Blairmore Suburban Centre, Saskatoon

The Blairmore Suburban Centre is a community service/commercial/residential community currently under development in western Saskatoon. Saskatchewan. It is part of the city's Blairmore Suburban Development Area, a large region annexed from the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 in 2005. Ultimately, the SDA will consist of seven new neighbourhoods, plus the Blairmore Suburban Centre, which is the first component of the SDA to be developed.

The suburban centre lies south of 22nd Street West, which is also Saskatchewan Highway 14. Saskatchewan Highway 7 will form the area's western boundary once it is realigned to link up with a planned interchange at 22nd Street; as of January 2008, however, the highway is temporarily aligned with Betts Avenue within the suburban centre. The community also dovetails with the final phase of construction of the adjacent Parkridge community to the south. At present, the suburban centre consists of two high schools, plus a recreation/civic centre currently under construction, with more development pending.

Recreation Facilities

*Blairmore Civic Centre due to open Fall 2008 which will consist of a 50 meter swimming pool. [ [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/programs/blairmore/index.asp City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Leisure Services & Community Development] URL accessed April 1, 2007]

hopping

* Approximately convert|315000|sqft|m2 of retail to be constructed in Blairmore SDA [ [http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/cclod.nsf/city/2C60D11FE8096A688825723B005D9F31 City on retailer radar - December 5, 2006] URL accessed March 7, 2007]
* New Wal-Mart to be constructed.Fact|date=January 2008
* The suburban centre is located a few kilometres west of the main 22nd Street commercial hub at Circle Drive.

Education

The Blairmore Centre consists of a separate and public high school as well as civic centre. [ [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/programs/blairmore/index.asp City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Leisure ...] URL accessed March 7, 2007] Blairmore SDA is home to the following schools:
*New Tommy Douglas Collegiate, public secondary education, under Construction [ [http://www.sbe.saskatoon.sk.ca/files/News/WestSectorFacility.pdf west sector development. ] URL accessed March 7, 2007]

*New Bethlehem Catholic High School, Catholic or separate secondary education, under Construction [http://canaveral.scs.sk.ca/board_information/trustee_journal/JournalJn06.htm Sod-turning marks next chapter] URL accessed March 7, 2007]

for Bethlehem Catholic High School

Library

under construction

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.

Much of the SC is being constructed on the former alignment of Highway 7; the highway has temporarily been rerouted along Betts Avenue to Hwy 14/22nd Street. A permanent realignment, farther to the west, will be put in place once an interchange at the future junction of Hwys 7 and 14 is completed.

City Transit

Public Transit to the area begins on August 31, 2008. Route 23 to Hampton Place runs Monday to Friday at a 30 minute frequency during peak hours, and a 60 minute frequency during off-peak hours.

References

External links

* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/municipal_engineering/construction/Blairmore_Suburban_Centre_-_Roadways/index.asp City of Saskatoon · Departments · Infrastructure Services ...]
* [http://waywardreporter.blogspot.com/2006/06/latest-planet-s-story.html The Wayward Reporter COUNCIL FLIP-FLOPS ON BIG-BOX RULES HAVE BUSINESS OWNERS WORRIED. WILL DOWNTOWN BECOME THE HOLE IN SASKATOON’S CENTENNIAL DONUT? by Jeremy Warren]
* [http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=88630a09-df2f-4059-a118-60018cd371db SASKATCHEWAN INVESTS $30 MILLION IN INNOVATIVE SASKATOON SCHOOL ...]
* [http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/story.html?id=963ce156-617a-4fb9-a7c8-608de82e3559&k=28222 City moves ahead on Blairmore Site]
* [http://www.wpc2001.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2006/05/24-415.html Learning #06-415 - SASKATCHEWAN INVESTS $30 MILLION IN INNOVATIVE ...]
* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/zam_maps/index.asp City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps]
* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006]

Location

	North: Corman Park No. 344
West: Corman Park No. 344	Blairmore	East: Parkridge | Pacific Heights
	South: Corman Park No. 344

[ [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf Selling an Idea or a Product] URL accessed January 27, 2007]