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Old Posted Dec 27, 2025, 7:10 AM
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Thanks, Echoes. So let me get this straight. Princess is demolished and the site of this new school? Pleasant Hill (A great name for the repurpose) is a new Urgent care centre presently being constructed, which I remember now; and King George? It's still taking enrollment for kindergarten next year. So it's slated to close in the future? I hope they make condos out of it, haha. Just keep the beast alive.
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Construction update on College & Munroe, not sure if this is the right thread/page I should be posting this on, I didn't see any specific thread for it, sorry in advance.
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Where: SW corner of Victoria and 11th.
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What are the odds we get some sort of announcement or design plan for the DEED in 2026?
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Where: SW corner of Victoria and 11th.
What: not sure.
I've heard it called Escala 2.0, so it might be quite nice, but I don't know more than that. It's a good location for something large and high end.
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Unless meridian is cooking up two projects this year this one should be a CLT floor system.
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Nordic Spa!!

Hoping it gets started this spring!

Long-awaited spa at the Willows in Saskatoon set to begin construction in 2026 | CBC News https://share.google/OE8WtzZrb5bIufZ4T

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5fRY78fLL7XgUaxx8

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Some basic renders of Meridian's "Escala 2.0" are up on the City of Saskatoon website. The site needs rezoning before construction can start. I hope they can push this through and get started this year! Although that might be too optimistic given the typical NIMBYism for these types of developments...

https://www.saskatoon.ca/engage/702-706-victoria-avenue





This reminds me of the River Centre office building at River Landing:
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Great that the school is being saved and will help save residents. Good on the Band to help its people and all of Saskatoon.

That's a nice picture of River Centre. Sure makes me want to see part 2 at 11 floors start to happen across the street!

For Meridian, that's a bit of a disappointment. Calling that development 'something BIG' doesn't seem justified. Maybe they are going to start the Spire? Fingers crossed!
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I think the Meridian project is perfectly scaled for the location. A Victoria Avenue lined with buildings like that would be lovely.
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I think the Meridian project is perfectly scaled for the location. A Victoria Avenue lined with buildings like that would be lovely.
I agree. The sketches look perfect for that street and corner. Good scale. Hopefully the fact it's adjacent to the Marr Residence doesn't cause too many setbacks. Council seems infill-minded though, so I imagine it goes through this spring/summer with no issues.

Hopefully Meridian was in-the-know with the upcoming Concert Hall on Spadina and decided to shelve Spire until more redevelopment was in the works along that street until moving forward with that one.

I'm hopeful that the new library (which looks fantastic), the Link lanes on 1st, a Bessborough revamp, maybe a Star Phoenix tower or two, and a potential DEED funding announcement will draw some more developers downtown to start filling those empty lots. Especially along the riverbank!
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Well, I didn't say I didn't like the Meridian project and I've always supported the original 1.0.

My point was literally boldly typing that something BIG was coming to Saskatoon in 2026 and then seeing this 6 fl condo block was disappointing.

It still gives me hope that the Spire materializes AND would perfectly compliment the new concert hall, being that the apartments are supposed to be high-end rentals. Why wish for a delay? If Meridian is 'in the know' about the concert hall, they'd probably have more incentive for construction. (BTW, nice to have a debate;>)
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Still say that chunk of University land should be reserved for Sports venues. A new Baseball stadium, Track and Field, a new Football stadium, etc. Good location for the University as well as the city.

And before people comment, yest Griffith Stadium is there, but seriously it needs to be bulldozed and built fresh. Maybe a 20,000 seat stadium? Maybe larger for CFL?
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Griffith Stadium is there, but seriously it needs to be bulldozed and built fresh. Maybe a 20,000 seat stadium? Maybe larger for CFL?
Griffiths is really not that bad compared to most University stadiums in Canada. The west side stands are old and could be replaced, but the playing surface is in good conditions and even though they are already much better than most Usports facilities, the Huskies clubhouse is set to undergo a major renovation/addition. What that place really needs more than anything else is a new score clock.

With the exception of Saskatoon somehow getting a CFL franchise (not holding my breath for that), what are we going to do with a 20,000 seat stadium? The Huskies football team draws 10,000 for the homecoming game in a good year and the crowds then steadily decrease through the course of the season. The Usports teams that play in CFL stadiums typically suffer the indignity of having the stands 80%-90% empty for most games.
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My personal dream would be seeing Griffiths Stadium renovated to host a CPL expansion team alongside the Huskies, but that does not require a significant expansion in seats.
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Saskatoon navigates shift from condo projects to apartment builds

This article gives a nice round up on the projects we've all been monitoring.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...rket-9.7051638
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This article gives a nice round up on the projects we've all been monitoring.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...rket-9.7051638

Great to see the Spiral is still something that may materialize and to see all the potential developments along the river.
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