I’m used to seeing drainage ponds in suburban neighbourhoods … they’re nice, but they tend to get repetitive once you’ve seen a few.  Beaumaris Lake, as you will see in this tour is a pleasant exception from the norm however!

Beaumaris is bounded on the North by Beaumaris Road and 160 Ave, on the East by 97 Street, on the South by 153 Ave, and on the West by Castledowns Road. 

 

Welcome to Beaumaris!

On my way to Beaumaris Lake via Beaumaris Road, a nice stone fence.  Beaumaris is home to a number of upper-middle class dwellings, which made for great viewing on this chilly March evening.

Most suburbs tend to have a token park at the centre along the drainage pond … not here.  Lake Beaumaris is massive by comparison, with a beautifully treed lakeshore, and decorative boulders, as seen in the second picture above.

An ugly habit of some Edmontonians … treating the ditches of some streets/avenues (like 97th Street here) as trash receptacles, especially in the wintertime.  Would it hurt to hold onto yout trash until you get home/to work?  Keep a bag in your car for garbage, it’s not hard folks!

Beaumaris is several kilometres down the road from CFB Namao, a major Canadian military base.  Support our troops, no matter your opinion on any war!  Politicians are fair game for criticism on foreign policy, but our brave men and women fight for us and our freedom!

Another Buddhist temple being built in the Castledowns area?  If anyone doubts the multiculturalism of Alberta, Edmonton (and Fort Mac as well!) will set them straight in a heartbeat!

And our tour of Beaumaris ends at a beautifully landscaped park in the south end of the neighbourhood, as the sun sets on the second last day in March!