Spotlight On Our Communities ~ Priddis: Whatever the Occasion...

The Hamlet of Priddis is located a short 15 minute drive southwest of Calgary just off Highway 22. In addition to the general store and gas station, there is a Post Office, a restaurant and several specialty shops.
This, off-the-beaten-track, hamlet was named after Charles T. Priddis, an early homesteader in the area. He was born in England in 1844 and settled in this area in his mid-fifties after living in Ontario, Texas and Calgary. Travelers returning to Calgary would leave mail at his shack for local homesteaders. When the time came to put up a post office and regular mail service was requested, the authorities used the Priddis name for the district and Charles was the postmaster. He helped start the Priddis School by donating land for the building. He donated the acre north of the school yard to the Priddis Farmers and Ranchers Hall and a parcel across the street for St. James Anglican Church. The 45 seat, wooden church was built in 1904 and consecrated in 1906.
Always a beehive of activity, Priddis sports a basketball court, tennis courts and a hockey rink/skateboard area. The Priddis Community Hall, also built in the early 1900s is right beside Fish Creek where a playground, picnic tables and a new gazebo on the front lawn can be enjoyed by visitors. Numerous area groups still use the Hall on a regular basis: First Priddis Beavers/Cubs and Scout's, Foothills Continuing Education Program, Men's Non-denominational Breakfast, Priddis Early Learning & Preschool Program, Flying Needles Quilting Guild, Priddis Panthers Hockey Association, Priddis Pony Club, Priddis Volunteer Fire Department and the Westoe Women's Institute.

Some Annual Events:
Stampede Breakfast
Fall Supper
Craft Sale
Turkey Bingo
Garage Sale
Family Themed Dances
New Years Eve Dine and Dance
Christmas Tree Burning and Skating Party
Boy Scout Bottle Drive
Men's Breakfast