A UNIQUE COMMUNITY STORY
AND JOURNEY OF CALGARY’S HISTORY

Windsor Collection Condominiums and Towns sit a top a unique community story and journey through a little known piece of Calgary’s history. Once upon a time, Britannia Village wasn’t able to develop quite like the other village nodes in Calgary, notably Marda Loop, Kensington and the Mission area – until now.

The emergence of the new Britannia Village exists as part of an unfolding tale of incredible opportunity and happenstance. Amidst a past of delayed growth and near environmental disaster, present-day progress and the revitalization of a cherished community is now possible.

Two main factors encumbered Britannia Village in its natural course, changing the face of the city itself. The first was an accidental gasoline leak from a Petro Canada gas station at the corner of Elbow Drive and 50th Avenue- which resulted in the largest environmental contamination from any gas station Western Canada had ever seen.  Unnoticed for many years, the leak created a plume of gasoline on top of the water table that extended from Elbow Drive all the way to Manchester Park over the course of decades. When this was finally discovered, the city of Calgary ended up buying many homes along this area as they were sitting on top of gasoline, Petro Canada commissioned the long clean up and O’Connor’s Engineering put a system in place that began to withdraw the gasoline from atop of the water. Known as a “bio-slurp” and taking over a decade to complete, the contaminants were gradually pulled off the water through a series of catch basins and pipes as the water tended to gravitate to the east. A part of the result is the area now under assembly in the more efficient and sustainable Windsor development.

The second element that transformed the history of Britannia concerned the roads planned to get people across the river- or rather, in this case, the road that was not built. Originally, a major corridor taking traffic from the east side over to the west side of the river was meant to be built along 50th Ave, but the surrounding lands were owned and donated to the city by the Harvey family, under the stipulation that the land was to never be developed and would remain a park. As a result, the thoroughfare that was initially planned could not go across the river at this location.

Instead, Glenmore Trail was developed to bring people across to the other side of the reservoir. Additionally, transmission lines by Altalink running along 50th Ave all the way from the Enmax offices are proposed to be placed underground, opening up the opportunity for a lower density residential development along 50th Ave.

Because of that change in history, this area was forever altered, and the Windsor project has now become a once in a lifetime opportunity to rent a luxury condominium right in Britannia Village – the community village that was waiting to happen.

Today, the prospect of continuing to build Calgary’s legacy is upon us, along with the fortuitous opportunity to turn Windsor into the wonderful residential and retail center it was destined to be. All of which would have never happened if not for the consequences of an environmental spill and a fundamental change in road planning, making room for the growing and remarkable story of Windsor. Without these exceptional circumstances, this unprecedented prospect and second chance at developing a unique village in a beautiful, historical and renowned part of our city wouldn’t exist. We invite you to become part of Britannia’s new narrative, to grow with a new community, and to help us develop history.

Dwelling at the very heart of the southwest alongside the lifeline of the Elbow River, surrounded by resplendent natural beauty, revered communities, stunning parks and proximity to downtown just got even better. A growing and engaging community, greater opportunities for connections, endless amenities, countless activities, superior convenience and extraordinary luxury await your life at the Windsor.

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