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| name = Saskatoon
| settlement_type = [[List of cities in Saskatchewan|City]]
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'''Saskatoon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|æ|s|k|ə|ˈ|t|uː|n}}) is the largest city in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]]. It straddles a bend in the [[South Saskatchewan River]] in the central region of the province. It is located along the [[Trans-Canada Highway|Trans-Canada]] [[Yellowhead Highway]], and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a [[Temperance movement|Temperance]] colony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/history |title=History |publisher=City of Saskatoon |access-date=2016-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415123817/https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/history |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |url-status=live |date=December 15, 2014 }}</ref>
With a [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census population]] of 266,141, Saskatoon is the [[List of cities in Saskatchewan|largest city in the province]], and the [[List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada|17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada]], with a 2021 census population of 317,480. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Saskatoon remains largest city in Saskatchewan: census |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-remains-largest-city-in-saskatchewan-census-1.5878356 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Saskatoon |language=en}}</ref>
Saskatoon is home to the [[University of Saskatchewan]], the [[Meewasin Valley Authority]]—which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces—and [[Wanuskewin Heritage Park]], a [[National Historic Site of Canada]] and [[UNESCO]] World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] history. The [[Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344]], the most populous [[List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan|rural municipality]] in Saskatchewan, surrounds the city and contains many of the developments associated with it, including Wanuskewin. Saskatoon is named after the [[Amelanchier alnifolia|saskatoon berry]], which is native to the [[Canadian Cordillera|region]] and is itself derived from the [[Cree language|Cree]] ''{{lang|cr|misâskwatômina}}''. The city has a significant [[First Nations in Canada|Indigenous]] population and several urban [[Indian reserve|Reserves]]. The city has nine river crossings and is [[list of city nicknames and slogans in Canada#Saskatchewan|nicknamed]] "Paris of the Prairies" and "Bridge City".
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The "[[Saskatchewan blizzard of 2007|Blizzard of 2007]]" was described by many residents as the worst they had seen and paralyzed the city with its low visibility, extreme cold and large volume of snow.<ref>{{cite news | url=
The highest temperature ever recorded in Saskatoon was {{cvt|41.5|C}} on 6 June 1988.<ref name="Saskatoon 2">{{cite web
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The [[Meewasin Valley Authority|Meewasin Valley Trail]] follows the South Saskatchewan River through Saskatoon. Summer activities include cycling, jogging and walking through parks and natural areas. Cross-country skiing is popular during the winter months, along with skating in Kiwanis Memorial Park. Access points are found throughout the city with interpretive signage and washrooms along the route. There are parks throughout the Meewasin Valley, with washrooms, picnic facilities, and lookout points along the river bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/|title=Meewasin Trail and Facilities|access-date=2008-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828040059/http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/|archive-date=August 28, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the winter the Meewasin Skating Rink is open free to the public; it is in Kiwanis Memorial Park beside the Delta Bessborough hotel. The outdoor rink has been open since 1980.
For years, a parcel of land west of the [[Traffic Bridge]], south of 19th Street, and east of Avenue C has been the subject of on-again, off-again redevelopment plans. The site formerly held the Saskatoon Arena, a power plant, a branch of the [[Royal Canadian Legion]], and the head offices of the [[Saskatoon Public School Division]]; all these structures have been demolished to make way for redevelopment, with plans for same dating back to the 1980s. The most recent version of the plan called River Landing is ongoing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riverlanding.ca/ |title=River Landing – Saskatchewan's premier residential and destination tourist centre! |publisher=Riverlanding.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006163537/http://www.riverlanding.ca/ |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Calgary developer Lake Placid has proposed a 200 million dollar mega hotel/condo project to be built on the site although Lake Placid had difficulty securing financing and missed an October 30, 2009, deadline to submit a 4.5 million dollar payment for the parcel of land which seemingly killed the deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lakeplacidsaskatoon.com/ |title=River Landing Village |publisher=Lakeplacidsaskatoon.com |date=1999-12-04 |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412155023/http://www.lakeplacidsaskatoon.com/ |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/Lake+Placid+fails+deadline/2167368/story.html|title=Lake Placid fails deadline}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On November 16, 2009, it was revealed by Lake Placid that the financing should be secure within a week.<ref>{{cite news | url=
November 2010, Victory Majors Investments buys out Lake Placid's interest in the project and in
August 2011 of the next year proposed a major overhaul to original design which would later include building a 20-story residential and 14-story hotel towers, and an 18-story and a 13-story office tower as part of [[River Landing Village]] completed in 2021.
[[File:MidtownPlaza.jpg|thumb|Located in Saskatoon's Central Business District, [[Midtown Plaza (Saskatoon)|Midtown Plaza]] is one of several shopping centres in the city.]]
The [[Saskatoon Farmers' Market]] and some commercial sites have also been developed. Future plans separate from Lake Placid include the development of a new art gallery to replace the Mendel Art Gallery by 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=
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==Infrastructure==
===Health care===
The [[Saskatchewan Health Authority]] is responsible for health care delivery in the area. They operate three hospitals within the city boundaries, these include [[Royal University Hospital]], [[Saskatoon City Hospital]], and [[St. Paul's Hospital (Saskatoon)]]. Royal University Hospital is a teaching and research hospital that operates in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan. The health authority also operates hospitals in smaller neighbouring communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |title=Saskatoon Health Region List of Hospitals |publisher=Saskatoonhealthregion.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203159/http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In addition to hospitals the health authority operates long-term care facilities, clinics and other health care services. [[Jim Pattison Children's Hospital]] began construction in 2014 and opened in 2019 under the auspices of what was then the [[Saskatoon Health Region]], since absorbed into the [[Saskatchewan Health Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |url=
===Policing===
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==References==
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