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Phase 1 engagement is now open

Phase 1 engagement will be open for your feedback between June 16 and July 21, 2025. Afterwards, return here where we will share What We Heard!

The Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park project is kicking off with an exciting plan to transform west Calgary's landscape! This first phase will create a vibrant masterplan to make the park a must-visit destination, preserve its rich cultural and natural heritage, and set the stage for future developments.

We're eager to engage with the community and Indigenous groups to ensure everyone's voice is heard. Our team will study the site deeply to design a park that reflects Calgary's spirit.

Get ready for a park that connects people, celebrates Calgary's uniqueness, and honors the area's cultural and environmental treasures!

The Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park project will provide an opportunity to protect land with cultural, archaeological, and ecological significance, while creating a regional park that shapes a landscape of connection and education for all who visit. Few places in Calgary show this degree of significance and our team recognizes that Medicine Hill is truly unique.

We have learned that Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes (Aiss ka pooma, Pagaspu, Piskapo) is an important site for the local Indigenous Nations and this project involves engaging with the Treaty 7 First Nations and Métis to better understand the cultural significance.

The Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park project will be developed using a phased approach which is expected to extend over several years. The first phase of the project will include the development of a master plan for the future regional park. We anticipate the master plan to be completed in 2026.

The purpose of developing the Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park Master Plan is to create a blueprint for how the future park will be realized over the next decade and beyond. The master plan may include more formalized trails, educational opportunities, improved signage and wayfinding, as well as feedback and considerations gathered from Indigenous and public engagement.

The site has parking access from Paskapoo parking lot.

The site is also accessible via bus:

Bus 108 - Paskapoo Slopes Red Line LRT Access - 19 minute bus ride from Brentwood station

Bus 111 - Old Banff Coach Road Blue Line LRT Access - 18 minute bus ride from Westbrook station

Bus 26 - Sarcee Trail Crosstown

Bus 51 - West Springs / Discovery Ridge

Bus 93 - Coach Hill / Westbrook Station

Bus 98 - Cougar Ridge

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Your role!

The public plays a vital role in shaping the future of Medicine Hill/Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park by actively contributing ideas, feedback, and local knowledge throughout the planning process. Engagement occurs in three stages, beginning with identifying community values and priorities, followed by gathering input on early design concepts, and concluding with sharing and discussing the preferred concept. Through workshops, events, and other interactive opportunities, participants help guide decisions and gain a clearer understanding of how those decisions are made. This process fosters meaningful dialogue, encourages broad participation, and helps build a shared sense of pride, connection, and long-term stewardship for the park.

đź’¬How is your feedback used?

Engagement is ONE of the inputs in the decision making process

An image showing the multiple inputs that go into a project decision. It is broken into 7 points: Indigenous relationship building, Engagement, Research, Best Practises, Bylaws, Policies, and Budget.

❓Frequently asked questions (F.A.Q.)

Currently, the area is largely informal and unmanaged, which is putting increasing pressure on its sensitive archaeological and ecological features. As public use continues to grow, these valuable resources face ongoing degradation.

The master plan is needed to guide the thoughtful protection of these areas while creating a unique regional park that fosters connection, learning, and enjoyment for all visitors. It will provide a long-term vision for the park, with improvements that can be phased in over time.

The community name "Medicine Hill" emerged during the planning process for the Medicine Hill/Trinity Hills development between 2013 and 2016. It was formally adopted by Calgary City Council on March 7, 2016. Medicine Hill is an English translation of the Blackfoot term Aiss ka pooma, which means “a place of health and well-being.”

The City is actively engaging with private landowners to better understand their long-term plans and explore opportunities for collaboration that align with the vision and goals of the regional park.

This information is not known at this time. Upon completion of the master plan and detail design phase we will have a better understanding of our construction timeline and phasing.  

A detailed site analysis is underway to evaluate the impact of existing trails on sensitive ecological and archaeological areas, as well as to identify sections with significant erosion. Public engagement will help The City understand how the trails are used and what types of recreational experiences the community values.

As part of the master plan, some trails may be formalized, redesigned for improved accessibility, or enhanced with features like boardwalks to protect vulnerable areas. In locations with severe erosion or environmental risk, certain trail segments may be re-routed, decommissioned, and restored to support long-term sustainability.

Regional parks are typically large or significant parks, featuring unique amenities or experiences, which serve multiple neighbourhoods or are a citywide attraction. They are designed to support longer visits by patrons, as they commonly feature specialized services or activities and provide supporting infrastructure, including parking and washrooms. Regional parks are established to serve residents according to the need for equitable access to regional-scale amenities, or to protect, complement and provide access to significant environmental features.


Medicine Hill / Paskapoo Slopes Regional Park map

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Moderation Policy

16 June, 2025

Anonymous says:

Please STOP selling off our existing natural open greenspaces, parks and playgrounds to Developers. This is a short sighted policy by REDS.

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A timeline for the project showing project initiation in 2024, summer 2025 for engagement, fall-winter 2025 for concept design and engagement and lastly spring-summer 2026 for project finalization.

Next steps

The project team will review your feedback and share a Phase 1: What We Heard Report following this engagement.

From there, the next steps will follow:

  • Continue engagement with key interest holders, Indigenous Nations & MĂ©tis
  • Early concept designs will be created for the park
  • Phase 2 public engagement, to gather feedback on the early concept designs – Fall-Winter 2025
  • We will share a Phase 2: What We Heard Report
  • Concept refinement into a preferred design
  • Phase 3 public engagement on the preferred concept design – Winter 2025-26
  • A Habitat Management Plan will be developed
  • The Final Master Plan will be created, which will include a phasing or implementation plan – Spring-Summer 2026

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