The best traffic-free bike rides around Leduc County

Bryan Kent Anderson was born on July 5, 1942 in Balcarres, Saskatchewan. Bryan graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Education and was hired by the Edmonton Public School Board in 1964. He taught at Strathcona Composite High School and then Harry Ainlay High School in 1969 where he would go on to make a large contribution to Edmonton High School sports. As department head of Physical Education and the head coach for both the senior men’s and women’s basketball and senior men’s football teams, Bryan went on to inspire student athletes for generations. He was the founder of the Harry Ainlay Tri-Province Basketball Tournament in 1974, which grew to the largest school based basketball tournament in Western Canada. He was inducted into the Alberta Schools’ Athletics Association hall of fame for Coaching in April 2010 in honour of his high school coaching career. On June 10, 2019 Bryan was inducted into the City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame as a sports builder. As Bryan approached retirement in 1998, he started planning the next chapter of his life. He realized that he wanted to continue to make an impact in the community. Bryan ran in the 1998 municipal election to represent Ward 5 (Ward 9 as of 2010) and was elected to Edmonton City Council. One of Councillor Anderson’s top priorities upon election was to make sure the City advance sport and recreation opportunities for citizens. Bryan lead the Sport and Recreation initiative on City Council. Bryan’s mission statement for this work was “to improve the quality and quantity of sport and recreation infrastructure, and opportunities for Edmontonians”. Bryan has been instrumental in the construction of the Terwillegar, Meadows, Commonwealth and Clareview Recreation centers. He was instrumental in getting City financing for the GO Centre, numerous artificial turf facilities as well as the new Coronation Velodrome. Bryan worked extensively with the Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council and southwest Edmonton Community Leagues as well as senior groups and sports organizations. Ward 9 residents came to know Bryan as an engaged, caring advocate for the community. He understood that being a City Councillor came with an obligation to the constituents and that people needed responsive representation. He is the 5th longest serving Councillor in Edmontons history. Bryan represented Wards 5 and 9 for six consecutive terms dedicating 19 years to the citizens of Edmonton.

John Cameron was a pioneer citizen and businessman who lived at the north end of Cameron Avenue, the road that bears his name. He arrived in Edmonton from Winnipeg in 1881, bringing with him merchandise to start a business. Cameron was president of the city's first Board of Trade, a member of the first town council in 1892 and 1895, and served as chairman of the Edmonton School Board. Cameron died in 1919 at the age of 74.

This park is in the Carter Crest neighbourhood and has an area of 1.86 ha. Robert I. Carter (1858-1931) was an agent for the Canadian government who advised Americans on their prospects as immigrants in Canada. In 1906, after numerous visits to Edmonton from his home in Ohio, he purchased a farm in what is now Terwillegar Park, naming it Riverside Farm. While Carter moved to Strathcona in 1910, his sons continued to work on the farm until 1946. Carter was active in the affairs of Strathcona, serving on the council for rural districts, as president of the Conservative Association of Strathcona and as a member of the Masonic Order. In 1923 Carter and his wife returned to the United States and lived in Long Beach, California, for the rest of their lives.

Named after the area it is in. The MacTaggart neighbourhood takes its name from Sandy Auld Mactaggart, a local entrepreneur and philanthropist with provincial, national and international achievements in business, the arts, and education. Sandy Auld Mactaggart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1928 and moved to Canada at the age of 1.

Terwillegar Park, formerly Riverbend Park, lies in a bend of the North Saskatchewan River, west of Rhatigan Ridge neighbourhood. In the early 1900s this land was used for ranching and later, as a gravel pit. When the area was restructured as a park, the gravel pits were turned into ponds and trails. Over the years, the area was commonly identified by this name. The park's development plan calls for picnic and winter sports areas, an administration building, a nature centre, a boathouse and a number of trails that connect with existing river valley trails. Terwillegar Park is west of the Riverbend subdivision and has an area of 174.88 ha.

Named after the street it is on.

This park is in the Henderson Estate neighbourhood and has an area of 3.51 ha. Thomas Henderson (1837 or 1838-1926) was a pioneer who homesteaded in the Riverbend area in the 1800s. After living in Ontario and British Columbia, Henderson and his family came to the Edmonton area in 1880. The family farmed on several homesteads before finally settling near Rabbit Hill. In 1888, while travelling in eastern Canada, Henderson shipped Italian bees to his farm. These bees are said to have been the first swarm of honeybees in Edmonton. After seeing similar structures in Ontario and Florida, Henderson built a round barn in 1898. This barn is one of the few remaining round barns and can be seen at Fort Edmonton Park. This neighbourhood bears Henderson's name because his homestead was located nearby, 1.6 km west of Whitemud Creek on 23 Avenue in the Rabbit Hill area.

Not the best trail for rigid frame gravel bikes with skinny tires