Project History

Forty years ago, Parks Foundation began with a single visionary citizen who dreamed of a greener downtown, as high-rises and parking lots rapidly replaced natural spaces. Since then, we've invested over $200 million into capital projects and supported hundreds of community-led park and sports initiatives.

Parks Foundation works to enrich Calgary’s outdoor landscape, shaping the city’s identity and enhancing quality of life. We strive to leave a lasting legacy of innovative park spaces, vibrant communities, and greater access to nature for all. With hundreds of projects completed, we continue to champion vital yet unfunded park initiatives—places that inspire imagination and foster connections between people and nature.

Our most ambitious project to date, the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway, is a 145-kilometer pathway encircling Calgary, linking nearly half of the city’s population to green spaces and recreational opportunities.

Parks Foundation is currently leading the development of several projects. For more information on a project please click below.

Martin Family Legacy Garden

Martin Family Pump Track & Skatepark

Haultain Park

Saddle Ridge Play Park

Parks Foundation partners with community groups to support the development of new and valued public spaces by awarding grants and providing on-going guidance throughout the duration of every project. We support community organizations by providing accounting services and accepting donations towards each project, issuing tax receipts for eligible donations. Below you will find a list of all our current active partnerships.

Current Park Project Partnerships

  • Bowness Memorial Monument - To honour and remember former Bowness residents whose families would like to have their names engraved as a remembrance, call Marg or Don Weber at (403) 288-5561

  • Calgary General Hospital Commemoration

  • Calgary River Wave Park

  • Cambrian Heights Off-Leash Park

  • Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Park

  • Coach Hill Patterson Heights Activity Hub

  • Haultain Park North Revitalization

  • Highfield Farm

  • Kincora CA – Kincora Playground Replacement

  • Martin Family Legacy Garden - A Dementia Inclusive Park

  • Meadowlark Park Green Space Revitalization

  • Oakridge Greenspaces Master Plan

  • Rotary Park People & Pet Public Drinking Fountain

  • Sunalta Community Hub (CLICK HERE for details)

  • Sunalta CA Flames Rotary Community Hub

  • Symons Valley Park

  • Vacant Lots Farm Club

  • Wildwood Community Garden - Enhancing Sustainability

  • Willow Ridge CA – Greener Grounds Project

  • Willow Ridge CA- Tree Canopy Replacement

Current School Park Project Partnerships

Current Sport Project Partnerships

  • Alberta Biathlon Club

  • Calgary Association of Disabled Skiing Advancing Adaptive Snowsports

  • Calgary Booster Club Sport Legacy Fund

  • Calgary Gymnastics Center - Member

  • Calgary Rockies Football Club - Dalhousie, Evanston, Calgary NW Soccer Field Revitalization

  • Calgary Shamrocks Lacrosse Club

  • Calgary Villains Football Club Dome

  • Crescent Height Rotary Park People & Pet Fountain

  • EPIC Fencing Club

  • Foothills Nordic Ski Club

  • Karate Alberta Association - World Karate Federation Mats

  • Lindsay Park Sports Society – Leisure Expansion Aquatics Project (LEAP)

  • Millican Ogden CA Jacksetter’s Olympia Ice Resurfacer

  • NW Ringette Equipment Upgrades

  • Our Snowpark Society

  • Pineridge CA All Season Multi-Sport Court

  • The AMP Legacy Foundation

  • Tuscany Springs Diamond Upgrade - Bow Ridge Little League Baseball