Eastview, Saskatoon

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Most of the land for the Eastview neighbourhood was annexed by the city between 1950 and 1959, with the remaining southern piece annexed between 1960 and 1969.{{citation

|title = Populace Spring 2006

|publisher = City of Saskatoon - City Planning Branch

|volume = 8

|issue = 1

|date = Spring 2006

|page = 5}} According to a 1913 map of registered subdivisions, Eastview's land was once identified as an acreage and a small, never-developed subdivision called "Megantic Park".{{cite book

|last = O'Brien

|first = Jeff

|editor = Roberta Coulter

|author2=Ruth W. Millar |author3=William P. Delainey

|title = Saskatoon: A History in Photographs

|year = 2006

|publisher = Coteau Books

|page = 31

|isbn = 1-55050-336-7}} Another proposed but undeveloped subdivision called "Preston Place" was in Eastview's southwest corner.{{cite book

|last = Duerkop

|first = John

|editor = Roberta Coulter

|title = Saskatoon's History in Street Names

|year = 2000

|publisher = Purich Publishing

|page = 209

|isbn = 1-895830-16-8}} Home building began in the area before 1946, but the vast majority of activity occurred between 1961 and 1970. Eastview is unique in that all the streets within it, aside from Arlington Avenue, share the common name of "East". When the streets were named in 1964, the neighbourhood was on the city's eastern edge, giving its residents a true "east view".{{cite book

| last = Duerkop

| first = John

| editor = Roberta Coulter

| title = Saskatoon's History in Street Names

| year = 2000

| publisher = Purich Publishing

| page = 101

| isbn = 1-895830-16-8}}

Alvin Buckwold School opened in 1966.{{cite book

| last = Blashill

| first = Lorraine

| title = From a little stone school... History of Saskatoon Public Schools

| year = 1982

| publisher = Modern Press Ltd.

| page = 167}} Another public elementary school, John Dolan School, was opened in 1977. This school was founded in 1955 as a private school to help children with cognitive difficulties. It was first housed in North Park School; by 1967, it was incorporated into the public school system and moved to a facility on Kilburn Avenue. The school moved again in 1977 to the newly built facility in Eastview.{{cite book

| last = Blashill

| first = Lorraine

| title = From a little stone school... History of Saskatoon Public Schools

| year = 1982

| publisher = Modern Press Ltd.

| page = 124}}{{cite web

| url = http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=LHR_RAD&NP=4&QB0=AND&QF0=CLASSIFICATION&QI0==SCHOOLS+JOHN+DOLAN&QB1=OR&QF1=SUBJECT&QI1==JOHN+DOLAN+SCHOOL&MR=20&RF=www_Canned%20Searches&QB2=AND&QF2=THUMBNAIL_IMAGE&QI2=*

| title = Popular Searches of the Local History Room Collections Database

| publisher = Saskatoon Public Library

| access-date = 2010-12-29}} In 2005, St. Thomas School absorbed the student population of St. James School in Nutana Park when the latter school closed. The school was renamed Pope John Paul II School.{{cite web

|url = http://canaveral.scs.sk.ca/news/releases/archives/stjamesstthomas.pdf

|title = St. James and St. Thomas school programs to amalgamate

|publisher = Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division

|date = 2005-03-23

|access-date = 2010-12-29

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203959/http://canaveral.scs.sk.ca/news/releases/archives/stjamesstthomas.pdf

|archive-date = 2011-07-06

|url-status = dead

}}

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Eastview exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Grasswood. It is currently represented by Kevin Waugh of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2015.{{Citation|title=Current Members of Parliament|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/constituencies/findmp?textCriteria=Saskatoon|access-date=2017-04-16}}

Provincially, Eastview is within the constituency of Saskatoon Eastview. It is currently represented by Matt Love of the New Democratic Party, first elected in 2020.{{Citation|title=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Members of the Legislative Assembly|url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/|access-date=2025-03-25}}

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Eastview lies within ward 9. It is currently represented by Councillor Bev Dubois, who was elected to city council in 2016.{{Citation|title=City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca|url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall/mayor-city-councillors/city-councillors|access-date=2025-03-25}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = École Alvin Buckwold School

| image = Alvin-Buckwold-School.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption =

| motto =

| location = 715 East Drive

| city = Saskatoon

| province = Saskatchewan

| country = Canada

| postalcode = S7J 2X8

| coordinates =

| opened = {{Start date|1966}}

| schoolboard = Saskatoon Public School Division

| system = Public

| type = Elementary

| language = English, French

| grades = Kindergarten to Grade 8

| principal = Lisa Hynes

| enrollment = 502{{Citation|title=Active List of Saskatchewan Schools/Programs|url=http://publications.gov.sk.ca/documents/11/104735-2017-18%20Active%20List%20of%20School%20Division%20Schools.pdf|access-date=2018-02-10}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2017

| staff =

| team_name =

| colours =

| feeder_to = Walter Murray Collegiate

| website = [http://www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca/school/alvinbuckwold École Alvin Buckwold School]

