Silverwood Heights, Saskatoon
| Silverwood Heights | |
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 Silverwood Heights location map |
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| Coordinates: 52°10′48″N 106°37′22″W / 52.18000°N 106.62278°WCoordinates: 52°10′48″N 106°37′22″W / 52.18000°N 106.62278°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Saskatchewan
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| City | Saskatoon |
| Suburban Development Area | Lawson |
| Neighbourhood | Silverwood Heights |
| Settled | 1907 |
| Annexed | 1975-1979 |
| Construction | 1971-1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal (Ward 5) |
| • Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
| • Councillor | Randy Donauer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 10,786 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| • Average Income | $93,772 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Website | Silverwood Heights Community Association |
| Brownell School | |
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| Address | |
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274 Russell Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 7E1 Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary |
| Opened | 1985 |
| School board | Saskatoon Public School Division |
| Principal | Nilima Douglas |
| Vice Principal | Graeme Carey |
| Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Enrollment | 241 (2016) |
| Education system | Public |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue |
| Sports | Volleyball, Basketball |
| Mascot | Brownell Bear |
| Feeder to | Marion M. Graham Collegiate |
| Website | Brownell School |
| Silverwood Heights School | |
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| Address | |
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403 Silverwood Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 6G1 Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary |
| Opened | 1979 |
| School board | Saskatoon Public School Division |
| Principal | Genevieve Wood |
| Vice Principal | Michelle Timm |
| Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Enrollment | 242 (2016) |
| Education system | Public |
| Language | English |
| Feeder to | Marion M. Graham Collegiate |
| Website | Silverwood Heights School |
| École Sister O'Brien School | |
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| Address | |
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451 Silverwood Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 1L3 Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | 1981 |
| School board | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools |
| Principal | Jill Clapson |
| Vice Principal | Curtis Pek |
| Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Enrollment | 280 (2016) |
| Education system | Separate |
| Language | English, French |
| Feeder to | Bishop James Mahoney High School |
| Website | École Sister O'Brien School |
| St. Angela School | |
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| Address | |
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302 Russell Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 6P2 Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | 1987 |
| School board | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools |
| Principal | Tony Bairos |
| Vice Principal | Olya Kowaluk |
| Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Enrollment | 267 (2016) |
| Education system | Separate |
| Language | English |
| Feeder to | Bishop James Mahoney High School |
| Website | St. Angela School |
Silverwood Heights is a mostly residential neighbourhood located in north-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a suburban subdivision, composed mostly of single detached dwellings and some multiple-unit apartment and semi-detached dwellings. As of 2009, the area is home to 10,786 residents. The neighbourhood is considered a middle to high-income area, with an average family income of $93,772, an average dwelling value of $324,547 and a home ownership rate of 78.8%. According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $399,760. By land area and population, Silverwood Heights is the largest subdivision in Saskatoon.
The land that is now occupied by Silverwood Heights was originally owned by a number of parties. They included an 1891 grant to the Temperance Colonization Society, who established the first permanent settlement in the Saskatoon area (Nutana); a farmer from Great Britain, John Malcolm Mark, who obtained land for a homestead in 1900; and Cleeve W. Taylor, another homesteader.
William Alexander "Billy" Silverwood arrived in Saskatoon from Ontario in about 1907 and bought land two miles (3 km) north of the city limits. A livestock dealer by occupation, he built a large barn on his land (known as the Silver Springs Farm) to house his horses and cattle. By 1911, he opened the Silverwood Springs bottling plant, using spring water found on his farm. Saskatoon did not yet have a safe drinking water supply, and deaths caused by typhoid fever from contaminated well water were common. Until the city completed its own filtration system, Silverwood's bottled water was a popular commodity.
The natural spring water of the Silverwood farm attracted the attention of Robert E. Glass, a businessman from Chicago. He bought 470 acres (1.9 km2) of land from Billy Silverwood, took over his bottling plant and intended to establish a brewery. While the brewery was never built, Glass had even bigger plans. An article in the November 9, 1912 Daily Phoenix newspaper not only announced his purchase of the Silver Springs Farm, but also his intentions to establish an industrial city called "Factoria" on the site. It was promoted as having abundant natural resources - water, limestone, sand and clay - to support a variety of manufacturing ventures.
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