- Holliston, Saskatoon
Holliston is a neighbourhood in
Saskatoon ,Saskatchewan that was developed during the housing shortage following the Second World War. [History of Saskatoon ] The Edmund Heights Limited Dividend Housing Project was constructed in Holliston in the 1950's to provide affordable housing for four decades.Layout
8th Street East is the northern border of Holliston. Wiggins Avenue demarks the western perimeter, whereas Preston Avenue the eastern. As the neighborhood development progresses north from Taylor Street to Adelaide Street the grid layout is abandoned in favour of crescents.
hopping
Varsity Commons Shopping Centre provides a gas station and strip mall amenities within the neighbourhood. The 8th Street Arterial Commercial District on the northern border provides the community with access to a variety of retail experiences.
ee also
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List of shopping malls in Saskatoon Parks
*Canon Smith Park 4.55 acres
*Holliston Park 5.44 acres
*Jeffrey Park 0.83 acres
*Wiggins Park 2.89 acres*George Ward Pool At 1915 5th Street East this outdoor pool hosts concession, diving boards, volleyball courts, green space, and barbecues. [ [http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/georgewp/ Tourism Saskatoon - George Ward Pool] URL accessed March 31, 2007] The official opening was July 29, 1965. 29 [ [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/ar-dates.asp City of Saskatoon Archives - History of Saskatoon ] URL accessed March 31, 2007] The pool was named in honour of George Ward, Saskatoon's first Saskatoon Playgrounds Association's director(May 1930). [ [http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=98699556-9391-4c91-98f3-d2ca924fcfac Sports & Recreation - Government of Saskatchewan] URL accessed March 31, 2007] [ [http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/K227.html Prairie Gold Saskatchewan Sports - Biography - Ward, George] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
Transportation
City transit
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Saskatoon Transit 8th Street East is a main thoroughfare through the city of
Saskatoon with easy access to intersecting provincial highways.Education
*Holliston Public Elementary School [ [http://www.sbe.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.aspx?section=schools&page=HLS olliston | Saskatoon Public Schools] URL accessed March 31, 2007] [ [http://www.spsd.sk.ca/files/schools/HLS/newsletter/Feb2nd.pdf Holliston School Newsletter] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
*Sion Middle Separate Elementary School [ [http://canaveral.scs.sk.ca/general_information/programs_services.php Programs and Services Sion Middle School Grades 6 to 9] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
Recreation
The Holliston Community Association provides sports and leisure activities to both Hollison Neighborhood and the eastern edge of the Haultain neighborhood. [ [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/leisure/community_associations/your_association.asp?ca=19 City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community ...] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
Holliston celebrities
*Shaun Verreault of 'Wide Mouth Mason' attended Holliston Public Elementary School. During his public school years Safwan Javed, another band member moved here from Prince Edward Island and the two met and became friends. [ [http://www.widemouthmason.com/index.php?page=bios&member=shaun iii Official Website of Wide Mouth Mason iii] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
*George Ward, was a founding member of many recreational groups and events such as the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association, Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association, 1071 Canada Winter Games. He is honoured at the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, as well as being the namesake of both George Ward Swimming Pool and the George Ward Citizenship Trophy. [ [http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/K227.html Prairie Gold Saskatchewan Sports - Biography - Ward, George] URL accessed March 31, 2007]
Location
Coordinates: 52°6'39"N 106°37'48"W
[ [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]North: Grosvenor Park West: Haultain | Queen Elizabeth Holliston East: Brevoort Park | Nutana S.C. South: Nutana park References
External links
* [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/neighbourhood_demographics/buena_vista.pdf Saskatoon Neighborhoods Word Search Puzzle]
* [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]
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