Bel-Aire

Quiet streets and well-spaced houses shaded by mature trees give Bel-Aire a settled, unhurried feel a short drive from downtown. Day-to-day errands run toward Sunterra Market over in Britannia or over to Chinook Centre in Meadowlark Park — close enough to make neither a project. Bus service connects to the broader transit network, though this is largely a neighbourhood of driveways and garages. First Assembly has been part of the community fabric for years, one of the few spots that draws residents together outside their own yards. The streets stay notably calm through the week — few pedestrians, little through-traffic — the kind of quiet that comes from a place where people have put down roots and aren't in any rush to be somewhere else.