Massey Place, Saskatoon#Education
{{Infobox settlement
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
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| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Saskatoon
| subdivision_type3 = Suburban Development Area
| subdivision_name3 = Confederation SDA
| subdivision_type4 = Neighbourhood
| subdivision_name4 = Massey Place
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| government_type = Municipal (Ward 4)
| leader_title = Administrative body
| leader_name = Saskatoon City Council
| leader_title1 = Councillor
| leader_name1 = Troy Davies
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| population_total = 3,510
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| population_blank1 = $41,971
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Massey Place, is a geographically localised subdivision of the Confederation Suburban Development Area in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan which is nestled around Archibald McDonald Park. Mcdonald Park is centrally located along the northern perimeter of 33rd Street East. The school yards of both Vincent Massey School and Bishop Klein School have their western boundaries along Archibald McDonald Park which has as its resources ball diamonds, soccer pitches, winter ice rinks, and playground facilities. Massey Place neighbourhood is close to amenities provided by both the commercial district of the Confederation Urban Centre.
Demographics
Massey Place with a 2001 census population of 3,510 is larger than the provincial town of Tisdale, the "Land of Rape and Honey" which showed a peak population of 3,500. In 2006, the population of Tisdale went down to 2,981 from the 2001 population of 3,063.[http://confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=5522 DCP: 53 degrees north, 104 degrees west] URL accessed April 10, 2007 The population of Massey Place also dropped between 2001 and 1996 from 3,575 to 3,505, however Massey Place neighbourhood had peaked in 1986 at 3,815.[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4714044&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=tisdale&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Community Profiles Statistics Canada] URL accessed April 10, 2007 Massey Place is also about the same size demographically as Caswell Hill which has a population of 3,505. The family income of both the neighbourhoods of Caswell Hill and Massey Place is approximately the same $40,217 to $41,971 respectively, the average home resale price is about $20,000 higher in Massey Place.
Within the Confederation SDA, the neighbourhood of Massey Place is bounded to the north by 33rd Street East. It is basically triangular in shape. Confederation Drive is to the western limits, the lower tip of the triangle is foreshortened by Milton Street. The eastern limits are Circle Drive.[http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf Selling an Idea or a Product] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104633/http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf |date=2007-09-29 }} URL accessed January 27, 2007
Layout
The roads are laid out in a court system styling and all the roads begin with the letter "M". The only exception to the rule is Northumberland Avenue.
- Mackie Crescent
- Macklem Drive
- Madison Crescent
- Mahoney Avenue
- Malta Crescent
- Marlborough Avenue, Crescent, Place
- Matheson Drive
- Maxwell Crescent
- McKay Place
- Milton Street
- Moore Place
- Morris Drive
Government and politics
Massey Place exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon West. It is currently represented by Brad Redekopp 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|access-date=2017-04-16}}
Provincially, the area is split between the constituencies of Saskatoon Fairview and Saskatoon Westview. The northeastern portion of the neighbourhood falls within Saskatoon Westview and is currently represented by David Buckingham of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2016. The southwestern portion falls within Saskatoon Fairview and is currently represented by Vicki Mowat of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, first elected in a 2017 by-election.{{Citation|title=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Members of the Legislative Assembly|url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/|access-date=2017-04-16}}
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Massey Place lies within ward 4. It is currently represented by Troy Davies, first elected in 2012.{{Citation|title=City Councillors - Saskatoon.ca|url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall/mayor-city-councillors/city-councillors|access-date=2017-04-16}}
Education
{{Infobox school
| name = Bishop Klein School
| image = Bishop Klein School (Saskatoon) 2017.jpg
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| location = 1121 Northumberland Avenue
| city = Saskatoon
| province = Saskatchewan
| country = Canada
| postalcode = S7L 3X2
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| opened = {{Start date|1967}}{{cite book
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| title = Celebrating a Century of Faith and Learning - A History of Saskatoon's Catholic Schools
| year = 2015
| publisher = Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
| page = 184
| isbn =978-0-9947443-0-2}}
| schoolboard = Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
| religion = Catholic
| system = Separate
| type = Elementary
| language = English
| grades = Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8
| principal = Burton Harper
| enrollment_as_of = 2017
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| feeder_to = Bethlehem High School
| website = [http://www.gscs.sk.ca/kle Bishop Klein School]
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{{Infobox school
| name = Vincent Massey Community School
| image = Vincent Massey Community School (Saskatoon).jpg
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| location = 1001 Northumberland Avenue
| city = Saskatoon
| province = Saskatchewan
| country = Canada
| postalcode = S7L 3W8
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| opened = {{Start date|1964}}{{cite book
| last = Blashill
| first = Lorraine
| editor = Lorraine Blashill
| title = From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools
| year = 1982
| publisher = Modern Press Ltd.
| pages = 120
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| schoolboard = Saskatoon Public School Division
| system = Public
| type = Elementary
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| grades = Kindergarten to Grade 8
| principal = Jody Glines
| enrollment_as_of = 2017
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| feeder_to = Mount Royal Collegiate
| website = [http://www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca/school/vincentmassey/ Vincent Massey Community School]
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{{see also|Saskatoon Public School Division|Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools}}
Area Parks
- Archibald McDonald Park {{convert|13.49|acre|m2}}
This park was named after Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor Archibald McDonald (1790–1853)[http://www.clandonald.org.uk/cdm09/cdm09a18.htm A Hudson's Bay Company Pioneer - Chief Factor Archibald McDonald of Fort Qu'Appelle] URL accessed April 12, 2007[http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/binnieclark/macdonald.html Wheat and Woman by Georgina Binnie-Clark: Saskatchewan pioneer pictures 1914] URL accessed April 12, 2007
- Marlborough Park {{convert|1.10|acre|m2}}
Shopping
Massey Place has a small strip mall located at the corner of Northumberland Avenue & Morris Drive. The neighbourhood is also near the Confederation Urban Centre and the soon to be finished Blairmore Urban Centre.
=See also=
History
The majority of dwellings were constructed in the 1960s with the construction tapering off in the 1970s. The land for this community was annexed by the city of Saskatoon between 1960 and 1964, and construction began immediately.[http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201065317/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf |date=2007-12-01 }} URL accessed April 1, 2007
Life
Massey Place Community Association is very active, and with its membership base and volunteers promotes a wide variety of leisure activities for the area.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Massey Place}}
- [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/neighbourhood_demographics/meadowgreen.pdf Meadowgreen map and demographics City of Saskatoon]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927020622/http://www.scs.sk.ca/saskatoon100/students/funstuff/wordsearches/neighbourhoods/neighbourhoods.html Saskatoon Neighbourhoods Word Search Puzzle]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304043923/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/zam_maps/index.asp City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071201065317/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006]
- [http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/CA/Saskatchewan/Saskatoon/Massey-Place-Map.aspx Map of Saskatoon Massey Place Neighbourhood Map]
{{Geographic location
| West = Confederation Park
Pacific Heights
| Centre = Massey Place
| East = Mount Royal
| South = Confederation Urban Centre
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{{Neighbourhoods of Saskatoon|selected=Confederation SDA}}