SUMMARY
- After thirteen years, Taza Park has its own road into the city. The final segment of Tsuut’ina Parkway is now open, completing a road network that began with a shared vision in 2013 and creating a direct link between the Nation and Calgary.
- The opening brought together a land blessing, dancers and drummers, remarks from Nation leaders, and a Round Dance circling the new roundabout.
- The Parkway shows Taza Park taking shape. With the first residents home, Retail Main Street on the way and a Walmart planned for Taza Park West, discover how this new connection is moving one of North America’s most ambitious Indigenous-led communities forward.
On Thursday, October 22, a circle of people joined hands on a new roundabout in Taza Park. Tsuut’ina Nation members, Elders, leaders, partners and guests moved together in a Round Dance, on asphalt that had yet to carry a single public car. By noon, the road was open to everyone.
That road is the final segment of Tsuut’ina Parkway. It runs through the centre of Taza Park and now continues out to Westhills in southwest Calgary. It gives the Nation and the city a new way to reach each other, and it finishes a story that began 13 years ago.
Where the road began
The story starts on Thursday, October 24, 2013. That day, Tsuut’ina Nation members went to the polls to decide on an agreement with the Government of Alberta. A clear majority voted yes.
It was not a quick decision. Members had turned down an earlier proposal in 2009, and the 2013 agreement followed years of negotiation. It made the Southwest Calgary Ring Road possible, a road meant to serve the whole region. It also opened the Nation’s land to long-term development.
The years that followed turned that agreement into pavement. The stretch of ring road that crosses the Nation opened in the fall of 2020 as Tsuut’ina Trail. Taza’s three community villages took shape along it. Inside Taza Park, crews paved the first stretch of Tsuut’ina Parkway in 2024. The Taza Park Sales & Marketing Centre opened on it in 2025, and residents began receiving their keys early in 2026.
The final segment ties all of it together. It opened two days shy of the vote’s 13th anniversary.
“Today’s opening of Tsuut’ina Parkway is another step in fulfilling our ancestors’ commitments,” said Xàkíjí, Head Chief, Ellery Starlight.
one road through the heart of taza park
Drive Tsuut’ina Parkway today and you travel through the centre of Taza Park, from its east side to its west. The road weaves the community’s residences, amenities and future retail into one connected whole. With the final segment complete, it now carries on from the west side of Taza Park out to Westhills.
The road means something different to each person who travels it.
For residents, it shortens the everyday. The shops and services at Westhills sit at the end of a direct route, with Taza Park’s green spaces close by. As Retail Main Street takes shape, the same road will carry them there too.
For Tsuut’ina Nation members, workers and visitors, it opens a direct route between the Nation and the city. It also strengthens the ties between the community and the land around it.
For Calgarians across the southwest, it creates a new way in. Today it leads to the Sales & Marketing Centre. In the years ahead, it will lead to Walmart, Retail Main Street and everything else taking shape in Taza Park.
Beyond Taza Park, the road plugs into the wider region. Glenmore Trail, Tsuut’ina Trail and Westhills Way are all close at hand. Southwest communities and the mountains sit within easy reach, and downtown Calgary is a short drive away.
a day grounded in ceremony
The day began with the land itself. Elder Charlie Crowchild and Traditional Helper David Meguinis offered a land blessing and prayer over the new road.
Then came the drums. Tsuut’ina Nation dancers and drummers performed, and one dancer moved through the Women’s Fancy Dance in celebration of the opening.
Xàkújá, Minor Chiefs, Zachary Manywounds and Waylon Big Plume shared remarks, followed by James Robertson, President of Taza Development Corp.
Xàkújá, Minor Chief, Zachary Manywounds spoke about what roads have meant for the Nation. “Tsuut’ina has had major causeways dividing us from our neighbours,” he said.
He sees this one differently. “This roadway, to me, is a connector and an eliminator of division, and a connection to each and every one of you who will come to Tsuut’ina.”
Guests then gathered for the official ribbon cutting, and the final segment of Tsuut’ina Parkway was open.
The Round Dance came last. Everyone joined hands and circled the new roundabout together. The Round Dance is a ceremony that brings people together to heal, honour and celebrate community connection and life. On Thursday, it drew Nation members, partners, neighbours and guests into one circle, standing on the road they now share.
PAVING THE PATH FOR FUTURE GROWTH
Tsuut’ina Parkway opens just as Taza Park is coming to life. The 470-acre community is planned for more than 6,500 residences, alongside shops, services and workspace.
The first residents moved in earlier this year. Brookfield Residential, Crystal Creek Homes and Homes by Avi are building across the community, and condominiums have widened the choices for buyers.
Plans place Retail Main Street at the centre of Taza Park. It will be a walkable stretch of shopping, dining and gathering places, with residences just steps away.
In September, Walmart broke ground on the west side of Taza Park. The new Walmart is targeted to open in Winter 2027. It will be the first major grocer tenant of the 470-acre Taza Park community, bringing full-service grocery and everyday essentials into the community. Tsuut’ina Parkway will carry people there.
For years, much of this lived in site plans and renderings. Today the roads are in, residents have their keys, and a real community is taking shape. It is being built, paved and lived in now.
Discover the Future of Taza Park
See Tsuut’ina Parkway for yourself. Follow it to the Taza Park Sales & Marketing Centre at 5894 Tsuut’ina Parkway, Suite 150. Discover what is taking shape and how to be part of it.
