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.
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.