Matt Berry was named in honour of a Canadian aviation pioneer. Massey "Matt" Berry a veteran of both world wars and bush pilot.
Matt Berry is almost entirely residential and was planned to accommodate primarily single-family houses. The neighbourhoods began to experience some development in the 1980's but the bulk of construction took place in the 1900's and continued into the 2000s. Pipeline right-of-ways running east-west and in the southeast corner provide pedestrian and cyclist connections. A large school/park site is located on the eastern boundary of the neighbourhood with a playground, school and smaller parks are strategically within the neighbourhood to provide residents with public amenity space. Civic ward: Dene. District: Northeast. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.