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| State | Canada | |
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| Altitude | 481 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 241.400 (2007) | |
| Prefix tel | 1 306, 639 | |
| Time zone | UTC − 6 | |
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Saskatoon is a city in the province Canadian of Saskatchewan.
To know
Saskatoon has retained something of its time when it was a remote outpost in the Wild West. Its appearance is not flashy although it is, without a shadow of a doubt, a rich city that derives its profits from highly mechanized agriculture but also from an extremely diverse mining industry. In fact, oil, gas, gold, diamonds and uranium are extracted from the subsoil in large quantities, which contributes to making it one of the main engines of the Canadian economy.
The city is also famous for being home to the University of Saskatchewan, a pioneering institute in biological research.
How to orient yourself
Saskatoon: full screen map.The South Saskatchewan River divides the city in two: The Central Business District stretches on the west bank while the east bank is dominated by the University of Saskatchewan complex. The two banks are connected by the University bridge, completed in the early 1900s but rebuilt about ten years later.
Neighborhoods
- Central Business District - Spadina Crescent is the avenue that runs along the west bank of the river and where some of the city's major attractions are located such as the Ukrainian Museum, the Mendel Art Gallery and a grand period hotel, the Delta Bessborough Hotel. For the rest, the center of Saskatoon is above all a shopping area thanks to the presence of huge shopping centers. Midtown Plaza is located at 201 First Avenue South. A little farther on, with an entrance also on First Avenue, is the Scotia Center Mall, completed in 1980 on the site of the Capitol Theater. Few of Saskatoon's historic buildings survived the bulldozers. Among these, in addition to the Delta Bessborough Hotel, the Canadian Pacific train station at 305 Idylwyld Drive, completed in 1908 and declared well protected in 1994, the Fairbanks-Morse Building, a warehouse on East 23rd Street, partially converted into apartments private and also declared well protected in 1995. Outside the Central Business District is the building that houses the King George Elementary School, inaugurated in 1913 to a design by David Webster. Symbols of Freemasonry appear on the facade.
How to get
By plane
Saskatoon has an international airport, the John G. Diefenbaker Airport. The companies that operate domestic flights are Air Canada, Jazz is WestJet.
Regional companies are there Ready Airways and the Transwest Air with flights to Baker Lake (seasonal), Prince Albert, Points North, Rankin Inlet (seasonal), Stony Rapids, Uranium City and Wollaston.
International flights are operated by Northwest Airlines and United Airlines
How to get around
What see
- Mendel Art Gallery, 950 Spadina Crescent E. The collections include 5,000 works by contemporary Canadian artists.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Moderate prices
- Days Inn, 2000 Idylwyld Dr North Circle Dr.
Average prices
- Hilton Garden Inn, 90-22nd Street E (Near the Midtown Plaza Mall on First Avenue), ☎ 1 306 244 2311. Modern hotel with spacious rooms. Fast connection to the network. Free parking
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Wanuskewin Heritage Park (5 km north of the center just off the highway n ° 11). An archaeological park opened in 1992 on the site where archaeological investigations have been conducted since 1930. Excavations brought to light settlements of Indian cultures. An amphitheater has been set up in the park where performances focusing on the life of the peoples who lived in the area are given Canadian prairies before the advent of the Europeans, designated in English as "First Nations".
