| Official Name: | Lawson Heights |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saskatoon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Suburban Development Area |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lawson Suburban Development Area |
| Subdivision Type4: | Neighbourhood |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lawson Heights |
| Government Type: | Municipal (Ward 5) |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Saskatoon City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Leader Name1: | Randy Donauer |
| Established Title: | Annexed |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.485 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 4,815 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
| Population Blank1: | $78,130 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.1711°N -106.6194°W |
Lawson Heights is a residential neighbourhood located in northern Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which was developed beginning in the late 1970s.
Lawson Heights takes its name from Reverend Stephen George Lawson who homesteaded in the area (northeast quarter of section 10 Township 37 Range 5 West of the 3rd Meridian). He had come from Prince Edward Island and was a Presbyterian minister.[1] [2]
Construction on Lawson Heights began in the late 1970s and was considered completed by the end of 1980s. The average family size is 2.7 with homeownership at 64.6%. The average home selling price in 2006 was $256,013.[3]
Within the Lawson Suburban Development Area (West Side), the neighbourhood of Lawson Heights is bounded to the north by Lenore Drive. It is basically triangular in shape. Primrose Drive is to the west. Pinehouse Drive is on the southern edge. Whiteswan Drive provides a scenic drive along the eastern edge, which borders upon the Meewasin Park on the river bank of the South Saskatchewan River.
All the neighbourhood roads are crescents which connect back to the main thoroughfares. The streets are named after Saskatchewan lakes, and was the first of three neighbourhoods in the city to do this:
Lawson Heights exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—University. It is currently represented by Corey Tochor of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2019.
Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Northwest. It is currently represented by Gordon Wyant of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in a 2010 by-election.
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Lawson Heights lies within ward 5. It is currently represented by Randy Donauer, first elected in a 2010 by-election.
| Lawson Heights School | |
| Address: | 430 Redberry Road |
| City: | Saskatoon |
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Country: | Canada |
| Postalcode: | S7K 5H6 |
| Schoolboard: | Saskatoon Public School Division |
| System: | Public |
| Type: | Elementary |
| Language: | English |
| Principal: | Jennifer Brokofsky |
| Enrollment: | 190 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2017 |
| Website: | Lawson Heights School |
| St. George School | |
| Address: | 748 Redberry Road |
| City: | Saskatoon |
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Country: | Canada |
| Postalcode: | S7K 5H3 |
| Opened: | [9] |
| Schoolboard: | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| System: | Separate |
| Type: | Elementary |
| Language: | English |
| Grades: | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Principal: | Renee Cratty |
| Enrollment: | 221 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2017 |
| Feeder To: | Bishop James Mahoney High School |
| Website: | St. George School |
See also: Saskatoon Public School Division and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
See also: List of shopping malls in Saskatoon.
Lawson Heights is serviced by City Transit Bus RoutesSaskatoon Transit.
In February 2019, the City of Saskatoon called for design ideas for a potential river crossing that would primarily carry a sewer line but also be available for non-motorized users (pedestrians and cyclists). The study area for the bridge encompassed from just north of Pinehouse Drive in Lawson Heights to the southern boundary of the wastewater treatment plant in Silverwood Heights, and the proposed bridge linking Whiteswan Drive to the eastern shore of the South Saskatchewan River near the original alignment of Central Avenue north of Fedoruk Drive. Although originally proposed for completion by 2021, as of 2021 no construction has occurred.[12]
Lawson Heights Community Association operates several sports and recreation programs at Lawson Heights and St. George Schools, Marion M. Graham Collegiate, Bishop James Mahoney High School, and local parks.[13]