For this tour, I travelled about as far north as you can go in Edmonton before you hit CFB Namao … the neighbourhood of Baturyn.  For a community on the outer edges of the city, it is surprisingly mature (again probably due to the military base being nearby).

 

Baturyn is bounded on the north by a property line (approx. 173A Avenue), on the east by 97 Street, on the south by Castledowns Rd, and on the west by 112 Street.

I started off with lunch at a neighbourhood pub (I forget the name, but that happens when you post a tour almost 4 months after it happens!) located in a strip mall at approximately Castledowns Rd and 100 Street.  Nice little spot celebrating its 1st anniversary!

Typical street shot in Baturyn.  As I said off the top, it is quite mature for a neighbourhood on the outer fringe of Edmonton, as the tall spruce trees attest!

Winter continued its fake death (remember mid-April?  I don’t want to either!), on this day, as the remains of snowmen and massive sidewalk floods abounded in the neighbourhood…

 

In a pattern typical of Castledowns communities, there is extensive townhouse and condo developments at the heart of Baturyn.

Finally, since the neighbourhood is close to CFB Namao, there are alot of military families living here.  This display (and many others like it) turned my thoughts to our brave men and women serving overseas.  No matter your opinion of the missions they serve, always support those protecting us in the military!