Confederation Suburban Centre, Saskatoon

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Confederation Suburban Centre
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Housing complex in Confederation Suburban Centre
Coordinates: 52°7′57″N106°43′17″W / 52.13250°N 106.72139°W / 52.13250; -106.72139
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
CitySaskatoon
Suburban Development Area Confederation SDA
Government
  TypeMunicipal (Ward 3)
  Administrative body Saskatoon City Council
  Councillor Ann Iwanchuk
Population
 (2005) [1]
  Total580
   Average Income
$22,873
Townhouse Complex in Confederation Suburban Centre Confed-SDA.jpg
Townhouse Complex in Confederation Suburban Centre

Confederation Suburban Centre is a community in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which consists primarily of commercial development.

Contents

Scope

Confederation Suburban Centre contains Confederation Park Mall, Cosmo Civic Centre, Plaza 22, Carlyle King Library, Fairhaven Bowl and The Real Canadian Superstore. Confederation Suburban Centre has a straight northern boundary that does not follow any roadway but follows along the edge of the Massey Place Neighborhood around and about Milton Street and a southernmost tip at 11th Street East. It has an eastern boundary along Circle Drive.

The western boundary is Diefenbaker Drive between 22nd Street and extends north from here to about Milton Street. The western boundary on the southern portion of 22nd Street encompasses Confederation Inn, and all retail sectors which are east of Fairmount Drive, and north of Fairlight Drive. The western boundary continues along the course of Circle Drive until 11th Street taking in the SGI complex, the Jehovah Witness Hall and the Baseball Diamonds and some of W.A. Reid Park.

History

Planning for a suburban centre near the intersection of what was then 22nd Street and Dundonald Avenue (Dundonald later became Circle Drive) was underway by the spring of 1966. [2] At that time, the area was to be called the Dundonald Suburban Centre, and would have been located east of Dundonald Avenue/Circle Drive, north of 22nd Street and south of 29th Street (an area now part of the Mount Royal residential community). [3]

Most of the amenities were constructed between 1970 and 1990. The area was designated a Suburban Centre in the 1980s; prior to this the portion north of 22nd Street was considered part of the Confederation Park community and the area to the south part of Fairhaven.

Layout

This area comprises mainly non residential development between the neighboring communities. It makes use of land area on the west side of the major interchange between 22nd Street and Circle Drive.

Government and politics

Confederation Suburban Centre exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon West. It is currently represented by Sheri Benson of the New Democratic Party, first elected in 2015. [4]

Provincially, the area is divided by Fairmont Court into two constituencies. The southern portion lies within the constituency of Saskatoon Riversdale. It is currently represented by Danielle Chartier of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP), first elected in a 2009 by-election. The northern portion of the area lies within the constituency of Saskatoon Fairview. It is currently represented by Jennifer Campeau of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2011. [5]

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

Shopping Malls

The Confederation Suburban Center contains 400 operating businesses which is 8% of Saskatoon's retail sector [7]

Confederation Mall

Plaza 22

Plaza 22 Mall is a strip mall consisting of a Blockbuster video store, Dollar Store, Fabricland, and a hair salon.

22nd Street Arterial Commercial District

This is a neighborhood of shopping amenities. Several strip malls complement the area and nestle around Canadian Tire, and The Real Canadian Superstore offering a wide variety of goods and services.

22nd Street Arterial Commercial District, Plaza 22 Strip Mall, Canadian Tire, Superstore, and Royal Square Strip Mall. Plaza22.jpg
22nd Street Arterial Commercial District, Plaza 22 Strip Mall, Canadian Tire, Superstore, and Royal Square Strip Mall.

See also

List of shopping malls in Saskatoon

Recreation

Cosmo Civic Centre

Area Parks

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.

City Transit

Saskatoon Transit Bus Terminal Mall located on the north side of the Confederation Park Parking Lot along Laurier Drive.

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