Design funding has been approved for a new elementary school in Hawks Ridge, and for families with roots in the Big Lake area.
At Kinglet by Big Lake, we know that choosing where to plant your roots is about so much more than four walls and a floor plan. It’s about the trails outside your door, the green space your kids will grow up in and the community infrastructure that makes everyday family life a little easier. So when the Alberta Government confirmed design funding for a new Kindergarten to Grade 6 school in the neighbouring Hawks Ridge community, we felt it was worth sharing, because great news for northwest Edmonton is great news for everyone who calls this corner of the city home.
Here’s What We Know
Through its 2025 provincial budget, the Alberta Government designated design funding for several new schools in Edmonton’s fastest-growing communities, including a K–6 school in Hawks Ridge by Big Lake. Design funding is the essential bridge between planning and building: it covers full architectural design and the preparation of construction tender documents, moving the project to the point where it is ready for construction to begin once additional capital funding is secured.
When complete, the school will serve up to 650 students in Kindergarten through Grade 6 as part of Edmonton Public Schools. For more on how the Alberta Government prioritizes and funds school infrastructure, visit Alberta.ca’s Planning and Building Schools page.
What It Means to Live Near a Growing Community
One of the things that makes Kinglet so special is its location: nestled near Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, surrounded by 60 acres of environmental reserve at the community’s core, and positioned with quick access to St. Albert, west Edmonton and major roadways. This is a neighbourhood designed to have it all: nature, convenience, and community.
A new elementary school close by adds another layer to that story. The Hawks Ridge school site is approximately a 4-minute drive or a 15-minute walk from the Kinglet showhomes. Families who choose Kinglet today are choosing into a northwest Edmonton corridor that is thoughtfully building out, with the schools, parks, pathways, and services that matter most to growing households.
Less time in the car. More time exploring trails after school. More time being home.
Why Families Choose the Big Lake Area
Kinglet was designed for people who want to keep one foot in nature and one foot in the city, and that philosophy shapes everything about life here.
Mornings start with songbirds outside the window. Afternoons unfold along 5 km of pathways and natural trails, some leading directly into Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a globally recognized Important Bird Area home to over 235 species of birds, plus beavers, deer and moose.
Add a future elementary school into that mix, and Kinglet becomes an even more compelling place to raise a family, one of northwest Edmonton’s most complete communities for households at every stage.
Stay Tuned as This Develops
Design funding approval is a meaningful milestone, and we’ll continue to follow this story as it moves forward. Construction will require further funding approval, and timelines will develop as the design process unfolds, but the direction is clear, and the commitment is real.
If you’re exploring new homes in northwest Edmonton and want to know more about life in Kinglet by Big Lake, we’d love to connect. Visit our showhomes, walk the trails and see why so many families are choosing to put down roots here.
You can also register for community updates to be the first to hear about new releases, events and neighbourhood news, including updates on the Hawks Ridge school project as it moves forward.
Your natural habitat is waiting.