Parkridge, Saskatoon Explained

Official Name:Parkridge
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Mapsize:270px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Saskatoon
Subdivision Type3:Suburban Development Area
Subdivision Name3:Confederation SDA
Subdivision Type4:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Name4:Parkridge
Government Type:Municipal (Ward 3)
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Saskatoon City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Leader Name1:David Kirton
Population As Of:2006
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4,500
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$58,944
Timezone:UTC
Utc Offset:−6
Coordinates:52.1233°N -106.7464°W
Footnotes:City of Saskatoon Neighbourhoods

Parkridge is a residential community in western Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, located on land annexed by the city between 1975 and 1979. Development of the subdivision initially began in the early 1980s. The extreme west end of the neighbourhood remained undeveloped until the subsequent creation of the adjacent Blairmore Suburban Centre led to the final phase of Parkridge being built out in the early 2010s. Whereas the majority of residents are employed in the sales and service sector, the next highest employer is business, finance and administration. The two main age groups are those in their 40s and teenagers as of 2005.[1] Until recently Parkridge was the farthest western neighbourhood of Saskatoon south of 22nd Street. However, new construction will soon see Neighbourhood 2 of the Blairmore SDA bear that claim to fame.[2] In comparison, the neighbourhood of Parkridge with a 2001 census population of 4,505[1] is larger than the Saskatchewan city of Melville which had a population of 4,149 in 2006, and 4,453 in 2001 and Parkridge is a little smaller than the provincial city of Humboldt which was 4,998 in 2006, and 5,161 in 2001.[3] In Saskatchewan rural towns must maintain a population above 5,000 to apply for city status. According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $327,072.[4]

History

The roadways are to the most part named after those people who contributed significantly to the City of Saskatoon.[2]

List of Parkridge Roadways
Street NameResidentContribution
Postnikoff Cres.
Grooper Cres.
Blue Place
Poth Way, Cres.
Gooding Pl, Cres.
Heise Cres.
Fairburn Crt
Fortosky Cres., Manor, Terr.Owen Fortoskycity councillor
Fusedale Terr.
Needham Cres., WayNeedham, C.A. (1928–1929)[5] City councillor
Neatby Cres., Pl.Hilda Neatby[6] [7] Head of the Dept. of History (1958–69)
Podiluk Crt.Dr. Walter Podiluk, C.M., LL.D. (Hon.)[8] [9] Saskatoon Catholic schools board of Education
Strumm Terr.Strumm, Gil[10] Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
Cory Pl.
Arrand Cres.James and Walter Arrand[11] [12] Saskatoon contractors
Batoche Cr.Xavier Letendre dit Batoche[13] [14] Village founder
Blackley Pl.David Blackley[15] |Temperance Colony Pioneer|-|Skuce Pl.|||-|Caldwell Pl. Crt. Cres.|Jessie Caldwell, B.Sc.[16] |Canadian Achiever by the Government of Canada|-|Smith Cr., Pl., Road|||-|Borland Pl.|||-|Whitecap Terr. Pl. Cres.|Chief Whitecap (Wapahska)[17] |Friend and guide of Saskatoon founder John Lake|-|Sherry Cres., Way, Pl. Crt.|||-|McCormack Road|||-|Wrigley Cres.|James Brooke Wrigley; Eleanor Wrigley[18] |real estate business, J.P. & etc.|-|Streb Cres. Way|||-! colspan=3 ||}

Education

James L. Alexander School
Address:427 McCormack Road
City:Saskatoon
Province:Saskatchewan
Country:Canada
Postalcode:S7M 5L8
Schoolboard:Saskatoon Public School Division
System:Public
Type:Elementary
Language:English
Grades:Kindergarten to Grade 8
Principal:Chandra Gerich
Enrollment:353
Enrollment As Of:2017
Website:James L. Alexander School
St. Marguerite School
Address:1235 McCormack Road
City:Saskatoon
Province:Saskatchewan
Country:Canada
Postalcode:S7M 5L6
Opened:[19]
Schoolboard:Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
Religion:Catholic
System:Separate
Type:Elementary
Language:English
Grades:Kindergarten to Grade 8
Principal:Sean Brannen
Enrollment:428
Enrollment As Of:2017
Feeder To:Bethlehem High School
Website:St. Marguerite School

Two high schools, Tommy Douglas Collegiate and Bethlehem Catholic High School, are located in the nearby Blairmore Suburban Centre.

