Canadian Rockies, Bow River is among residents' favourite recreational spots for boating, canoeing, kayaking and rafting. The Bow River pathway along the bank of the river is used for cycling, jogging, rollerblading and skateboarding. The river water is cold and at a high level, making swimming quite challenging. The river can be fished all year round. It has a thriving population of rainbow and brown trout.