THE CITY OF SASKATOON [Document subtitle] Abstract [Draw your reader in with an engaging abstract. It is typically a short summary of the document. When you’re ready to add your content, just click here and start typing.] MUNICIPAL MANUAL 2020 COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK For more information on the City of Saskatoon - w: saskatoon.ca p: 306-975-3240 e: [email protected] Crystal Lowe [Email address] Message from the City Clerk It is my pleasure to present the 2020 issue of the Municipal Manual. The Municipal Manual is published annually by the City Clerk’s Office and is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning about the City’s municipal government. It contains information regarding the history of the City and its administrative and political structure, as well as, information regarding other organizations that have a direct impact on the day-to-day lives of the citizens of Saskatoon. The statistical information contained in the manual is current to the end of 2019. The cooperation of all civic departments, and the material submitted from other sources for insertion in this manual is appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. Joanne Sproule City Clerk Table of Contents General Information Geography/History ........................................................................................................ 1 Historical Events 1882 - 2019 .................................................................................................... 4 Coat of Arms ............................................................................................................................. 42 Corporate Logo ............................................................................................................................. 43 City Council ................................................................................................................................... 44 City of Saskatoon’s Ward Boundaries Map ................................................................................. 49 Strategic Plan 2018-2021 ............................................................................................................. 50 Mayors of Saskatoon, Past and Present ..................................................................................... 52 Councillors of Saskatoon, Past and Present ............................................................................... 53 Civic Officials ................................................................................................................................ 59 Boards ........................................................................................................................................... 60 Boards, Commissions and Committees ...................................................................................... 61 Administration City Manager’s Office ................................................................................................................... 76 Public Policy and Government Relations ................................................................................. 77 General Managers and Directors ................................................................................................. 78 Office of the City Clerk .................................................................................................................. 80 Elections, Historical Background .................................................................................... 80 Elections (Held) Statistics ................................................................................................ 82 Office of the City Solicitor ............................................................................................................. 88 Strategy and Transformation ........................................................................................................ 89 Human Resources ......................................................................................................................... 94 Community Services Department ................................................................................................ 95 *Miscellaneous Statistics .............................................................................................. 117 Corporate Financial Services Department ................................................................................. 118 Transportation and Construction Department ........................................................................... 123 Utilities and Environment Department ......................................................................................... 133 Saskatoon Fire Department ....................................................................................................... 148 Boards and Commissions Saskatoon Police Service ........................................................................................................... 153 SaskTel Centre ........................................................................................................................... 155 TCU Place – Saskatoon’s Arts and Convention Centre ............................................................ 157 Saskatoon Public Library ............................................................................................................ 161 Remai Modern ............................................................................................................................ 166 Other Organizations Meewasin Valley Authority ......................................................................................................... 169 Prairieland Park Corporation ...................................................................................................... 171 Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) ........................................... 159 Tourism Saskatoon ..................................................................................................................... 173 Index ...................................................................................................................................................... 175 Saskatoon: Past and Present Geography Saskatoon is a commercial and educational centre located on Treaty Six territory in the homeland of the Metis in what is now the province of Saskatchewan. It is situated on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River in Townships 36 and 37, Ranges 4, 5 and 6, West of the Third Meridian. It lies 348 kilometers north of the boundary between the United States and Canada, 225 kilometers from the western boundary and 346 kilometers from the eastern boundary of the Province. It is the only large city between Winnipeg and Edmonton, being 708 kilometers northwest of Winnipeg and a little over 483 kilometers southeast of Edmonton. Nine bridges cross the river within the city limits: six for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, including the Circle Drive South Bridge, which opened in 2013, and the Chief Mistawasis and rebuilt Traffic Bridge, which opened in 2018.The other two serve the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways. History Indigenous people of primarily Cree, Dakota and Saulteaux descent have called Saskatoon home for thousands of years. The oldest evidence of habitation within city limits is an 11,000-year old archaeological site in the city’s Woodlawn Cemetery, and is one of many sites provide a link with the city’s past. By the 1870s, present-day Saskatoon was part of a wider Métis community that included Round Prairie to the south and Batoche. Around the same time, a group of Dakota Sioux under the leadership of Chief Wapahaska (White Cap) arrived in the area, settling permanently in 1879 at a place called Moose Woods, now the Whitecap Dakota First Nation south of Saskatoon. In 1876, facing the cataclysmic demise of the buffalo population, ravaged by new diseases and facing the prospect of having their territory overrun by new settlers, the Indigenous people of this area made the difficult decision to enter into Treaty with the British Crown. One result of the signing of Treaty Six was that in 1882, the Temperance Colonization Society in Ontario was able to acquire a substantial grant of land along the South Saskatchewan River on which to establish an agricultural community based on ideals of the Temperance League, an organization opposed to the use of alcohol. In the summer of 1882, a party under John Lake surveyed the grant area and on the advice of Chief Whitecap chose what is now the Nutana neighbourhood as a town site and service centre for the new colony. P a g e | 1 The first permanent Temperance Colony settlers arrived the following summer, travelling overland from Moose Jaw. In 1890, the Qu’Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway was built through Saskatoon, crossing the river at the site of the present-day Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge and making the journey to Saskatoon significantly easier. The QLLS station house and facilities were built on the west side of the river, setting the stage for further development there. The precise origin of the name “Saskatoon” is not completely clear. Tradition has it that it was conferred by John Lake and is derived from the Cree word “misāskwatōmina”, which refers to the Saskatoon berries that grow in such profusion here. Some sources, however, have suggested that the name for this area predates the founding of the Temperance Colony, and was given by Cree people who stopped here to cut the