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City Profile
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
- With 12 community gardens per 100,000 people, Saskatoon has more than double the median.
- At 50 groups, Saskatoon reported the third highest number of community park groups.
- Saskatoon is one of 63% of cities with a citywide park system master plan updated within the last 10 years.
- Saskatoon parks staff lent a helping hand to neighbours in Winnipeg with clean-up assistance after a major snowstorm in October 2019.
- Saskatoon’s Avalon Dog Park got a 1-hectare expansion in June 2019.
- Saskatoon has sent ‘ambassadors’ into parks during COVID-19 to provide friendly education to residents about safe park use.
Data 2020
3.8
ha parkland per 1000 people
1039 ha of total parkland
12%
of total parkland is natural area
120 total ha
4%
of total city land is parkland
23633 ha of total city area
8
Dog parks
33
Community gardens/urban farms
4
Parkland provision goal (ha per 1000 people)
50
community park groups
No
Policy to waive permit fees for groups with financial need?
Community grant program
$75
Parks operating budget per person
$20,500,000 total
$1,900,000
Total parks capital budget
Yes
Provincially legislated tools available for parkland development
10% of development area or cash-in-lieu
Park Master Plans
Environmental Strategies
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