Located in the Clareview district, this area is named for James Kirkness, a Hudson's Bay Company employee who came here from Scotland in 1866. A local park is named for James A.
Explore how Kirkness 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on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites.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.
Christianson (1889-1953), a prominent citizen who sponsored the Oil Kings hockey club. Dominated by single-family homes, Kirkness has a young population. Kirkness is well served by the Light Rapid Transit. Civic ward: Dene. District: Northeast. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.
Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.