The Beltline Neighbourhoods Association (BNA) is a vibrant community association for the Beltline district in urban Calgary home to over 25,000 residents in the neighbourhoods of Connaught and Victoria Park. 

Based out of the McHugh House Community & Arts Hub, the BNA is non-profit run by a dedicated and diverse staff team, organized by a volunteer Board of Directors who work to make the BNA an accessible and diverse association open to all residents to get involved in making the Beltline an even better place.

Here's a rundown of our 2024 activities...

The BNA is launching a new outdoor film series: Movies With A View at High Park. The series will feature a selection of free outdoor movies this summer from June to September at Calgary's award-winning downtown rooftop public park space atop the City Centre Parkade at 340 10 Ave SW. Enjoy cinema quality films on the 30-ft screen with a state of the art 4k projector and dance club worthy sound system. 

🚀 The BNA is launching community and business engagement surveys to help reimagine 17th Avenue and inform piloting open streets in Summer 2025.

We are now seeking a diversity of inspired residents and future community leaders to join our Board of Directors to work with us to continue to build a better Beltline.

The Beltline Neighbourhoods Association (BNA) is a vibrant community association for the Beltline district in urban Calgary home to over 25,000 residents in the neighbourhoods of Connaught and Victoria Park. 

Based out of the McHugh House Community & Arts Hub, the BNA is non-profit organized by a volunteer Board of Directors who work to make the BNA an accessible and diverse association open to all residents to get involved in making the Beltline an even better place.

Here's a rundown of our 2023 activities...

The Beltline Neighbourhoods Association has launched a calling on the Alberta Government to pause plans for SCS changes and closures in the Beltline until adequate community consultation can be conducted and a coherent plan for distributing robust resources across the city is shared publicly. Read more>>

With closure of the Beltline Community Hub (formerly the Beltline Aquatic and Fitness Centre), Calgarians in the inner city are losing another public gathering space. After working closely with the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association (BNA) and other stakeholders to explore options to keep the building open to the public, The City of Calgary is closing the nearly 70-year-old facility.

Change is finally coming for the last remaining at-grade rail crossing in the centre city

11 Street SW is a vital link between the Beltline and Downtown West for people accessing parks, grocery stores, restaurants, shops, homes, and offices. But the at-grade CPR train crossing has long made this link both unreliable and unsafe, especially for those walking and wheeling.

The Beltline Urban Development Committee (BUDC) has taken time to review the Development Permit Application (DP2021-5558) for the new Event Centre. We also had an opportunity to meet with the applicant on August 24, 2021 to discuss it. Although the BNA is happy to see this site developed and for a critical component of the Rivers District Master Plan (RDMP) to be realized, the application before us has a number of shortcomings that we would like to see remedied.

Given the significant contribution of taxpayer funds that will be put towards this project, it is critical for it to demonstrate meaningful and material public benefit. At this time, we believe there is ample room for improvement. 

11th Street in the Beltline connects homes, parks, schools, shopping and entertainment. But it has languished for too long and has been in need of improvements to better serve the neighbourhood. Three years ago, the BNA reached out to the City of Calgary to work together on identifying areas in need of improvement and addressing them. We’re pleased to share that, starting this fall, residents and visitors to the neighbourhood will be able to access and enjoy 11th Street much more safely and easily.