Cowie Hill

History

The hill on which it is situated was originally called Cowie's Hill, named after one of the original owners of the land, Robert Cowie. In 1752, Cowie, a British merchant, was granted the land by Governor Edward Cornwallis. Over time, the apostrophe s in Cowie's Hill was dropped.

In the 1970s, the community began to urbanize. Two apartment buildings have been built since then; Armdale Place (known colloquially as Top of the Mountain), and Ridgeway Towers.

Geography

Cowie Hill is a relatively small community with about 132 ha of landmass. The community overlooks the Northwest Arm, and is approximately 6.1 km from Downtown Halifax.

Throughout the community, there are distinctive townhouses that line narrow, one-way streets. Its main streets include Cowie Hill Road, Highfield Street, and Ridgevalley Road. Side streets include Abbey Road, Bromley Road, Cavendish Road, Drumdonald Road, Limerick Road, and Shepherd Road.

The J. Albert Walker Memorial Sports Field is located in Cowie Hill, next to the Chebucto Heights Elementary School. The park was named in memory of the late J. Albert Walker, a Canadian businessman and politician from Halifax County, Nova Scotia. He was elected to City Council in 1974 as Alderman and again in 1984. The city council then elected him to be deputy mayor. Walker retired in 1988, delivering a short farewell speech in council on October 27, 1988.

Culture

There is a large park called the J. Albert Walker Memorial Sports Field.

Demographics

The only demographic information that pertains to Cowie Hill is that there are approximately 26,500 people that live within District 9 (Halifax West Armdale). However, there is not specific demographic information for the community of Cowie Hill.

Education

• Chebucto Heights Elementary School
• J. L. Ilsley High School (located in Spryfield)

Transportation

Currently, there are two transit routes that traverse through the community.

Halifax Transit Routes

• Route 24 (Leiblin Park)
• Route 127 (Cowie Hill Express)

Political Representation

• Shawn Cleary, Halifax Regional Council Councillor for District 9 (Halifax West Armdale)
• Megan Leslie, Member of Parliament (New Democrat) for Halifax
• Graham Steele, Member of the Legislative Assembly (NDP) for Halifax Fairview

References

• A Detailed History Of Armdale Yacht Club

References

1. "Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan". Government of the Municipality of Halifax.
2. "Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan". Government of the Municipality of Halifax.
3. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
4. (27 October 1988). "City Council Minutes". City of Halifax.
5. "District 9 Halifax West Armdale". Government of the Municipality of Halifax.