Tipaskan, a word meaning "a reserve" in the Cree language, recalls that the Mill Woods area was a Cree Indian reserve between 1876 and 1891. Developed in the 1970s and 1980s, 41% of homes are single unit structures, 39% are row housing and 19% are low-rise apartments.
Explore how Tipaskan 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on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites.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.
Tipaskan has a very high proportion of children from 0 to 9 years of age. Eighty five percent of the neighbourhood population is under 40 years of age. Civic ward: Karhiio. District: Mill Woods and Meadows. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.
Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.