City Park Community Association

Estimated Project Timeline & Details

 

May 3 – August 30, 2015

 

·         Deck repairs which will impact traffic is expected to occur 

 

August 31 – Sept 15, 2015

 

·         Demobilization from site – not expected to impact traffic 

•A single lane of traffic will remain open for emergency vehicles, Saskatoon Transit buses, Saskatoon Health Region authorized vehicles and school buses contracted by the Saskatoon School Boards only. A system will be implemented that accommodates travel in both directions.

•A single walkway will also remain open at all times during construction. Signage will be in place at all times to direct pedestrians and cyclists to the open walkway. 

 

To Reroute Your Commute check out the Transportation Plan– Everything you need to know!

 

On Saturday, May 23 between 9 and 12 North Park Wilson School is hosting a garden cleanup morning.  Our natural grasslands garden offers a home for migrating monarchs, a safe space for traditional First Nations plants to grow and a place for our students to study native plants. Our plan for the morning is to tidy up old growth, remove invasive plants and make space for the placement of a large rock. Please join us as we work to renew and preserve this natural space for our community. Please contact the school (683-7380) if you have any questions about our natural grasslands garden.

North Park Richmond Heights Preschool, located in North Park Wilson Elementary School, is currently accepting applications for fall registration. Classes available for 3 and 4 year olds morning and afternoon. For more information please contact Chrissie at nprhpreschool@outlook.com

North Park Wilson School, a Centre of Excellence Through the Arts, is accepting registrations for the 2015-16 school year.

Our school offers a rich academic program with opportunities to strengthen understandings in all subject areas through and within the arts.  Our “Little School with a Big Heart” is a great place to learn and grow.

Our Kindergarten open house is the morning of Friday, May 22nd.  Feel free to call the school at 306 683 7380 or drop in and see us at 1505-9th Avenue N.

“NRPH and City Park CA Free Family Movie Night” featuring Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day.   The event will be held Friday, April 24 in the North Park Wilson big gym.  Doors open at 5:30 for pizza and snacks.   Movie to air shortly after 6. Movie night details can be viewed here.

The Saskatoon Police Services have now confirmed the time of their information sessions.  Please review the 2015 Community Information Night poster if you are interested.

PRUNING BAN FOR ELM TREES TAKES EFFECT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

The City of Saskatoon (City) reminds residents that the provincial ban on pruning elm trees will be in effect between April 1 and August 31, 2015.

The ban ensures that elm bark beetles, which transmit dutch elm disease (DED), are not attracted to the freshly pruned trees when these beetles are most active.  Anyone wishing to prune elm trees during the ban must obtain a permit.  Please call City of Saskatoon Parks Division at 306-975-3300 for information.

DED was first discovered in Saskatchewan in 1981 and continues to be found in more areas of the province every year.  DED is caused by a fungus that clogs the tree’s water conducting system, which eventually causes the tree to die, usually within one or two seasons.  Early symptoms of the disease usually appear by July when the leaves on one or more branches wilt, curl, turn yellow, and then die.

The only effective management strategy for the elm bark beetle is to deprive it of its breeding habitat.  This involves keeping elm trees healthy by removing potential breeding material in trees and eliminating detached elm wood.  For this reason, it is necessary to dispose, or render un-inhabitable, elm stumps and remove any fallen branches or any wood from a fallen elm tree.  Under no circumstances should elm wood be left lying around, stored for firewood, or other purposes. 

Elm removal can occur at any time of the year; however, the entire tree must be removed and all waste elm be transported to the nearest approved landfill site in the municipality where the elm was removed.  In Saskatoon, the Saskatoon Landfill is the only site approved for elm tree disposal.

It is estimated that Saskatoon’s 25,000 boulevard and park elm trees are worth approximately $45 million, and many more are located on private property.  While Saskatoon does not have the disease, effective DED management requires everyones support.  Anyone suspecting an elm is unhealthy is asked to please contact the City at 306-975-2890.

For more information, visit www.saskatoon.ca/trees.

Background:

In June 2014, the Children’s Discovery Museum was approved to be the new tenant of the Mendel building. The Children’s Museum plans to develop a world-class, multi-purpose space to provide public programming and experiential learning opportunities where children and families will have fun.

The Children’s Discovery Museum’s mission is to foster creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning in children 12 and under through hands-on exhibits, programming and outreach. It is a unique organization that brings together children, families and community in meaningful interactions, developing essential skills and sparking creativity.

The project includes a partnership between the City and the Children’s Museum to ensure that the Mendel Building is animated and that it is connected it to the PotashCorp Playland at Kinsmen Park through priority-driven, targeted programming.

 

Updates:

Currently the timeline is that the “new” Children’s Discovery Museum will open in early 2017.  In February an Open House was offered to the public to view details about the new building.  For more details on concept plans & upcoming events – check out their website at: (http://museumforkids.sk.ca/):

The project will see the bridge closed to the general public from May 1, 2015 to August 30, 2015. A single lane of traffic will remain open for emergency vehicles, Saskatoon Transit buses, Saskatoon Health Region authorized vehicles and school buses contracted by the Saskatoon School Boards only. A system will be implemented that accommodates travel in both directions. A single walkway will also remain open at all times during construction.

A Project Transportation Plan is currently being prepared which involves identification of current and expected traffic delays at 26 key intersections. This information will be used to make improvements, assist with planning detours, and ultimately allow for better movement of traffic in our City.

 

Estimated Project Timeline

The necessary rehabilitation of the iconic bridge is planned for the 2015 construction season.

February 23, 2015	City awards tender to Horseshoe Hill Construction Inc.
May 1 – August 31, 2015	Deck repairs which will impact traffic is expected to occur
August 30 – Sept 15, 2015	Demobilization from site – not expected to impact traffic

 

 

For more details on this project, check out the City of Saskatoon website at the following link:

https://www.saskatoon.ca/moving-around/bridges/university-bridge-rehabilitation-project