Kirkness Community Information

Kirkness is a residential neighbourhood in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for James Kirkness who came to the Edmonton area in 1866 as an employee of the Hudsons Bay Company. "A local park is named for James A. Christianson (1889-1953), a prominent citizen who sponsored the Oil Kings hockey club."

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by the Canadian National Railway right of way, on the east by Victoria Trail, on the south by 144 Avenue and on the north by 153 Avenue. Just to the west of the railway right of way is Manning Drive which provides access to destinations to the north east of Edmonton.

There is a single school in the area: Kirkness Elementary (public).