Country Canada Neighbourhood North Park Construction 1960s Population 940 (2006) | City Saskatoon Annexed 1955-59 Local time Wednesday 7:00 PM Province Saskatchewan | |
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Suburban Development Area Lawson Suburban Development Area Weather 9°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Richmond Heights, adjacent to the South Saskatchewan River, features walking trails in the Meewasin Valley. G.D. Archibald Park North hosts baseball and soccer games. Luther Heights is a Luther care community for those aged 60 and over. In 2006, 73.5% of the residents owned their own home. The average home size was 2.3 residents.Statistics c2006 - According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $362,063.
Contents
- Map of Richmond Heights Saskatoon SK Canada
- Location
- History
- Layout
- Education
- Shopping
- Area Parks
- Transportation
- City Transit
- Life
- References
Map of Richmond Heights, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Location
Within the Lawson Suburban Development Area (West Side), the neighbourhood of Richmond Heights is bordered on the North by Circle Drive. Warman Road lies to the west side. To the south is Hazen Street, and finally the eastern perimeter is the geophysical boundary of the South Saskatchewan River upon which G.D. Archibald Park North is found.
History
Land was annexed for the Richmond Heights neighbourhood for the city of Saskatoon in 1955-59. The majority of dwellings were part of the original construction which took place in the 1960s
Layout
The crescents / avenues are fashioned around Archibald Park West. The roads have been mainly named with a royal connection:
Education
No schools are part of this neighbourhood. In the 1970s, Richmond Heights School served kids in the neighbourhood before closing in the mid-1980s due to declining enrolment. The building is now the Luther Senior's Centre with a senior's condo complex to the east on the old playground site. Students were then transferred over to North Park School
Shopping
There are some amenities within the neighbourhood such as New Red Lantern Inn in a strip mall located on Alexandra Avenue.
Area Parks
Transportation
Spadina Crescent provides scenic transportation between the Central Business District and communities to the north which are part of the Lawson SDA. Warman Road is a main access road between Central Business District and the North West Industrial SDA which bypasses Richmond Heights with limited arterial access into the neighbourhood.
City Transit
Richmond Heights is serviced by City Transit Bus Routes Saskatoon Transit.
Life
The North Park / Richmond Heights Community Association has amalgamated to provide community services for the Saskatoon area between 33rd Street East and Circle Drive utilizing facilities available at North Park-Wilson, River Heights, and St. Paul Schools.