Cruisin’ for a Boozin’

Walk Name: Cruisin’ for a Boozin’         

Walk Leader(s): Mairin Loewen  

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

My name is Mairin Loewen and I’m the City Councillor for Ward 7. Bars, pubs, and other licensed establishments are both loved and loathed in our community. This walk is an opportunity to consider the role bars and alcohol have played in our City and what their influence might be in the future.

Duration : 1 Hour for walk

Walk Description: 

Saskatoon may have been originally imagined as a Temperance Colony, but within years of its establishment alcohol had officially moved to town. This walk will take participants through Exhibition and Avalon, and along the way we’ll stroll by several bars and talk about the way the way they’re regulated and how they impact our community. The walk will conclude with an opportunity for refreshments at an all-ages local establishment (on the patio, weather permitting!). Don’t let the title fool you: this is a family-friendly walk!

Meeting Place: Avalon Shopping Centre

End Location:  Same

Public Transit Directions:  Meeting Place is accessible via Routes 6, 13, and 17

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Where is nearest parking? : Free parking is available at the Avalon Shopping Centre.

Day/Time: Sunday May 3, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Age - Friendly-How does Saskatoon measure up?

Walk Title: Age - Friendly-How does Saskatoon measure up?

Walk Leader: Candace Skrapek

About This Walk

Age-friendly. Sounds pretty simple and desirable for anywhere, but does Saskatoon fit the label? Does our city have what it takes to make it good place to live for older adults? There are many elements to consider: civic participation, employment, respect and social inclusion, housing and perhaps the easiest to imagine and achieve: walkability. A walkable neighbourhood brings many benefits for older adults, including opportunities to visit with family, friends and neighbours, access to local stores and services, access to parks and outdoor spaces, and access to public transportation. Walking promotes physical exercise that is important to physical and mental health maintaining independence and improved quality of life. Candace Skrapek the co-chair of the Saskatoon Council on Aging Age-Friendly Initiative will lead a walk through just a few streets downtown and discuss "walkability" and other ideas about how our city measures up as age-friendly. This walk will be designed for a leisurely pace and will be "walkable" without barriers or mobility challenges.

Walk Leader: Candace Skrapek

The Saskatoon Council on Aging has done a major research project over the last three years to examine Saskatoon through the lens of the 8 dimensions of an age friendly city that the World Health Organization has identified. Over 500 Older Adults have told us about Saskatoon and what we can brag about and what we can improve. This walk will enable us to have a conversation about how an age friendly community can promote quality of life for all.

Taking Public Transit: Most city buses will take a route to downtown.

Parking Availability:Parking meters on all downtown streets or for 90 minutes on 5th Avenue

Walk Starts: In front of City Hall

Stonebridge: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Walk Title: Stonebridge: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Walk Description:
Stonebridge, a new neighbourhood on the south end of Saskatoon, is a combination of the Good, the Bad and downright Ugly. See how the worst features of urban design—cars, concrete, and consumption—live on in this neighbourhood as if there were no tomorrow, as if everything we have learned about climate change, ecological footprint, over consumption and convivial cities had been totally ignored (almost). We’ll keep looking for the silver lining and try not to make it too much of a bummer!

Walk Leader: 
Paul Hanley is environmental columnist with the StarPhoenix and author of ELEVEN, a book about the future of the planet. He lives near the Stonebridge neighbourhood and has watched its development with interest (and horror.).

Start/Finish: 
St Martin's Church Parking Lot

Bus: 
Number 6 Broadway bus stops at Wilson and Clarence.

Parking: 
On street for free

Saskatoon’s New Infill Requirements

Walk Name: Saskatoon’s New Infill Requirements

Walk Leader(s): Alan Wallace & Paula Kotasek-Toth                    

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

Alan Wallace is the Director of Planning and Development for City of Saskatoon

Paula Kotasek-Toth is a senior planner with the City of Saskatoon

Leading this walk to gain an appreciation for the significant issues and opportunities  which are inherent with infill development.

Duration: 1.5 hours max

Walk Description: 

Infill Development is controversial, with many points of view!  This walk will show on site examples of desirable and undesirable infill development within a historic core neighbourhood and describe the effect of the city’s proposed new infill regulations.

This walk will look at a typical block within Varsity View which has been subject to a lot of infill development.

Limit of 15 please!

Meeting Place: Dairy Queen at corner of Cumberland and College

End Location:  This walk will end at the same location.

Public Transit Directions: 

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

The ecological and cultural history of the Meewasin valley

        

Walk Name:The ecological and cultural history of the Meewasin valley

Walk Leader(s): Gillian                       

Walk Description: 

The ecological and cultural history of the Meewasin valley, with a focus on the changing natural environment.

