C.N. Industrial, Saskatoon

C.N. Industrial Area
C.N. Industrial Area
Neighborhood
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
City	Saskatoon
Suburban Development Area	Nutana
Neighbourhood	C.N. Industrial Area
Annexed	1960-1964
CN Industrial 2 Annexed	1965-1969
Government
• Type	Municipal (Ward 6)
• Administrative body	Saskatoon City Council
• Councillor	Charlie Clark
Population (2006)
• Average Income	$
Time zone	UTC-6 (UTC)
	City of Saskatoon Neighborhoods

The CN ndustrial Area is the industrial park located in southern Saskatoon. It is a part of the Nutana Suburban Development Area. A new auto mall has been constructed to the east in Stonebridge. This industrial park was established with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway crossing the South Saskatchewan River. Circle Drive provides a concurrency for TransCanada Highway and Sk Hwy 5 next to this park providing a perimeter route around the city of Saskatoon and access to major trucking routes.

Geography

The CN Industrial is bordered to the south by The Willows, Saskatoon, on the north by Circle Drive and Avalon. Stonbridge is to the east, and Sk Hwy 219 to the west. Diefenbaker management area and the South Saskatchewan River are west of the CN Industrial area.

The Grand Trunk Bridge (Saskatoon) or CN Bridge crosses the South saskatchewan River between the Queen Elizabeth Power Station on the upstream (west) side and Diefenbaker Park on the downstream (east) side. The train bridge commenced construction work in 1906 with rail line service beginning on September 21, 1908.^[1] The proposed south vehicular bridge will travel from Clarence Avenue to an area near 11th Street on the west side of Saskatoon. The south bridge is planned to span north and parallel to the Brand Trunk Bridge.^[2]

Location

Economy

The major employers in this area are Westfair Foods, Early Seed and Feed, Roadex Services, Ltd., N. Yanke Transfer, Ltd., and Speedway Moving & Storage.

Future Plans

Future plans include the completion of Circle Drive with a south bridge. Infrastructure preparations will include a major interchanges at the C.N. Industrial Park north perimeter along Circle Drive.

References

^ "The Wonder City". Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "City of Saskatoon · Departments · Infrastructure Services ..." Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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[2] "City of Saskatoon · Departments · Infrastructure Services ..." Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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