Aspen Ridge, Saskatoon

The land where Aspen Ridge is located was annexed on August 1, 2010.{{cite web

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|title=Boundary Alteration

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}} The first concept drawings of Aspen Ridge (then unnamed) appeared in the University Heights Sector Plan in 2007.{{cite web

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Aspen Ridge exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—University. It is currently represented by Corey Tochor of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2019.{{Citation|title=Current Members of Parliament|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/constituencies/findmp?textCriteria=Saskatoon|accessdate=2017-04-16}}

Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. It is currently represented by Ken Cheveldayoff of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2003.{{Citation|title=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Members of the Legislative Assembly|url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/|accessdate=2017-04-16}}

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Aspen Ridge lies within ward 10. It is currently represented by Councillor Zach Jeffries, first elected in 2012.{{Citation|title=City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca|url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall/mayor-city-councillors/city-councillors|accessdate=2017-04-16}}

No plans exist yet for schools in Aspen Ridge. St. Joseph High School and Centennial Collegiate are located in the University Heights Suburban Centre immediately to the south. The nearest elementary schools as of 2019 are located in nearby Evergreen and Willowgrove, though the city's public and separate school boards have yet to indicate where students residing in Aspen Ridge will be bused until such a time as schools are constructed in the community.

No plans exist yet for recreation facilities within the community, although the community plan shows the usual allotment of neighbourhood parks. A regional recreation facility, the SaskTel Soccer Centre, is located in the University Heights Suburban Centre to the south. The Forestry Farm Park and Saskatoon Zoo is also in the vicinity. A 24-metre wide Greenway has also been planned abutting the northwest border of Aspen Ridge, designed as a park, stormwater drainage channel, alternative transportation corridor and protective buffer to adjacent Northeast Swale natural area.{{cite web

|url = https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/meewasin-valley-authority-pegged-to-design-buffer-zone-for-swale

|title = New suburb to feature high-density design

|last = Tank

|first = Phil

|work = The StarPhoenix

|publisher = Postmedia Network

|date = 2016-02-07

|accessdate = 2018-02-26}}

The neighbourhood concept plan identifies two commercial zones: a mixed-use commercial/residential area on the edge of the community in the southwest corner, and a purely commercial district in the southeast corner. Until such commercial development occurs, the nearest major retail area is several kilometres to the southwest in the University Heights Suburban Centre.

Aspen Ridge is a roughly triangular shaped neighbourhood located within the University Heights Suburban Development Area. It is bounded to the south by the neighbourhood of Evergreen and the University of Saskatchewan Kearnan Farm, with the latter forming a green belt separation between Aspen Ridge and other communities to the south. To the north and east it is bounded by the proposed provincial perimeter highway, and to the north and west it is bounded by the Northeast Swale preserved lands {{Citation needed|reason=Although the Northeast Swale is administerd by the Meewasin Valley Authority, the Swale, itself, has not legal or designated protection from the City or Province.|date=February 2018}}. Its primary road access is via McOrmond Drive from the south and northwest which links to Chief Mistawasis Bridge, connecting to the northwest end of Saskatoon with Agra Road, a grid road, providing access to the perimeter highway to the east, though this road will be removed by further development{{Citation needed|reason=Agra Road is not the main connector anymore - this is now Fedoruk Drive. The City has also not yet, as of Feb. 2018, decided that Agra Road will be removed. This entire section requires a rewrite and update to current development.|date=February 2018}}.

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.saskatoon.ca/business-development/land-development/residential-lots/aspen-ridge Aspen Ridge]
• [https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/community-services/planning-development/future-growth/sector-planning/UniversityHeightsSectorPlan2013Amendment.pdf University Heights Sector Plan] (PDF)

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Aspen Ridge

| North = R.M. of Corman Park

| Northeast = University Heights SDA

| East = Holmwood SDA

| Southeast = Holmwood SDA

| South = University of Saskatchewan - Kearnan Farm

| Southwest = Evergreen

| West = University Heights SDA

| Northwest = University Heights SDA

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