Project History

Forty years ago, Parks Foundation began with a single visionary citizen who dreamed of a greener downtown, as high-rises and parking lots rapidly replaced natural spaces. Since then, we've invested over $200 million into capital projects and supported hundreds of community-led park and sports initiatives.

Parks Foundation works to enrich Calgary’s outdoor landscape, shaping the city’s identity and enhancing quality of life. We strive to leave a lasting legacy of innovative park spaces, vibrant communities, and greater access to nature for all. With hundreds of projects completed, we continue to champion vital yet unfunded park initiatives—places that inspire imagination and foster connections between people and nature.

Our most ambitious project to date, the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway, is a 145-kilometer pathway encircling Calgary, linking nearly half of the city’s population to green spaces and recreational opportunities.

Parks Foundation is currently leading the development of several projects. For more information on a project please click below.

Parks Foundation partners with community groups to support the development of new and valued public spaces by awarding grants and providing on-going guidance throughout the duration of every project. We support community organizations by providing accounting services and accepting donations towards each project, issuing tax receipts for eligible donations. Below you will find a list of all our current active partnerships.

Current Park Project Partnerships

• Bowness Memorial Monument - To honour and remember former Bowness residents whose families would like to have their names engraved as a remembrance, call Marg or Don Weber at (403) 288-5561

• Calgary General Hospital Commemoration

• Calgary River Wave Park

• Cambrian Heights Off-Leash Park

• Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Park

• Coach Hill Patterson Heights Activity Hub

• Dementia Inclusive Park

• Evanston Community Park

• Forest Lawn KOLS Project

• George and Annie Wood Park

• Haultain Park North Revitalization

• Highfield Farm

• Meadowlark Park Green Space Revitalization

• Oakridge Greenspaces Master Plan

• Prospect Trail

• Ramsay Community Rink

• Rotary Park People & Pet Public Drinking Fountain

• Silver Springs Community Playground

• Sunalta Community Hub

• Symons Valley Park

• Wildwood Community Garden - Enhancing Sustainability

• Willow Ridge CA – Greener Grounds Project

Current School Park Project Partnerships

• Coventry Hills Elementary (CHEFS) New Playground Development

• Earl Grey School Playground

• Ecole St. Cecilia Outdoor Recreational Improvements

• Grant MacEwan School Playground

• Marion Carson Play Area

• North Haven CA – Egerts Park Playground

• Signal Hill School Enhancement Society – Battalion Park School Mini Playground Replacement

• St. Alphonsus Playground

• St. Brigid School Playground

• St. Luke School Playground

• St. Rose of Lima Playground

• St. Thomas More School Playground

• Stanley Jones Elementary Parents Association

Current Sport Project Partnerships

• Alberta Biathlon Club

• Calgary Association of Disabled Skiing Advancing Adaptive Snowsports

• Calgary Booster Club Sport Legacy Fund

• Calgary Fencing Club

• Calgary Gymnastics Center - Member

• Calgary Outdoor Pickleball Park

• Calgary River Wave Park

• Calgary Rockies Football Club - Dalhousie, Evanston, Calgary NW Soccer Field Revitalization

• Calgary Villains Football Club Dome

• Canyon Meadows CA Ice Rink and Field Maintenance Equipment

• EPIC Fencing Club

• Lindsay Park Sports Society – Leisure Expansion Aquatics Project (LEAP)

• McHugh Bluff Outdoor Fitness Park

• Pineridge Community Association - All Season Multi-Sport Court

• Saddledome Amateur Sport Fund

• Tuscany Springs Diamond Upgrade - Bow Ridge Little League Baseball