Elbow Island Park is, currently, not exactly an island. The Alberta Flood of 2013 swallowed Elbow Island, overflowing Glenmore Dam and filling the side-channel of the island with gravel. This exacerbated a process that had begun already, blocking the island’s secondary stream with debris and creating a rocky, mucky riverbed. Following the flood,…
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Elbow Island Park borders some of the oldest neighbourhoods in post-Treaty 7 Calgary: Mission, Rideau Park, and Roxboro. Despite being a beautiful public green space along the Elbow River, it is currently relatively difficult to access – hiding in plain sight. One narrow stairway leads on and off the island from Mission Bridge. The only…
THE WANDERING ISLAND 