| Exhibition | |
|---|---|
| — Neighborhood — | |
| Welcome to Prairieland Park | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| City | Saskatoon |
| Suburban Development Area | Nutana |
| Neighbourhood | Exhibition |
| Annexed | |
| Construction | 1921-1945 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal (Ward 7) |
| • Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
| • Councillor | Bob Pringle |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,480 |
| • Average Income | $44,487 |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC-6) |
| Public Education | Thornton School |
| Separate Education | Seventh Day Adventist Christian School St. Frances School |
| Website | Exhibition Community Association |
| City of Saskatoon Neighborhoods | |
The Exhibition subdivision of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, is located on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River and was developed between the two major World Wars. To the west is the Diefenbaker Management Area which boasts the Diefenbaker park and Pioneer Cemetery. The park includes a medium-sized hill which is used for tobogganing and snowboarding, and the park itself is a frequently-used venue for picnics and public events and performances. The Exhibition community is also known as Thornton, after a (now-decommissioned) elementary school that formerly served the area.
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The Pioneer Cemetery received its first internment in 1884. On June 20, 1905 the Nutana Cemetery Co was awarded a special grant at SW Section 20 Township 36 Range 5 W of the 3rd Meridian. The Pioneer Cemetery was also called the Nutana Cemetery, and was the first municipal cemetery for the City of Saskatoon until 1910 when Woodlawn Cemetery became the city cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery has been declared a heritage site as of 1982. [1]
Exhibition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is at coordinates [2][3]
Sarah Shatwell Pendygrasse arrived from England in 1887 and was awarded a dominion land grant patent at SE section 20 township 36 range 5 W of the 3rd meridian, Saskatchewan provisional district, North West Territories on December 12, 1892.[4] Her son Harold L. S. Pendygrasse homestead at NE Section 20 township 35 Range 3 W of the 3rd meridian. At 1919 St. Henry Avenue, Exhibition subdivision the Pendygrasse Home built by Harold Pendygrasse in 1910 has been declared a municipal heritage site. It is built on the banks of the South Saskatchewan river east side of Saskatoon.[5]
Construction of the Idylwyld Freeway in the 1960s resulted in the Exhibition community being physically bisected, with several streets and what was at one time the city's main CN Rail line being removed. Only two east-west streets provide access to the western section of the community: Taylor Street West and Ruth Street West. In the 1980s, the city attempted to relocate the Exhibition Grounds to the north end of the city, opening the Exhibition Grounds up for residential development; voters defeated this plan in a plebiscite.
Saskatoon Light and Power provides electrical utilities to all Saskatoon neighborhoods which existed prior to 1958.[6] Water is treated and supplied by the City of Saskatoon Water and Wastewater Treatment Branch.[7] The exhibition neighborhood is a part of the east division of the Saskatoon Police Services patrol system. This division services east of the South Saskatchewan River which encompasses the thirty one neighbourhoods, two industrial areas.[8] The three Saskatoon hospitals are located in other nearby neighborhoods. St. Paul's Hospital i The Central Division oversees the Central Business District, the Riversdale Business District, SIAST and nine other residential areas.[9] The exhibition neighborhood is served by the City of Saskatoon Saskatoon Fire & Protective Services.[10]
I-neighbor sets the neighborhood population at 31,474 consists of 12,567 residences.[11] Family size is about 2.2 people, with an average family income of $46,242. The city of Saskatoon sets the 2007 population count at 2,767 with homeownership at 56.7%. The average cost of a residence in this area was $138,773.[12]
The exhibition exists within the federal electoral district of Blackstrap. It is currently represented by Member of Parliament Lynne Yelich of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2006.[13]
Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Southeast. It is currently represented by Member of the Legislative Assembly Don Morgan of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2003.
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, the Exhibition neighborhood lies within ward 7. It is currently represented by Councillor Bob Pringle.[14]
The Exhibition Community Association is formed of volunteers in the community and may petition the councillor, MLA or MP regarding infrastructure or public services for the neighborhood.
The exhibition area is at an elevation of 305 m (1,000 ft 8 in) and is located on the east river bank of the South Saskatchewan River.[11] Located just 2.65 miles (4.26 km) from Down Town Saskatoon.[15]
The northern boundary is Taylor Street, and as previously mentioned, the western boundary is the South Saskatchewan River. The eastern edge is Melrose Avenue, and to the south is Ruth Street, the Prairieland Park and WDM
Achs Park, 1.82 acres (7,400 m2); Exhibition Park, 3.13 acres (12,700 m2) and Thornton Park, 2.00 acres (8,100 m2) are the three main parks in the neighborhood. The Meewasin Valley Authority is developing parks and walk ways along the South Saskatchewan River. Along the west boundary of the exhibition neighborhood is Gabriel Dumont park as well as trails at the top and base of the riverbank.
St. Frances School is a Separate or Catholic Elementary School of the neighborhood.[16] The area's public elementary school, Thornton School, was decommissioned in 1986 and demolished in 1997.
| Seventh-day Adventist Christian School | |
|---|---|
| Seventh-day Adventist Christian School | |
| Address | |
| 2228 Herman Avenue Exhibtion subdivision Nutana SDA Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7M 0N3, |
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| Information | |
| Website | 7th Day Adventist Christian School |
| St. Frances School | |
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| Address | |
| 2141 McPherson Avenue Exhibition subdivision Nutana SDA Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7J 0S8, |
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| Information | |
| School type | Separate elementary |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| School district | Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division |
| Principal | Prytula, M. |
| Vice principal | Gauthier, K. |
| Education system | Separate |
| Website | St. Frances School |
Commercial development includes a service station at the corner of Ruth Street and Lorne Avenue, commercial development at Lorne Avenue and Taylor Street, and a number of light-industrial businesses on St. George Avenue and Isabella Street West.
| Buena Vista | ||
| West: Diefenbaker MA | South Saskatchewan River | Exhibition | East: Avalon | Queen Elizabeth | CN MA |
| South: Corman Park No. 344 |
