Blairmore Sector

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Blairmore Sector
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Blairmore under construction
Blairmore Sector
Coordinates: 52°7′55″N106°46′8″W / 52.13194°N 106.76889°W / 52.13194; -106.76889
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
City Saskatoon
Area
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29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi)
Area code 306
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Construction in Blairmore Urban Centre, Blairmore Sector
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Construction in the Blairmore Urban Centre, Blairmore Sector


Blairmore Sector, previously known as the Blairmore Suburban Development Area(SDA), is a sector in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). It is a part of the west side community of Saskatoon. It lies (generally) north and east of the outskirts of the City and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, south of the Riel Industrial Sector, and west of the Confederation Sector. Most of the Blairmore Sector consists of undeveloped land annexed by the city in the mid-2000s. A total of nine neighbourhoods, primarily residential in nature, are ultimately planned for the sector. As of late 2019, two are in the process of development: the commercial/residential Blairmore Urban Centre and the residential community Kensington. [1] A third residential area, Elk Point, is also in its early stages.

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Neighbourhoods

Recreation Facilities

Shopping

Education

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Tommy Douglas Collegiate – Shaw Centre – Bethlehem High School panorama

The Blairmore Centre consists of a separate Bethlehem High School and public Tommy Douglas Collegiate as well as civic centre called The Shaw Centre. [5] Blairmore Sector is home to the following schools:

As of 2017 no elementary schools are imminent for Kensington or Elk Point, though land has been set aside in both communities for future public and Catholic schools.

In addition, the sector initially included the Yarrow Youth Farm, a provincial correctional facility for at-risk youth. Although initially expected to continue operations despite the annexation and development of the Kensington residential community on three sides, the Saskatchewan government subsequently closed the 40-acre facility on Neault Road, north of the former alignment of 33rd Street, transferring its programs to another facility in Saskatoon, and put the land up for sale in 2015. [8]

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Tommy Douglas Collegiate – Shaw Centre – Bethlehem High School panorama

Other services

Transportation

22nd Street (Highway 14) is a major thoroughfare through Saskatoon Highway 14 connects with Asquith, Biggar Wilkie, Unity, and Macklin en route to Alberta. The area is also accessed by Highway 7, which links Saskatoon to Calgary, Alberta and the west coast, and Secondary Highway 684, also known as Dalmeny Road but officially renamed Neault Road in 2012, which was annexed by the city and provides a connection to Yellowhead Highway 16 and the town of Dalmeny.

Highway 7 has been realigned to connect with Highway 14/22nd Street/Highway 684 at an at-grade intersection that will be eventually replaced by an interchange. For several years Highway 7 entered the area via Betts Avenue within the Blairmore Urban Centre region, but this link has now been removed; the road's original alignment where it joined 22nd Street prior to the mid-2000s has been replaced with residential development and the area's recreation centre and high schools.

The only other main road currently servicing the sector is the western leg of 33rd Street West, which according to the City's October 2008 Projected Growth Map is slated to eventually be replaced by an extension of the Claypool Drive thoroughfare; originally an east-west roadway, beginning in 2012 the road was realigned to allow for development of Kensington. The western boundary of the sector is marked by a transportation/utility corridor adjacent to the current western city boundary, set aside for future construction of a perimeter highway.

City Transit

The Blairmore Urban Centre is served by Route 23 on weekday peak hours and during the day. Service will presumably be expanded as the sector is developed.

References

  1. City of Saskatoon, Projected Growth Map, December 17, 2012 (accessed September 7, 2013)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2011-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Hamilton, Charles (2013-06-04). "New west side suburb dubbed Elk Point". The StarPhoenix . Retrieved 2013-10-29.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. City on retailer radar - December 5, 2006 [ usurped ] URL accessed March 7, 2007
  5. City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Leisure ... Archived February 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed March 7, 2007
  6. west sector development. Archived October 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed March 7, 2007
  7. Sod-turning marks next chapter Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed March 7, 2007
  8. French, Janet (Oct 24, 2015). "Yarrow Youth Farm land for sale". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved Dec 3, 2017.
  9. City of Saskatoon, Projected Growth Map Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine , October 10, 2008 (accessed Nov. 16, 2008)