Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill is an inner suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary,

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. Located north of the Hillhurst and West Hillhurst communities, the boundaries of the district are 16th Avenue N (

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)to the north; 14th Street W to the east; Lane north of 7th Avenue N to 19th Street W and 8th Avenue N to the south; and

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, 12th Avenue N, Juniper Road, and 22nd Street W to the west. Lions Park

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station and North Hill Centre are located within the community. In the early 90s, a gas station located in the North Hill Centre parking lot was found to have been leaking fuel, contaminating the soil and groundwater in Hounsfield Heights with

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and

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. The community is built on an escarpment and is popular for its views of downtown to the south and the

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to the west. Lions Park LRT 1

The community was annexed by the city of Calgary in 1906, and it was established as a neighbourhood in 1953.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.9% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a

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of $59,502 in 2000, and there were 7.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 15.1% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 21.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 21.6% of the housing was used for

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Education

In 2006, there was one school in the district: * Briar Hill Elementary School - Public

Sears Plume

In the early 90s, a gas station located in the parking lot of North Hill Centre and operated by Sears Canada was found to have been leaking fuel into the soil and contaminating the nearby groundwater. The leak occurred for at least two decades, leading to a large underground plume of gasoline. Because of this, it was necessary to create several monitoring sites and extraction wells in the east side of Hounsfield Heights. As of 2020, the sites consist of 127 groundwater monitoring wells, 7 extraction wells, and various meters installed in residential homes. Preliminary analyses of contamination levels indicate that

and 1,2-DCA concentrations will decay to acceptable levels within 15 years.

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External links

* Calgary Area
Hounsfield Heights-Briar Hill Community Info
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Demographics

Education

Sears Plume

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