Nutana | |
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City of Saskatoon neighborhood | |
Arrand Block (1912)
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Nutana location map |
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Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 106°39′25″W / 52.11667°N 106.65694°WCoordinates: 52°07′00″N 106°39′25″W / 52.11667°N 106.65694°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
City | Saskatoon |
Suburban Development Area | Core Neighbourhoods |
Neighbourhood | Nutana |
Settled | 1883 (as Saskatoon) |
Incorporated (town) | 1903 (as Nutana) |
Incorporated (city) | 1906 (as Saskatoon) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal (Ward 6) |
• Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
• Councillor | Cynthia Block |
• MLA | Cathy Sproule |
• MP | Brad Trost |
Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 6,261 |
• Average Income | $67,657 |
Time zone | UTC (UTC−6) |
Website | www |
Oskāyak High School | |
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Location | |
919 Broadway Ave Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 1B8 Canada |
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Coordinates | 52°06′58″N 106°39′22″W / 52.116111°N 106.656219°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary, First Nations Cultural Setting |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Opened | 1980 |
School board | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (Associate School) |
Principal | Bernadette Laliberte |
Vice Principal | Nicole Isabelle |
Grades | Grade 9 to Grade 12 |
Enrollment | 201 (2016) |
Education system | Separate |
Language | English |
Website | Oskāyak High School |
École Victoria School | |
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Location | |
639 Broadway Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 1B2 Canada |
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Information | |
Type | Elementary |
Motto | Caring, Excellence, Respect and Responsibility |
School board | Saskatoon Public School Division |
Principal | Donna Arsenault |
Vice Principal | Jonelle Ulrich |
Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
Enrollment | 449 (2016) |
Education system | Public |
Language | English, French Immersion |
Feeder to | Aden Bowman Collegiate |
Website | École Victoria School |
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%. According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $409,891. First established in 1883, Nutana was the original settlement of what now makes up the city of Saskatoon.
The first permanent settlement was established by the Temperance Colonization Society, a group of Toronto Methodists, under John Neilson Lake. The group moved into the area in 1883, a year after Lake and a scouting party had looked for a suitable colony site. The site chosen by Lake was on the suggestion of Chief Whitecap of the Dakota tribe. The settlement, named Saskatoon, was officially settled on August 18, 1883. The name is thought to be derived from the Cree word "missaskwatoomina", referring to the saskatoon berry shrubs that grew along the riverbank. By 1884, ferry service across the river began, making Saskatoon the crossing point for the busy Regina – Battleford Trail. It brought more commercial traffic and business, as well as more settlers to the region. The first post office was established October 1, 1884, with J. H. C. Willoughby as the first postmaster. By 1886, there were 29 homes constructed, and the community boasted a variety of professionals and tradesmen.
Still, the planned temperance colony failed for several reasons: the group was not able to obtain a contiguous block of land; the river was too shallow to ferry supplies and settlers; the nearest railway was 150 miles (240 km) away in Moose Jaw; land routes were small, often unmarked trails; and fears of native hostility from the 1885 North-West Rebellion dampened enthusiasm from potential settlers. Without a rail link and enduring years of drought from 1885 to 1890, the economy consisted of little but subsistence farming. The first agricultural fair, later to become the Saskatoon Exhibition, was held on October 13, 1886, at the "Louise Grounds" (now Nutana Collegiate's schoolyard). The exhibition was staged there until 1903, when it was moved to the City Park neighbourhood and later the city's exhibition grounds further south.