Area parks

  • Parkridge Park 19.45acres
  • James Girgulis Park 18.04 acres

Parkridge is serviced by two Saskatoon Transit routes: Route #9 (Riversdale/CityCenter) services the neighbourhood boundary on Fairlight Drive while Route #5 (McComack/City Center) goes west on McCormack Road.

Government and politics

Parkridge exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon West. It is currently represented by Brad Redekopp of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2019.

Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Fairview. It is currently represented by Vicki Mowat of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, first elected in a 2017 by-election.

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Parkridge lies within ward 3. It is currently represented by David Kirton, first elected in 2020.

Layout

Parkridge goes no further west than Highway 7. 22nd Street is the northernmost limit for this neighbourhood. CPR rail line is as far south as this neighbourhood will venture. Fairlight Drive creates a curved eastern boundary. The neighbourhood is of uneven shape, and even though there are main thoroughfares west, south and north, the community nestles around Parkridge Park with courts and crescents. Parkridge Park is centrally located with James L. Alexander School at the north end, and St. Marguerite School at the south end of the park. The community's main access road, McCormack Road, winds through the district. In 2009, the city honored a request to convert the Kinloch development from a crescent to two cul-de-sac streets.[22]

Shopping

See also: List of shopping malls in Saskatoon. The neighbouring subdivision of Fairhaven hosts a few neighbourhood convenience stores, and a strip mall alongside Confederation Inn. Major commercial development, including hotels and big-box retail, is available in the Blairmore Suburban Centre to the immediate northwest. Additional commercial services are to the northeast in the Confederation Suburban Centre. Confederation Mall is the closest enclosed shopping centre.

Amenities

The Shaw Centre recreation facility is located to the north of Parkridge in the Blairmore Suburban Centre.

Parkridge Centre is a long-term care facility for 240 residents who vary in age from pre-school to elderly.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/neighbourhood_demographics/parkridge.pdf Parkridge Profile
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071201065317/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006
  3. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profiles
  4. Web site: Parkridge. Saskatoon Realty. 2014-01-08.
  5. http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/ar-dates.asp City of Saskatoon Archives - History of Saskatoon
  6. https://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/sept15-00/news5a.shtml On Campus News
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20050523170041/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005672 Neatby, Hilda Marion
  8. https://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=393&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= Honorary degree recipients University of Saskatchewan Archives
  9. http://www.ucc.sk.ca/programs/nbuilders/2000/index.html Nation Builders - 2000
  10. http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/S145.html Prairie Gold Saskatchewan Sports - Biography - Strumm, Gil
  11. http://www.saskatoonheritage.ca/designated/arrand_block.html Saskatoon Heritage Society - Designated Buildings - Arrand Block
  12. http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/development/services/heritage_properties/arrand_block.asp City of Saskatoon·Departments·Community Services·Leisure ...
  13. [Batoche, Saskatchewan]
  14. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/itm2-crp-trc/htm/nbatoche_e.asp Parks Canada - Teacher's Corner - Teacher Resource Centre
  15. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CAN-SASKATCHEWAN/2002-11/1036470025 RootsWeb: CAN-SASKATCHEWAN-L RE: [Can-SK] Blackley, Gardenviila ... ] URL accessed April 10, 2007
  16. https://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=398&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= Honorary degree recipients :: University of Saskatchewan Archives
  17. http://whitecap.myabitat.net/culture/history_culture.php Whitecap Dakota First Nation #94 :: History & Culture
  18. http://stjohns.sasktelwebsite.net/tour10.htm St John's Tour (page 10)
  19. Book: . Celebrating a Century of Faith and Learning - A History of Saskatoon's Catholic Schools. 2015. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. 204. 978-0-9947443-0-2.
  20. Web site: James L. Alexander School. Saskatoon Public School Division. 2015-07-04.
  21. Web site: St. Marguerite School. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. 2015-07-04.
  22. http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf Selling an Idea or a Product
  23. http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/ps_volunteer_services_parkridge.htm Programs and Services - Volunteer Services - Parkridge Centre