Varsity View | |
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Coordinates: 52°7′27″N106°38′29″W / 52.12417°N 106.64139°W | |
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City | Saskatoon |
Suburban Development Area | Core Neighbourhoods |
Neighbourhood | Varsity View |
Annexed | 1911 |
Construction | 1912-1960 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal (Ward 6) |
• Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
• Councillor | Cynthia Block |
• MLA | Jennifer Bowes |
• MP | Corey Tochor |
Area | |
• Total | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 3,611 |
• Average Income | $50,587 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC) |
Website | Varsity View Community Association |
Varsity View is a mostly residential neighbourhood located near central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is immediately south of the University of Saskatchewan campus. It is an older suburban subdivision, comprising a mixture of low-density, single detached dwellings, detached duplexes and apartment-style units. As of 2007, the area is home to 3,611 residents. The neighbourhood is considered a middle-income area, with an average family income of $50,587, an average dwelling value of $284,710 and a home ownership rate of 38.7%. Its proximity to the university gives this area its relatively high student population, almost 25% in 2005. [1]
Development was spurred by the establishment of the University of Saskatchewan in 1907. The land for the Varsity View neighbourhood was annexed by the city in 1911; it was among the first parcels of land annexed after Saskatoon's incorporation five years earlier. [2] The first homeowner was Richard Bottomley, an English real estate developer who was said to have invested $1.5 million in the real estate boom of 1912. His house, now referred to as Bottomley House, is a large, Queen Anne Revival style home. It was designated a municipal heritage property on April 24, 2006. [3]
In 1911, the school board purchased the block in which the Albert School would be constructed; it opened in 1912 at 610 Clarence Avenue South. It was designed in the Collegiate Gothic style by Scottish architect David Webster, who also designed several similar-looking schools (King George, King Edward, Buena Vista, Westmount, Caswell and Alexandra). Besides serving as an educational centre, Albert School played a big role in city sports, especially lacrosse and hockey. It was also used for other purposes, such as English classes for large numbers of Ukrainians in 1916. [4]
According to a 1913 map, the current neighbourhood encompasses a collection of registered subdivisions were originally named University Annex, Bottomley Addition, Varsity Park and College Park (which would be reused to designate another neighbourhood). [5] College Drive and Elliott Street were not substantially developed until the late 1920s, while neighbouring Osler Street had to wait for residential construction until the early 1950s. [6] The majority of the housing stock was built between 1946 and 1960. [1] The oldest homes are located at the neighbourhood's north and west ends, as development progressed from the university campus and Nutana's eastern edge. Two more schools, Brunskill and Bishop Murray, opened in the 1950s.
After more than seventy years, a drop in enrollments brought the closing of Albert School in 1978, after which it served as the centre for l'Ecole Francaise de Saskatoon. It became the Albert Community Centre in 1982, sparing it from the wrecking ball. It was officially designated a municipal heritage property on October 11, 1983. [4]
Varsity View exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—University. It is currently represented by Brad Trost of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015. [7]
Provincially, the area is divided by 13th Street and Wiggins Avenue into the constituencies of Saskatoon Nutana and Saskatoon University. Saskatoon Nutana is currently represented by Cathy Sproule of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party since 2011. Saskatoon University is currently represented by Eric Olauson of the Saskatchewan Party since 2016. [8]
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Varsity View lies within ward 6. It is currently represented by Councillor Cynthia Block, first elected in 2016. [9]
Bishop Murray High School | |
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615 Wiggins Avenue South , , S7H 2J2 | |
Coordinates | 52°07′09″N106°38′22″W / 52.119238°N 106.639356°W |
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Type | Secondary, Referral Program |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Opened | 1954[10] |
School board | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools |
Principal | Tom Hickey |
Grades | Grade 6 to Grade 12 |
Enrollment | 119 [11] (2017) |
Education system | Separate |
Language | English |
Website | Bishop Murray High School |
Brunskill School | |
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101 Wiggins Avenue North , , S7N 1K3 | |
Coordinates | 52°7′29.33″N106°38′18.04″W / 52.1248139°N 106.6383444°W |
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Type | Elementary |
Motto | Respect - Responsibility - Ready to Learn |
Opened | 1951 |
School board | Saskatoon Public School Division |
Principal | Dean Swan |
Grades | Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
Enrollment | 431 [11] (2017) |
Education system | Public |
Colour(s) | Maroon and Grey |
Mascot | Brunskill Bear |
Feeder to | Aden Bowman Collegiate |
Website | Brunskill School |
The planting of 1500 spruce trees in President Murray Park was done under the supervision of Wyndham Winkler Ashley, a charter member of the Saskatoon Parks Board in 1912. [17] W.W. Ashley Park in the Haultain neighbourhood was named in his honour.
The Varsity View Community Association organizes events, delivers recreational and leisure programs, coordinates sports programs for children/youth and maintains the outdoor rink at Brunskill School. [18]
Commercial development is limited; some businesses are located at the southern edge of the neighbourhood, within the 8th Street business district. There are also a few businesses clustered near College Drive and Cumberland Avenue, bordering the University of Saskatchewan campus. A couple of businesses also exist adjacent to Brunskill School on Temperance Street and Wiggans Avenue. 43 home-based businesses exist in the neighbourhood. Closest major commercial developments are the Central Business District (aka Downtown), and the 8th Street and Broadway Avenue business strips.
Varsity View is located within the Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by College Drive to the north, 8th Street to the south, Cumberland Avenue to the east, and Clarence Avenue to the west. Roads are laid out in a grid fashion; streets run east-west, avenues run north-south. The University Bridge connects the north end of the neighbourhood to the west side of Saskatoon.
The Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area (SDA) is an area in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a part of the west and the east side community of Saskatoon, straddling the South Saskatchewan River. It lies (generally) south of the, east of Confederation SDA, to the west of Confederation SDA Lawson SDA University Heights SDA and north of Confederation SDA and Nutana SDA. This Suburban Development Area comprises early Saskatoon origins where the first towns of Nutana, West Saskatoon, and Riversdale came together to form the city of Saskatoon in 1906.
Nutana is a primarily residential neighbourhood located near the centre of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It includes the business district of Broadway Avenue. It comprises a nearly even mixture of low-density, single detached dwellings and apartment-style multiple unit dwellings. As of 2009, the area is home to 6,261 residents. The neighbourhood is considered a middle to upper-income area, with an average family income of $67,657, an average dwelling value of $206,830 and a home ownership rate of 51.3%. First established in 1883, Nutana was the original settlement of what now makes up the city of Saskatoon.
Nutana Suburban Development Area (SDA) is an area in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). It is a part of the east side community of Saskatoon, and should not be confused with Nutana, one of the neighbourhoods within the Core Neighbourhoods SDA. It lies (generally) north of the outskirts of the City and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, west of Lakewood SDA, south of the Core Neighbourhoods SDA SDA and University Heights SDA, and east of the South Saskatchewan River and Confederation SDA.
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