Janet began as a small hamlet and railway flag station in 1912. Located on the Canadian National railway line, passengers waited to board the train by flagging it down. With the exception of nearby Prairie Schooner Estates subdivision (1973), no significant residential development has emerged in the area despite the existence of the Hamlet of Janet.
Today the area is considered to be primarily suitable for industrial development. Janet area shares borders with the city of Calgary on the west, north, and south sides. It also shares borders with the Town city of Chestermere on the north and east sides and is just over 5700 acres.
A variety of activities occur within the Janet area including industrial, agricultural, country residential, commercial, and recreation. The majority of industrial development is located in the western portion of the Plan area.
The Hamlet of Janet, located southwest of the intersection of Township Road 240 and Range Road 284 encompasses only a small portion of the Janet Plan area. Located along Glenmore Trail, is the Heather Glen Golf Course, a 27 hole public course built in 1987.
There are a few existing country residential areas with large lots (ranging in size from 2 to 40 acres) in the Plan area. As well there is the 30 lot residential subdivision of Prairie Schooner Estates which has smaller parcel sizes (two acres). The majority of the eastern portion of the Janet Plan area includes large agricultural parcels and the Shepard Slough.
The Canadian National Railway has a line running through the northerly portion of the Plan area in an east-west direction.
The Western Headworks Canal, located on a linear strip of Crown Land, facilitate the irrigation requirements of local agricultural operations. The land also contains a regional pathway and trail system that provides recreational opportunities for the regional population