Named to honour Chief Blue Quill of the Saddle Lake Band who traded with merchants of Fort Edmonton in the late 1890s, Blue Quill includes a variety of housing from apartments and row houses to spacious single-unit houses on large lots overlooking the Whitemud Creek Ravine. The focus of the neighbourhood is a centrally located multiple purpose recreational site.
Explore how Blue Quill Estates fits on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites. Use the time period buttons below the map to explore the neighbourhood over time. Boundary history is documented in Stories.
Whitemud Creek and Blackmud Creek ravines offer opportunities for all season outdoor recreation in a natural setting. Civic ward: Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi. District: Whitemud. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.
Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.