}}

{{Infobox school

| name = John Dolan School

| image = John-Dolan-School.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption =

| motto =

| location = 3144 Arlington Avenue

| city = Saskatoon

| province = Saskatchewan

| country = Canada

| postalcode = S7J 3L5

| coordinates =

| established = {{Start date|1955}}

| schoolboard = Saskatoon Public School Division

| system = Public, Special education

| type = Elementary

| language = English

| grades = Kindergarten to Grade 12

| principal = Kathleen Underwood

| principal_label2 = Vice Principal

| principal2 =

| enrollment = 43

| enrollment_as_of = 2017

| staff =

| team_name =

| colours =

| feeder_to =

| website = [http://www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca/school/johndolan John Dolan School]

}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Pope John Paul II School

| image = Pope-John-Paul-II-School.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption =

| motto =

| location = 3035 Arlington Avenue

| city = Saskatoon

| province = Saskatchewan

| country = Canada

| postalcode = S7J 3K5

| coordinates =

| opened = {{Start date|1967}}{{cite book

| author=

| title = Celebrating a Century of Faith and Learning - A History of Saskatoon's Catholic Schools

| year = 2015

| publisher = Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools

| page = 210

| isbn =978-0-9947443-0-2}}

| schoolboard = Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools

| religion = Catholic

| system = Separate

| type = Elementary

| language = English

| grades = Kindergarten to Grade 8

| principal = Tara Macknak

| enrollment = 191

| enrollment_as_of = 2017

| staff =

| team_name =

| colours =

| feeder_to = Holy Cross High School

| website = [http://www.gscs.ca/jp2 Pope John Paul II School]

}}

• École Alvin Buckwold School - public elementary school, part of the Saskatoon Public School Division.{{cite web

| title = Alvin Buckwold School

| publisher = Saskatoon Public School Division

| url = http://www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca/school/alvinbuckwold

| access-date = 2015-07-04}}

• John Dolan School - public special education school, part of the Saskatoon Public School Division.{{cite web

| url = http://www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca/school/johndolan

| title = John Dolan School

| publisher = Saskatoon Public School Division

| access-date = 2015-07-04}}

• Pope John Paul II School - separate (Catholic) elementary school, part of Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.{{cite web

| url = http://www.gscs.sk.ca/jp2

| title = Pope John Paul II School

| publisher = Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division

| access-date = 2015-07-04}}

• Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services - east division{{cite web

|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Fire%20and%20Protective%20Services/Operations%20Division/Divisions/Pages/East.aspx

|title=East Division

|work=Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services

|publisher=City of Saskatoon

|access-date=2010-12-29

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034549/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Fire%20and%20Protective%20Services/Operations%20Division/Divisions/Pages/East.aspx

|archive-date=2011-07-17

}}

• Saskatoon Police Service - east division{{cite web

|url = http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?page_id=3&loc=divisions/east.php

|title = East Division

|publisher = Saskatoon Police Service

|access-date = 2010-12-29

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203741/http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?page_id=3&loc=divisions%2Feast.php

|archive-date = 2011-07-06

}}

• A.S. Wright Park - {{convert|8.5|acres|km2}}
• James Anderson Park - {{convert|19.3|acres|km2}}
• Kistakin Park - {{convert|16.2|acres|km2}}

The Eastview Community Association operates indoor and outdoor programs out of Alvin Buckwold, and Pope John Paul II Schools, maintains the community rink and coordinates sports programs for children/youth.{{cite web

| url = http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/Communitydevelopment/Community%20Associations/Pages/Eastview%28NutanaSuburbanCentre%29.aspx

| title = Eastview Community Association

| work = Community Associations

| publisher = City of Saskatoon - Community Development Branch

| access-date = 2010-12-29

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110309232348/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/Communitydevelopment/Community%20Associations/Pages/Eastview(NutanaSuburbanCentre).aspx

| archive-date = 2011-03-09

| url-status = dead

}}

{{Urs|date=September 2024}}

Commercial development is limited to the Eastview Shopping Centre, a strip mall on Arlington Avenue. In addition, there are 58 home-based businesses in the neighbourhood. More extensive shopping amenities exist in the neighbouring Nutana Suburban Centre.

{{Urs|date=September 2024}}

Eastview is located within the Nutana Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by Louise Street to the north, Circle Drive to the south and east, and Preston Avenue to the west. Roads are a mix of local and collector roads. An interchange at Preston Avenue South and Circle Drive, in the planning since the 1960's was completed in the fall of 2013.

{{Reflist|2}}

{{Commons category|Eastview}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120730141030/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/PlanningDevelopment/Documents/Research/Neighbourhood_profiles/2010/Eastview.pdf Eastview neighbourhood profile]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110309232348/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Community%20Services/Communitydevelopment/Community%20Associations/Pages/Eastview(NutanaSuburbanCentre).aspx Eastview Community Association]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Eastview

| North = Nutana Suburban Centre

| Northeast = Lakeview

| East = Lakeview

| Southeast = Stonebridge

| South = Stonebridge

| Southwest = Stonebridge

| West = Nutana Park

| Northwest = Nutana Park

}}

{{Neighbourhoods of Saskatoon|selected=Eastview, Saskatoon}}

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Category:Neighbourhoods in Saskatoon