Sutherland, Saskatchewan

Sutherland
Sutherland entrance sign
Coordinates: 52°8′11″N 106°35′56″W / 52.13639, -106.59889
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
City	Saskatoon
Suburban Development Area	University Heights
Residential Neighbourhood	Sutherland
Settled	1908
Incorporated (town)	1912
Annexed	1956
Government Neighborhood Association
- Type	Municipal Ward 10
- Alderman or councillor	Bev Dubois
Population (2006)
- Total	5,253
Time zone	UTC (UTC-6)
City of Saskatoon Neighborhoods

James Dagg Powe Homestead built between 1912 and 1914, now located on Central Avenue, Sutherland. He successfully homesteaded the quarter sections at SE Section 2 Township 37 Range 5 West of the 3rd Meridian and SW Section 12 Township 37 Range 5 West of the 3rd Meridian^[1][2]

Sutherland C.P.R. Switching Yards; Sutherland skyline to the left of rail lines

Sutherland was a Canadian town in Saskatchewan, founded as a Canadian Pacific Railway station northeast of Saskatoon in 1908. Sutherland achieved village status on Aug 30, 1909 with 100 residents and leaping to 1,000 residents which made it eligible for town size on June 1, 1912.^[3] Under Sutherland's last Mayor, Thomas J. Quigley, it was annexed by Saskatoon in 1956. It became a community of the fast-growing city, although it remained separated from the rest of Saskatoon by the University of Saskatchewan, and extensive development of the lands around Sutherland did not begin to occur until the early 1970s. The annexation required a number of streets in the town to be renamed due to the fact that the names duplicated already existing street names in Saskatoon. Its Railway Street became Gray Avenue, for example, because Saskatoon, at the time, already had a Railway Street (although Saskatoon's street would later be removed to make way for the Idylwyld Freeway). All numbered streets in Sutherland were increased by 100 (thus, its 8th Street became 108th Street) in order to avoid confusion with the numbered streets in the rest of Saskatoon. All numbered avenues were given names and 1st Avenue became Central Avenue. In the 1980s, the City of Saskatoon changed the community boundary of Sutherland, making that portion of Sutherland east of Central Avenue, north of the rail line, and south of 115th Street part of the Forest Grove community. The town/community was named for William Charles Sutherland, an area rancher who later become a representative of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Jno Henry, Charles Willoughby, Wm Richardson, Wm Chas Sutherland, Frederick Engen, and Albert Herman Hanson owned the land at Section 29 Township 36 Ramge 5 West of the Third Meridian.^[4] Sutherland was the third town to be annexed by Saskatoon, and the first since the amalgamation of the towns of Saskatoon, Nutana and Riversdale formed the city of Saskatoon in 1906.

Post office

The first post office established in Sutherland was located at Section 35, Township 36, Range 5, West of the 3rd meridian. W. G. Clark was the first postmaster in 1908. In 1957 the address was given as a residence at 910 Central Ave, and In the same year at 908 Central Ave, a drug store.^[5] Sutherland Drugs is listed as being located at 908 Central Avenue to this day.

For more information see also Saskatoon

For more information see also Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344

Geography

The Sutherland community is presently defined by the northern boundary of Attridge Drive, Lanyon Avenue is to the West, College Drive to the south and Central Avenue to the East. Up until the 1980s, it also included a residential area east of Central, north of Gray Avenue, and south of 115th Street, but this area was subsequently rolled into the neighboring Forest Grove community. The official boundaries of the community also include a small residential area on Central Place, a cul-de-sac east of Central Avenue, which is surrounded on three sides by Sutherland Industrial. The section of Sutherland north of 115th Street and south of Attridge Drive is informally known as the Dutch Growers subdivision, after a prominent commercial development in the area, but it is officially part of Sutherland. The area to the northeast of Sutherland has seen substantial growth since the 1970s, initiaslly with the development of the Forest Grove and the region is now known as the University Heights Suburban Development Area. The community of Sutherland is not yet considered to have reached full build-out as of 2007, with new sections being added periodically, most recently a small residential enclave around Rutherford Crescent north of 115th Street which developed in the early 2000s. An undeveloped section remains south of 108th Street and east of Circle Drive; development of this land has been stalled for many years pending completion of the Circle Drive/College Drive interchange to the south; this interchange was completed in 2006, so development of the land is slated to begin in the near future. In the 1980s, Real Canadian Superstore proposed building its first Superstore outlet on this land, but opposition from residents led to it being located instead on 8th Street.

Education

Separate (Catholic) elementary

• Holy Family School

Public elementary

• Sutherland School^[6]

School history

The first one room school was constructed in 1908 and lasted until 1912 when the building was moved. A brick castle school was built larger to replace this structure and served until 1967 when the foundation was comprised and it was demolished. In 1960, the Sutherland School (castle style) was supplemented by another newer building of 6 rooms which is still in use today with an addition as of 1963.

Area parks

• Anna McIntosh Park - 2.19 acres
• C.F Patterson Park - 1.39 acres
• C.F. Patterson Park North - 2.24 acres
• Herbert Stewart Park - 4.81 acres
• Sutherland Park - 9.08 acres
• Father Basil Markle Park - 3.91 acres
• Hilliard Gardner Park - 1.03 acres

Recreation

The Sutherland-Forest Grove Community Association^[8] provides a variety of programs to the neighborhood.

References

• Bill Barry, Geographic Names of Saskatchewan (Regina: People Places Publishing, 2005)
• John Duerkop, Saskatoon's History in Street Names (Saskatoon: Purich Publishing, 2000)

Location

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External links

• Sutherland Forest Grove Community Association
• City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps
• Populace Spring 2006