Renfrew

The Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre pulls people in most days of the week — pool schedules on the fridge, hockey at the Stew Hendry and Henry Viney Arenas, the kind of facility that turns into a standing appointment rather than an occasional outing. Renfrew sits close to downtown but runs its own daily loop: CBE and Catholic schools within walking distance, a well-used off-leash area, and a commercial strip that leans toward restaurants over retail. TELUS Spark draws weekend visitors from across the city to the neighbourhood's edge, adding a pulse to Saturday mornings that feels bigger than the neighbourhood itself. The housing mix spans different decades and tenures on the same block — the kind of variety that takes a long time to accumulate and gives the streets a lived-in weight.