Mission Community Overview

The Mission district is an inner city neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada that originated as Notre Dame de la Paix, a Catholic mission, and was for a time the incorporated Village of Rouleauville. Mission contains the very popular 4th Street with many trendy restaurants and shops, and it hosts the Lilac Festival in May.

After a temporary location 40 km (25 miles) away (started in 1872), Father Constantine Scollen, on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church founded the permanent location in 1875. It was the only Catholic mission west of Saint Boniface, Manitoba. In 1883 Oblate missionary Father Albert Lacombe, returning after a ten year absence,obtained two quarter sections of land for a "Mission district", to ensure a strong French speaking Catholic community.Father Scollen who had lived in the area since 1862 and who had witnessed Treaty Six with the Cree Nation and Treaty Seven with the Blackfeet Nation left for Edmonton and then U.S.A.

After obtaining the rest of the land that's now Mission, the area was incorporated as the Village of Rouleauville named after Charles Rouleau. The village was founded in what was then the Northwest Territories. Despite Lacombe's desire to preserve the French language and culture, Rouleauville progressively lost its French character, becoming overwhelmingly English. In 1907 the village was annexed by Calgary. In the process all the French names of streets were replaced by Calgary's street numbering system.

In the latter part of his life, Lacombe helped found a number of Catholic schools throughout the West, including St. Mary's School in 1885, initially using a two-storey log cabin convent in Mission district (Rouleauville). It is now the oldest school still operating in Calgary (though in a newer building). Talisman Centre is also located in this neighborhood.

In 1889 St. Mary's Church was founded, and in 1912 it became St. Mary's Cathedral when it became the seat of the newly formed Diocese of Calgary.

Schools include St. Monica, Our Lady of Lourdes, Western Canada High School, and Maria Montessori School.

Community overview from Wikipedia.

Mission Apartment Rental Stats

Property Type # of Listings Min Price Max Price Avg Price
Condo Units26$1100$3650$1967
Basements1$1000$1000$1000
Apartments68$1200$2700$1757
Houses2$1850$4900$3375
Total Rentals97$1000$4900$1838

Mission Distance to Local Landmarks

LandmarkDistance
Alberta Children's Hospital 11,664.06 km
Alberta College of Arts and Design (ACAD) 11,660.64 km
Ambrose University College 11,667.47 km
Bow Valley College 11,658.63 km
Calgary Airport 11,652.49 km
Calgary Zoo 11,657.15 km
Chinook Centre Mall 11,661.59 km
City Hall 11,658.86 km
Cross Iron Mills 11,645.49 km
Deerfoot Mall 11,655.42 km
Devry Institute of Tech 11,654.64 km
Downtown Calgary 11,659.77 km
LandmarkDistance
Foothills Hospital 11,663.01 km
Market Mall 11,663.90 km
Mount Royal University 11,664.84 km
Peter Lougheed Hospital 11,652.75 km
Rocky Mountain College 11,662.22 km
Rockyview Hospital 11,663.42 km
SAIT 11,660.13 km
South Health Campus 11,657.82 km
Southcentre Mall 11,662.58 km
Sunridge Mall 11,653.05 km
University of Calgary 11,662.47 km

Distances are estimated from a central point within the community.

Mission Map View

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