Blairmore Urban Centre, Saskatoon

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Blairmore Urban Centre
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Construction in the Blairmore Urban Centre
Blairmore Urban Centre, Saskatoon
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
City Saskatoon
Sector Blairmore
Government
  TypeMunicipal (Ward 3)
  Administrative body Saskatoon City Council
  Councillor Ann Iwanchuk
Statistics c. 2005 [1] [2]

Blairmore Urban Centre, previously named Blairmore Suburban Centre, is a community service/commercial/residential community currently under development in western Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is part of the city's Blairmore Sector, a large region annexed from the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 in 2005. Ultimately, the sector will consist of seven new neighbourhoods, plus the Blairmore Urban Centre, which is the first component of the sector to be developed.

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The urban centre lies south of 22nd Street West, which is also Saskatchewan Highway 14. Saskatchewan Highway 7 forms the area's western boundary as it links to the site of a proposed interchange at 22nd Street; prior to 2012, however, the highway was temporarily aligned with Betts Avenue within the urban centre until a new roadway was later constructed. The community also dovetails with the final phase of construction of the adjacent Parkridge community to the south. At present, the urban centre consists of two high schools Tommy Douglas Collegiate and Bethlehem High School, plus a recreation/civic centre named Shaw Centre which opened the fall of 2008.; the three facilities are unique in Saskatoon as they are the first to be physically connected as one large building, allowing sharing of recreation amenities.

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Construction in the Blairmore Urban Centre
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Construction in the Blairmore Urban Centre

Recreation facilities

Shopping

Government and politics

Blairmore Urban Centre 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. [5]

Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Martensville-Blairmore. Prior to the 2024 Saskatchewan general election, the area was in the riding of Saskatoon Fairview.

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Blairmore Urban Centre lies within ward 3. It is currently represented by Ann Iwanchuk, first elected in 2011. [6]

Education

B-td-s-Complex.jpg The area's two high schools are connected together by way of the Shaw Centre recreation complex. [7]

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Transportation

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Pedestrian overpass over 22nd Street

22nd Street (Highway 14) is a major thoroughfare through Saskatoon Highway 14 connects with Asquith, Biggar Wilkie, Unity, and Macklin en route to Alberta.

Much of the SC is being constructed on the former alignment of Highway 7; the highway wsd temporarily rerouted along Betts Avenue to Hwy 14/22nd Street. A permanent realignment, farther to the west, was put in place in 2012, with an interchange planned at the junction of Hwys 7 and 14.

City Transit

Public Transit to the area began on August 31, 2008. Route 23 to Hampton Place runs Monday to Friday at a 30-minute frequency during peak hours, and a 60-minute frequency during midday hours. There is no evening or weekend service.

References

  1. Neighbourhood Profiles Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community ... Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Leisure Services & Community Development Archived February 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine accessed April 1, 2007
  4. City on retailer radar – December 5, 2006 [ usurped ] accessed March 7, 2007
  5. Current Members of Parliament , retrieved 2017-04-16
  6. City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca , retrieved 2017-04-16
  7. City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Leisure ... Archived February 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2007
  8. west sector development. Archived October 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2007
  9. Sod-turning marks next chapter Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2007

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