Sunnyside

Two grocery stores within a few blocks of each other — Safeway and the smaller Sunnyside Market — is one early sign that Sunnyside operates at a neighbourhood scale that's become rare this close to downtown. The commercial strip leans toward restaurants rather than errand-running, which means evenings draw people from outside the area, but mornings feel local. McHugh Bluff sits above the Bow River and doubles as the community's off-leash park — a climb that takes minutes from most front doors and lands you with a view that makes the distance to downtown feel even shorter. The flood berm running along the river has become part of the landscape now, more infrastructure than landmark.