Stonebridge, Saskatoon

Circle Drive Alliance Church

The first development in the area occurred with the purchase of land in 1976 by the University Drive Alliance Church. The congregation moved into their newly built facility, Circle Drive Alliance Church, in November 1979. Two adjacent buildings, a personal care home and senior citizens' home, were completed in 1986.[2]

The city formally annexed the land in the 1980s.,[3] though some of the northern portions of the community closest to Circle Drive were actually annexed much earlier: 1959 for lands east of Preston Avenue, and 1966 for lands to the west. However, development did not begin until 2005,[4][5] with the construction of the Stonegate Shopping Centre. Stonegate's development was tied to the construction of an overpass at Clarence Avenue South over Circle Drive.[6][7] Home building began at about the same time as the Stonegate construction. The Clarence Avenue interchange was completed and opened to traffic on November 20, 2007.[8] Another interchange at Preston Avenue was constructed as part of the South Circle Drive project.[9] The neighbourhood reached full buildout in late 2015, nearly seven years ahead of schedule.[4] A limited access (southbound-in; northbound-out) interchange linking Highway 11 and Circle Drive with Vic Boulevard, opened in 2017, adding another point of entrance and egress for Stonebridge.

Stonebridge exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Grasswood. It is currently represented by Kevin Waugh of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2015.[12]

Provincially, the area is within the constituency of Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota. It is currently represented by Bronwyn Eyre of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2016.[13]

In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, Stonebridge lies within ward 7. It is currently represented by Councillor Mairin Loewen, who was elected to city council in a 2011 by-election.[14]

• Alexander MacGillivray Young Park - 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
• Alfred Bence Park - 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
• Blair Nelson Park - 4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
• Cecil A. Wheaton Park - 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
• Donald Koyl Park - 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
• Evelyn G. Edwards Park - 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
• Howard Harding Park - 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
• John Cameron Park - 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
• Mark Thompson Park - 3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
• Marshall Hawthorne Park - 8.2 acres (3.3 ha)
• Oren Willson Park - 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
• Owen Mann Park - 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
• Patricia Roe Park - 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
• Peter Zakreski Park - 20.2 acres (8.2 ha)
• Robert H. Freeland Park - 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
• Walter Wood Park - 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
• William Anderson Park - 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)

The Stonebridge Community Association was formed in 2009 to advocate on civic and property development matters, and run affordable sport and recreation programs for children, youth and adults.[21]

The Willows golf course is located immediately southwest of the community.

Stonebridge is a part of the east division of the Saskatoon Police Services patrol system.[22] Saskatoon Fire & Protective Services' east division covers the neighbourhood.[23] Transit services to Stonebridge are provided by Saskatoon Transit on route No. 17 (University - Stonebridge via Clarence).[24]

At present, the major commercial district of Stonebridge is the Stonegate Shopping Centre, a big box commercial development in the northwest corner that includes Walmart. Additional businesses are located west of Stonegate in an area called the Stonebridge Business Park, straddling Stonebridge Boulevard. Other mixed-used districts that include retail space are planned for the center of the neighbourhood. The Saskatoon Auto Mall, a collection of vehicle dealerships, is located immediately west of the community. The nearest enclosed shopping centre is Market Mall, approximately a kilometre to the north.

The Stonebridge commercial area includes new hotel development, marking the first time since the 1970s that new hotel accommodation has been constructed east of the river, following the closure of most hotels and motels along 8th Street between the 1970s and 1990s in deference to retail development.

Stonegate is an open air shopping mall located on Clarence Avenue South And Circle Drive across the road from The Saskatoon Auto Mall which stands a state of the art Walmart on the north east corner of the mall that opened in 2006 and it was a third edition Saskatoon location from the original two locations in Preston Crossing & Confederation Mall at that time before that one relocated to Blairmore Shopping Districk and in 2008 Home Depot opened a second location with the Circle Dr. North location. by that time more shops opened in Stonegate which include a Golf Town, an Adidas outlet store (Closed in 2016. now a Mastermind Toys), a Dollarama, a Mark's, a Reitmans a Carter’s & OshKosh, a Sleep Country a Warehouse One a Chatters Beauty Salon on the north west corner, the southwest corner would house big box stores which include The Brick, Petland, Home Sense, Ashley HomeStore, & a SaskTel mobility outlet, the mall also contains 4 restaurants that include A&W, New Island Sushi (formally Tony Roma’s and later formerly The Granary), Subway & Boston Pizza

Stonebridge is located within the Nutana Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by Highway 11 to the east, Clarence Avenue to the west, Circle Drive to the north, and the Canadian National Railway tracks to the south, . Streets are laid out in a typical hierarchy of arterial, collector and local roads. There are no bicycle lanes or pedestrian paths into the neighbourhood.

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• Stonebridge neighbourhood profile
• Stonebridge Community Association