Jesse’s presentation looks at 140 years of the use, planning and ownership of the Weaselhead. He traces the establishment and naming of the Weaselhead as part of the Tsuut’ina Nation reserve, looks at Calgary’s extraordinary (and ultimately unconstructed) plans in the 1950s to reimagine the Glenmore Reservoir as Calgary’s largest park, and teaches about the use of the land for a Provincial Highway, which still defines the way we use the Weaselhead today.
Jesse Salus is a 20-year resident of Lakeview, author of CalgartyRingRoad.com, and works as Senior Land Researcher at the Tsuut’ina Nation. He has researched and written extensively about the history of the Weaselhead, the Southwest Calgary Ring Road, and the Tsuut’ina Nation reserve.
Today, the Weaselhead Natural Environment Area covers approximately 404 hectares or 989 Acres and receives the highest level of protection available to a Calgary Natural Area. The area consists of the Elbow River, the north and south escarpments of the river valley, the river floodplains and delta. A walk through the area will give the keen observer insight into the geological, anthropological and natural history of the area.
