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Richmond Park | Knob Hill Listings

Richmond Park/Knobhill Neighbourhood Information

Richmond is a residential neighborhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

It is located on both sides of the Crowchild Trail, south of 17th Avenue SW. It was the location of Alberta Children's Hospital until 2007, when the new facility was opened in the north-west quadrant. The Naval Museum of Alberta (part of The Military Museums) is located here. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.

Richmond was established in 1950. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 8 Alderman John Mar, on a provincial level by Calgary Elbow MLA Ralph Klein (until 2006), and at federal level by Calgary Centre MP Lee Richardson.

Education

The community is served by Richmond Elementary and Chinook College for Continuing Education public schools, as well as various private schools.

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