Leger is a newer neighbourhood in the Terwillegar Heights area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
According to the 2005 municipal census, approximately four out of five homes (82%) are single-family dwellings. Another 14% are duplexesDuplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes. and 4% are row houses. Substantially all (97%) of residences are owner-occupied.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 23 Avenue, on the west by Terwillegar Drive, on the east by Rabbit Hill Road, and on the north by a utility corridor located just north of 29 Avenue.
Demographics In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Leger had a population of living in dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.
Recreation
The Booster Juice Recreation Centre in Terwillegar is located in the neighbourhood. The facility has an aquatic centre, a fitness centre and track, a flexi-hall with three full size gymnasiums, an arena with four NHL size ice sheets, a children's wing, and commercial spaces.
Education There is a kindergarten to junior high (K-9) school in the neighbourhood, Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School, operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System. Also a Senior High (10-12), Lillian Osborne has been built in the area by the Edmonton Public Schools
A catholic high school, Mother Margaret Mary (10-12), was to be complete early 2011, and opened its doors in 2012.
Leger Transit Centre
The Leger Transit Centre, opened on April 26, 2009, is located along Leger Road and 23 Avenue next to the Terwillegar Recreation Centre and Lillian Osborne High School. This transit centre has no park & ride or public washrooms but does have a large shelter, a drop off area and vending machines.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:
To/From Routes Ambleside 716, 717 Brander Heights 724 Bulyea Heights 706, 724 Century Park Transit Centre 56, 715, 716, 717, 718 Glenridding Heights 718 Haddow 717 Hodgson 724 Mactaggart 715 Magrath Heights 715 Meadows Transit Centre 56 Mill Woods Transit Centre 56 Ramsay Heights 713 South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre 31, 703, 724 South Terwillegar 715 Southgate Transit Centre 706 University Transit Centre 31 West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 56 Windermere 717, 718
Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also Edmonton Transit Service
References
External links Leger Neighbourhood Profile