College Park East, Saskatoon

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College Park East
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Coordinates: 52°7′13″N106°34′30″W / 52.12028°N 106.57500°W / 52.12028; -106.57500
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
CitySaskatoon
Suburban Development Area Lakewood
NeighbourhoodEast College Park
Annexed1970-1974
Construction1971-1980
Government
 • TypeMunicipal (Ward 8)
 • Administrative body Saskatoon City Council
 • Councillor Sarina Gersher
Area
 • Total1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total4,809
 •  Average Income
$67,946
Time zone UTC-6 (UTC)
Website East College Park Community Association

College Park East is a primarily residential neighbourhood located in the east-central part of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The majority of its residents live in single-family detached dwellings, with a sizeable minority of high-density, multiple-unit dwellings. As of 2006, the area is home to 4,809 residents. The neighbourhood is considered a middle-income area, with an average family income of $67,946, an average dwelling value of $314,000 and a home ownership rate of 67.2%. [1]

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History

The land where College Park East now exists was annexed in the period between 1970 and 1974. Home construction was at its peak from 1971 until 1980. Streets are named after Canadian universities and professors, which continues the theme from the College Park neighbourhood. [2] The community is also widely known by the variant name East College Park.

Government and politics

College Park East exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Grasswood. It is currently represented by Kevin Waugh of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2015. [3]

Provincially, the area is divided by Boychuk Drive into the constituencies of Saskatoon University and Saskatoon Willowgrove. [4] Saskatoon University is currently represented by Eric Olauson of the Saskatchewan Party since 2016. Saskatoon Willowgrove is currently represented by Ken Cheveldayoff of the Saskatchewan Party since 2003. [5]

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, College Park East lies within ward 8. It is currently represented by Councillor Sarina Gersher, who was first elected in 2016. [6]

Institutions

Education

Roland Michener School
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Address
College Park East, Saskatoon
4215 DeGeer Street

Saskatoon
,
Saskatchewan
,
S7H 4N6

Canada
Information
TypeElementary
School board Saskatoon Public School Division
PrincipalKerrie Rutherford
GradesKindergarten to Grade 8
Enrollment213 [7]  (2017)
Education systemPublic
LanguageEnglish
Feeder to Evan Hardy Collegiate
Website Roland Michener School
St. Augustine School
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Address
College Park East, Saskatoon
602 Boychuk Drive

Saskatoon
,
Saskatchewan
,
S7H 4S1

Canada
Information
TypeElementary
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Opened1975 (1975) [8]
School board Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
PrincipalJackie Doepker
GradesKindergarten to Grade 8
Enrollment208 [7]  (2015)
Education system Separate
LanguageEnglish
Feeder to St. Joseph High School
Website St. Augustine School

Parks and recreation

The College Park East Community Association provides neighbourhood residents with access to a broad range of quality sports, recreational, and leisure programs. The association operates a variety of programs out of Roland Michener and St. Augustine schools. Volunteers also organize fundraisers, stage community events, maintain and operate the community rink, put together a newsletter and work with the City on local concerns such as park development. [11]

A traveling skate trailer, operated by the City of Saskatoon, stops at Roland Michener school to complement the skateboard service provided at the Lions Skate Park in Victoria Park for youths aged 5 – 14. [12]

Commercial

Commercial development includes a strip mall on Boychuk Drive and Laurentian Drive, and a convenience store and car wash on 8th Street and McKercher Drive. All other property in the neighbourhood is zoned as residential. 55 home-based businesses exist in the area. [1] There is also strip-mall development on 8th Street just to the west of the community boundary.

Location

College Park East is located within the Lakewood Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by 8th Street to the south, the CP Railway tracks to the east, College Drive to the north, and McKercher Drive to the west. Inside those boundaries, the roads are a mix of local roads and collector roads.

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References

  1. 1 2 "College Park East neighbourhood profile" (PDF). City of Saskatoon - City Planning Branch. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  2. ↑ Community Services Department (Spring 2006). City Planning Branch (ed.). "Populace". 8 (1). City of Saskatoon: 5.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Current Members of Parliament , retrieved 2017-04-16
  4. ↑ Map of Provincial Constituencies in Saskatoon (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-16, retrieved 2017-04-16
  5. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Members of the Legislative Assembly , retrieved 2017-04-16
  6. ↑ City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca , retrieved 2017-04-16
  7. 1 2 Active List of Saskatchewan Schools/Programs (PDF), retrieved 2018-02-10
  8. ↑ Celebrating a Century of Faith and Learning - A History of Saskatoon's Catholic Schools. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. 2015. p. 197. ISBN   978-0-9947443-0-2.
  9. ↑ "Roland Michener School". Saskatoon Public School Division. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  10. ↑ "St. Augustine School". Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  11. ↑ "College Park East Community Association". City of Saskatoon - Community Services Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  12. ↑ "Capital Budget - 2006 / Capital Plan - 2007-2010" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. January 23, 2006. p. 336. Retrieved 2010-04-07.[ dead link ]
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