Meeting Place: Meewasin Valley center

End Location:  Meewasin Valley center

Public Transit Directions: 

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Where is nearest parking?  MVA parking lot, free 

The Heart of the City

The Heart of the City……
…….an historic walking tour of downtown Saskatoon.

Leader: Alan Morton

Bio of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk:
I am both a Heritage Society, and Heritage Festival Board member, who has lived in Saskatoon for over 50 years. For the last fifteen of these, I have been active in writing local history articles; a sizeable number of which, have been published in the local print media. More recently, I have been involved in conducting heritage walking tours, for a select group, on an annual basis.

Duration: 1 – 1.25 hours

Walk Description:
The Heart of the City…an historic walking tour of downtown Saskatoon.
Join us for an interesting, and informative, walking tour featuring some of Saskatoon’s iconic historical sites.
Learn about the stories, and the little-known facts behind them, plus their significance and social impact, on the development of our city.

Meeting Place: Friendship Park – close to the Gabriel Dumont statue,
End Location: 21st Street East, opposite the Midtown Plaza.

Homo Hike: An Historical Downtown Walking Tour

Walk Name: Homo Hike: An Historical Downtown Walking Tour

Walk Leader(s): Joe Wickenhauser                               

Walk Leader's phone number:

Walk Description: 

You’ve never seen this history in a high-school textbook! Saskatoon has long been one of Canada’s leading centres for activism around gender and sexual diversity. Hear these public and personal stories come to life on this fun, interactive tour. Ask your questions, share your experience and open your eyes to the rich history of diversity, right here in Saskatoon! Enjoy a leisurely walk as local storytellers chart the changing landscape of LGBTQ lives and activism in the city of bridges.

Meeting Place: Avenue Community Centre, Top Floor – Habitat Centre, 320 21^st St W, Saskatoon

End Location:  Avenue Community Centre, Top Floor – Habitat Centre, 320 21^st St W, Saskatoon

*looped walks are ideal but not necessary

Public Transit Directions: 

Best bet: 50/60 East or Westbound. Get off the bus on 22^nd St W and Ave C. Walk to 21^st & Ave D.

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/

Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?:

Free street parking available outside starting location. (2-4 hours).

Broadway - where it all began!

Walk Name: Broadway - where it all began!

Walk Leader(s): Peggy Sarjeant             

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

Broadway Avenue is vitally important to the history of Saskatoon. It is the city’s first commercial district and has ties to the original Temperance Colony settlement of 1882. In 1986, I co-authored the booklet “Broadway through Boom and Bust and Back Again!” published by the Saskatoon Heritage Society and from 1989 to 2007 I was involved in leading walking tours through this historic district. As a long-time resident of Nutana, I regard Broadway as my local shopping centre and gathering place.

Duration : 1 hr. approx..

Walk Description: 

A stroll along Saskatoon’s earliest main street with a dip into its alleyways and side streets, looking at its architectural history and listening to stories of times gone by.

Meeting Place: Outside Victoria School

End Location:  Starbucks at the corner of 10^th Street and Broadway

Public Transit Directions:  Sunday: # 6 Dept. Downtown 9:16 am - arrive 5 Corners 9:21 a.m. #6 Dept. Market Mall 9:14 a.m.-arrive 5 Corners 9:37 a.m. # 1 Dept. Downtown 9:31 a.m. - arrive 5 Corners 9:37 a.m.

Where is nearest parking? Parking is free along Broadway and the side streets on Sunday

Psycho Geography – An ephemeral view of Saskatoon’s Urban Fabric

Walk Name:  Psycho Geography – An ephemeral view of Saskatoon’s Urban Fabric

Walk Leader(s):  Shawn Storry

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):

The built environment directly affects people, and is perceived differently by every individual.  Individual experiences of public spaces are defined by race, ethnicity, age, gender, how the individual is dressed, and what a person is thinking.  These subjective demographics all contribute to the experience of that particular individual.  The idea of how the city can affect a person fascinates me.  Psychogeography is another way to have the city affect an individual ultimately altering the way the city can be perceived.  The term is a mid-century modern concept becoming more commonly identified as the sub-genre situationist movement.  Situationists provide an alternate view, concept, and way to move throughout the city – sometimes referred to as wayfinding.

Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description: 

Psychogeography is a mid-century modern concept becoming more commonly  identified as a sub-genre situationist movement.  Situationists provide an alternate view, concept, and way to move throughout the city – sometimes referred to as wayfinding.

Meeting Place: Delta Bessborough

End Location:  Where-ever our wayfinging walk leads

Public Transit Directions: 

Bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/