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Parkridge, Saskatoon

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official_name	Parkridge
settlement_type	Neighbourhood
image_skyline	Parkridge Park.JPG
imagesize	270px
image_caption	Parkridge Park
mapsize	270px
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subdivision_type	Country
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subdivision_type1	Province
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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
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population_as_of	2006
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population_total	4,500
population_density_km2	auto
population_blank1_title	Average Income
population_blank1	$58,944
timezone	UTC
utc_offset	−6
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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 Urban 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. 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 distinction. In comparison, the neighbourhood of Parkridge with a 2001 census population of 4,505 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. 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.{{cite web |access-date = 2014-01-08}}

History

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

List of Parkridge Roadways	Street Name	Resident	Contribution
Postnikoff Cres.
Grooper Cres.
Blue Place
Poth Way, Cres.
Gooding Pl, Cres.
Heise Cres.
Fairburn Crt
Fortosky Cres., Manor, Terr.	Owen Fortosky	city councillor
Fusedale Terr.
Needham Cres., Way	Needham, C.A. (1928–1929)	City councillor
Neatby Cres., Pl.	Hilda Neatby	Head of the Dept. of History (1958–69)
Podiluk Crt.	url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217041935/http://www.ucc.sk.ca/programs/nbuilders/2000/index.html	date=2009-02-17 }} URL accessed April 10, 2007	Saskatoon Catholic schools board of Education
Strumm Terr.	Strumm, Gil	Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
Cory Pl.
Arrand Cres.	James and Walter Arrand	Saskatoon contractors
Batoche Cr.	Xavier Letendre dit Batoche	Village founder
Blackley Pl.	David Blackley	Temperance Colony Pioneer
Skuce Pl.
Caldwell Pl. Crt. Cres.	Jessie Caldwell, B.Sc.	Canadian Achiever by the Government of Canada
Smith Cr., Pl., Road
Borland Pl.
Whitecap Terr. Pl. Cres.	Chief Whitecap (Wapahska)	Friend and guide of Saskatoon founder John Lake
Sherry Cres., Way, Pl. Crt.
McCormack Road
Wrigley Cres.	James Brooke Wrigley; Eleanor Wrigley	real estate business, J.P. & etc.
Streb Cres. Way

Education

James L. Alexander School - public elementary, part of the Saskatoon Public School Division{{cite web |access-date = 2015-07-04}}
St. Marguerite School - separate (Catholic) elementary, part of Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools{{cite web |access-date = 2015-07-04}} Two high schools, Tommy Douglas Collegiate and Bethlehem Catholic High School, are located in the nearby Blairmore Urban Centre.

Area parks

Parkridge Park 19.45 acre
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.

Shopping

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 Urban Centre to the immediate northwest. Additional commercial services are to the northeast in the Confederation Urban 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.

References

[http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/neighbourhood_demographics/parkridge.pdf Parkridge Profile] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-09-29 URL accessed April 9, 2007)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071201065317/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006] {{webarchive. link. (December 1, 2007 URL accessed April 9, 2007)
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[http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/ar-dates.asp City of Saskatoon Archives - History of Saskatoon] {{webarchive. link. (February 5, 2007 URL accessed April 10, 2007)
[https://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/sept15-00/news5a.shtml On Campus News] {{Webarchive. link. (2005-01-10 URL accessed April 10, 2007)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050523170041/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005672 Neatby, Hilda Marion] URL accessed April 10, 2007
[https://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=393&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= Honorary degree recipients University of Saskatchewan Archives] URL accessed April 10, 2007
[http://www.ucc.sk.ca/programs/nbuilders/2000/index.html Nation Builders - 2000] {{webarchive. link. (2009-02-17 URL accessed April 10, 2007)
[http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/S145.html Prairie Gold Saskatchewan Sports - Biography - Strumm, Gil] URL accessed April 10, 2007
[http://www.saskatoonheritage.ca/designated/arrand_block.html Saskatoon Heritage Society - Designated Buildings - Arrand Block] URL accessed April 10, 2007
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[https://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=398&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= Honorary degree recipients :: University of Saskatchewan Archives ] URL accessed April 10, 2007
[http://whitecap.myabitat.net/culture/history_culture.php Whitecap Dakota First Nation #94 :: History & Culture] URL accessed April 10, 2007
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[http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf Selling an Idea or a Product] {{webarchive. link. (September 29, 2007 URL accessed January 27, 2007)
[http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/ps_volunteer_services_parkridge.htm Programs and Services - Volunteer Services - Parkridge Centre] URL accessed April 10, 2007

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