The Bowness Quality of Life Survey is how we take a pulse on our community—what’s working, what needs attention, and what matters most to the people who live, work, and play here.
Since 2009, the Bowness Community Association has conducted this survey every three years to better understand community needs and priorities. The results help guide programming, advocacy efforts, community planning, and decision-making for the years ahead.
Survey results will be shared publicly and used by the BCA and community partners to support initiatives that reflect the needs and priorities of Bowness.
Questions? Contact iheartbowness@mybowness.com
In 2009, the Bowness Community Association engaged hundreds of Bownesians with support from the Calgary Foundation. The result was the first neighbourhood focused Vital Signs report in Canada, titled Voices of Bowness. The report identified both reasons to celebrate Bowness as well as areas for improvement.
As a follow up to the initial report, the Bowness Community Association published Vital Actions reports in 2010 and 2011 highlighting and celebrating the actions that local Bownesians took to create a more vital Bowness. Three more Vital Signs reports were completed in 2013, 2017, 2020, and 2023, with a sixth survey and report underway in 2026.
