Saskatoon

Saskatoon
Jane's Walk Saskatoon: May 1 to 3, 2015 - Meet Your City

Thursday 9 April 2015

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

Thursday 2 April 2015

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 LocationThis 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 LocationMeewasin 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 Cityan 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.



Wednesday 1 April 2015

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 21st St W, Saskatoon
End Location:  Avenue Community Centre, Top Floor – Habitat Centre, 320 21st 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 22nd St W and Ave C. Walk to 21st & 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 10th 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/ 


Tuesday 31 March 2015

President Murray Park


Walk Name: President Murray Park
Walk Leader(s): Stan Shadick

Walk Leader's phone number: 306-652-5975

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):
President Murray Park contains 2 city blocks of mature spruce trees. This urban forest is home to a variety of songbirds.
  
Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description:  We will walk through this park listening and looking for any small songbirds that are present. We may see some finches, thrushes or nuthatches, chickadees and early migrant warblers. Bring a pair of binoculars, if possible. Any field guide to the Birds of North America would also be useful.

Meeting Place: NW corner of park at McKinnon Avenue and Aird St.
End Location:  Same as meeting place.
*looped walks are ideal but not necessary

Public Transit Directions:  Take any bus travelling along College Drive and get off at first stop east of Clarence Ave or first stop west of Wiggins Ave. Walk 4 blocks south to the park.

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


Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?: Parking is available on the street.

Hub of Creativity


Walk Name:  Hub of Creativity
Walk Leader(s): M. Craig Campbell 

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):
Craig is a founding member of artSpace Saskatoon Inc. artSpace in interested in repurposing the Transit Bus Barns in South Caswell Hill to a creative hub for art, culture and community in Saskatoon.

Duration: approximately 1 hour

Walk Description:  We will tour both outside and inside the Caswell Hill Bus Barns while presenting an overview of many possible uses for the buildings and the property.
A simplified overview of the 2014 environmental and structural analysis will be part of the discussion.

Meeting Place: Corner of 24th St. W. and Ave. D North
End Location:  Same

Public Transit Directions

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

Friday 27 March 2015

Photo Walk in Downtown Saskatoon - 2015



Walk Name: Photo walk in downtown Saskatoon
Walk Leader(s):  Branimir Gjetvaj                        

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


Branimir Gjetvaj is an environmental photographer from Saskatoon. His passion is outdoor photography, and teaching people how to use their cameras beyond the Program mode 
www.branimirphoto.ca

Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description

Explore the familiar scene of Saskatoon downtown core with fresh eyes, take a few pictures and exercise your creative side. Join a group of like-minded shutterbugs and find out if you could see (and photograph) what others missed. Although we will be walking on a paved surface, please bring shoes with adequate ankle support and non-slip soles. And remember to watch both ways before you cross a road.


Meeting Place: Gazebo at the Kiwanis Memorial Park south of Delta Bessborough Hotel

End LocationGazebo at the Kiwanis Memorial Park south of Delta Bessborough Hotel

We will walk along the river past the Friendship Park and spend some time photographing in the River Landing area. After that, we will head north along the 2nd Avenue S, turn east on 21st Street E and return to the starting point via Delta Bessborough Hotel.


Public Transit Directions: any bus that will take you downtown Saskatoon

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

Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?: free parking on Sunday is available along Spadina Crescent E and 20th Street E

Jane's Walk Information Session Sunday April 12, 2015


Hello Walk Leaders!

We are all really excited about the amazing selection of walks lined up for 2015!  Thanks for helping make this year so diverse and interesting.

I would like to invite you to join us at Amigos on Sunday, April 12th at 2pm for an informal Jane's Walk information session.  Its a great opportunity for walk leaders to meet each other and hear about all the other great walks lined up.  We will also hand out your Jane's Walk Leader package and discuss how to promote the walks in the final push leading up to May.  (Snacks will be provided).

Unfortunately the Janeswalk.org website has some technical difficulties and the walks are not getting posted to the site.  We are going to announce the walks on our blog for now so keep an eye out for your walk.  Make sure to 'Like', 'Share', etc.

If you haven't submitted your form yet please get it in soon!  We're trying to accommodate everyone's times but we need all the forms in first.  We also want to be able to list all the walks in our press release which will be going out this week.


If you have any questions or comments please get in touch.  Otherwise, hope to see you on April 12th!