Forest Grove, Saskatoon

Forest Grove
Neighbourhood

Les Kerr Park

Forest Grove location map
Coordinates: 52°8′34″N 106°35′21″W / 52.14278°N 106.58917°W / 52.14278; -106.58917Coordinates: 52°8′34″N 106°35′21″W / 52.14278°N 106.58917°W / 52.14278; -106.58917
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
City Saskatoon
Suburban Development Area University Heights
Neighbourhood Forest Grove
Annexed 1955-1959
Construction 1971-1990
Government
 • Type Municipal (Ward 1)
 • Administrative body Saskatoon City Council
 • Councillor Darren Hill
Area
 • Total 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,907
 • Average Income $70,487
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Website www.sutherlandforestgrove.ca

Forest Grove is a primarily residential neighbourhood located in northeast Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is mostly made up of low-density single detached dwellings, with a sizeable minority of multiple-unit apartment dwellings. As of 2011, the area is home to 5,907 residents. The neighbourhood is considered a middle-income area, with an average family income of $70,487, an average dwelling value of $246,680 and a home ownership rate of 62.4%.[1][2] According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $304,527.[3]

History

Forest Grove began to develop in the 1960s and its boundaries were originally set as 115th Street to the south, Forest Drive to the east, Central Avenue to the west, and undeveloped land to the north. This was the case well into the 1980s until Forest Grove was expanded to the north, with additional residential along Rossmo Road added and the boundaries extended to reach the new Attridge Drive arterial road. Also in the 1980s, new residential development south of 115th Street, east of what was then Nelson Avenue, and west of Berini Drive also occurred, and this was also considered part of Forest Grove.

Present-day Forest Grove now also includes residential land that was owned and developed by the Canadian Pacific Railway when the settlement of Sutherland was established in 1909.[4] Originally part of Sutherland, the land along Gray (formerly Railway) Avenue and south of 115th Street was transferred to Forest Grove when the neighbourhood boundaries were redrawn in the 1990s. The remaining land on which Forest Grove now sits was annexed between 1955 and 1959,[2] and the majority of residential construction was done between 1970 and 1990 (although the streets north of 115th Street, east of Central Avenue and south of what is now Rossmo Road were on city street maps as early as 1961). The housing stock is composed mostly of low-density, single detached houses and multiple-unit apartment buildings.[1] Forest Grove School was opened on October 15, 1984, partially on the site of the former Sutherland Park Drive-In theatre, and St. Volodymyr School opened on March 1, 1989.[5]

Government and politics

Forest Grove 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.[6]

Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland. It is currently represented by Paul Merriman of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2016.[7]

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Forest Grove lies within ward 1. It is currently represented by Darren Hill, first elected in 2006.[8]

Institutions

Education

École Forest Grove School
Address
501 - 115th Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 2X9
Canada
Information
Type Elementary
Motto Caring, Sharing & Excellence
School board Saskatoon Public School Division
Principal Don McBean
Vice Principal Manuela Facci
Grades Kindergarten to Grade 8
Enrollment 456[9] (2016)
Education system Public
Language English, French Immersion
Feeder to Centennial Collegiate
Website École Forest Grove School
St. Volodymyr School
Address
302 Kellough Road
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3K6
Canada
Information
Type Elementary
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Opened 1988 (1988)[10]
School board Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
Principal Burton Harper
Vice Principal Dawn Dust
Grades Kindergarten to Grade 8
Enrollment 349[9] (2016)
Education system Separate
Language English
Team name Vanguards
Feeder to St. Joseph High School
Website St. Volodymyr School

Parks and recreation

The Sutherland-Forest Grove Community Association was incorporated in 1984 and is run by volunteers. It plans, coordinates, and administers seasonal programs for all age groups, from adult fitness to teen programs, children's sports and toddler activities. It also works with local schools and the City to maintain and operate neighbourhood parks and outdoor rinks.[13]

Forest Grove is also close to the Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, and in fact one of its streets, Forest Drive, used to be the access road into the park until the access was cut off in the 1980s and a new one established via Attridge Drive.

Commercial

Business areas include commercial and light industrial activity along Gray Avenue, adjacent to the CP Rail tracks. At the intersection of Spruce Drive and 115th Street, there is a strip mall containing a hair salon, pizza parlor, clothing boutique and convenience store. Another freestanding commercial building can be found closer to Central Avenue. Other commercial hubs located nearby include the adjacent University Heights Suburban Centre, the core Sutherland commercial strip along Central Avenue to the southwest, and the Preston Crossing big-box development to the west.

Former commercial development in the area included the Sutherland Park Drive-In theatre, which operated just east of the intersection of 115th Street and Spruce Drive/Dunlop Street until it was demolished to make way for residential and school development in the early 1980s.

Location

Forest Grove is located within the University Heights Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by Berini Drive to the east, Gray Avenue to the south, Central Avenue to the west, and Attridge Drive to the north. Inside those boundaries, the roads are a mix of local and collector roads.

References

  1. 1 2 "Forest Grove" (PDF). Neighbourhood Profiles. City of Saskatoon. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. 1 2 Populace Spring 2006, 8 (1), City of Saskatoon - City Planning Branch, Spring 2006, p. 5
  3. ↑ "Forest Grove". Saskatoon Realty. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Sutherland Local Area Plan - Final Report" (PDF). City of Saskatoon - City Planning Branch. 1999-02-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  5. ↑ "City of Saskatoon Municipal Manual - 2007" (PDF). City of Saskatoon - City Clerk's Office. June 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  6. ↑ Current Members of Parliament, retrieved 2017-04-16
  7. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Members of the Legislative Assembly, retrieved 2017-04-16
  8. ↑ City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca, retrieved 2017-04-16
  9. 1 2 Active List of Saskatchewan Schools/Programs (PDF), retrieved 2016-11-28
  10. ↑ Celebrating a Century of Faith and Learning - A History of Saskatoon's Catholic Schools. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. 2015. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-9947443-0-2.
  11. ↑ "École Forest Grove School". Saskatoon Public School Division. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  12. ↑ "St. Volodymyr School". Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  13. ↑ "Sutherland/Forest Grove Community Association". City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
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