Editing Saskatoon (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Health care===
The [[Saskatchewan Health Authority]] is responsible for health care delivery in the area. They operate three hospitals within the city boundaries, these include [[Royal University Hospital]], [[Saskatoon City Hospital]], and [[St. Paul's Hospital (Saskatoon)]]. Royal University Hospital is a teaching and research hospital that operates in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan. The health authority also operates hospitals in smaller neighbouring communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |title=Saskatoon Health Region List of Hospitals |publisher=Saskatoonhealthregion.ca |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203159/http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/facilities_hospitals.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In addition to hospitals the health authority operates long-term care facilities, clinics and other health care services. [[Jim Pattison Children's Hospital]] began construction in 2014 and opened in 2019 under the auspices of what was then the [[Saskatoon Health Region]], since absorbed into the [[Saskatchewan Health Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/designs-for-230m-children-s-hospital-unveiled-1.1145902 |title=Designs for $230M Children's Hospital unveiled – Saskatchewan – CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2012-07-12 |access-date=2012-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713064903/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/07/12/sk-childrens-hospital-1207.html |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/locations/CHS/Pages/Preparing%20for%20Opening%20Day.aspx |title=Jim Pattison Children's Hospital – Preparing for Opening Day – Overview |publisher=Saskatoonhealthregion.ca |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621124000/https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/locations/CHS/Pages/Preparing%20for%20Opening%20Day.aspx |archive-date=June 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Policing===
[[File:Saskatoon police hq 1.jpg|thumb|Headquarters for the [[Saskatoon Police Service]]. The service provides [[municipal police|municipal policing]] for the city.]]
The [[Saskatoon Police Service]] is the primary police service for the city of Saskatoon and holds both Municipal and Provincial Jurisdiction. The following services also have jurisdiction in Saskatoon: Corman Park Police Service, [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], [[CN Police|Canadian National Railway Police Service]] and the [[Canadian Pacific Railway Police Service]]. As of December 31, 2012, the SPS had 442 sworn members, 59 Special Constables, and 136 civilian positions.<ref>[http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2012_Annual_Report_(web).pdf Most recent SPS Annual Report on SPS website. January 26, 2015]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101517/http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2012_Annual_Report_%28web%29.pdf |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>

====Crime====
The 2006 census crime data, released July 18, 2007, showed Saskatoon leading Canada in [[violent crime]], with 1,606 violent crimes per 100,000 residents annually. However, crime statistics produced by the [[Saskatoon Police Service]] shows that crime is on the decline. In 2010, total crimes against people went up 1.28% but total crimes against property fell by 11.75%.<ref name="sps2010ar">{{cite web |url=http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2010_Annual_Report_%28web_Sept_5%29.pdf |title=Saskatoon Police Service Annual Report 2010 |work=Saskatoon Police Service |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112102038/http://police.saskatoon.sk.ca/pdf/annual_reports/SPS_2010_Annual_Report_(web_Sept_5).pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Saskatoon dropped to fourth highest in Canada for its CSI after being in second place for several years. [[Crime in Canada]] uses Crime Severity Index calculated using the crime rate and the severity of those crimes. 2019 saw a record 16 homicides reported in Saskatoon, giving the city a homicide rate of around 6.5 murders per 100,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-04-13 |title=Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510007101 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, the Saskatoon police were found to engage in "[[starlight tours]]," where officers would arrest Indigenous men and drive them out of the city in the dead of winter to abandon them.<ref name="dispatch">{{cite news|url=https://www.uregina.ca/alumni/news-aen-nfrcdaafdis.htm|title=New film renews community discussion about Aboriginal freezing deaths in Saskatoon|work=Dispatch|publisher=[[University of Regina]]|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102040422/https://www.uregina.ca/alumni/news-aen-nfrcdaafdis.htm|archive-date=November 2, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Windspeaker">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Saskatoon+police+chief+admits+starlight+cruises+are+not+new.%28inquiry...-a0105369747|title=Saskatoon police chief admits starlight cruises are not new|date=July 1, 2003|work=Windspeaker|publisher=[[Aboriginal Multimedia Society of Alberta]]|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235335/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Saskatoon+police+chief+admits+starlight+cruises+are+not+new.(inquiry...-a0105369747|archive-date=October 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:Saskatoon Skyline Night.jpg|thumb|[[Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon)|Broadway Bridge]] is one of several bridges that cross over the [[South Saskatchewan River]].]]

==== Roads and bridges ====
Saskatoon is on the [[Yellowhead Highway]] spur of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] system, also known as [[Saskatchewan Highway 16|Highway 16]], which connects Saskatchewan, [[Manitoba]], [[Alberta]], and [[British Columbia]]. Highways [[Saskatchewan Highway 5|5]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 7|7]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 11|11]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 12|12]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 14|14]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 41|41]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 219|219]], [[Saskatchewan Highway 684|684]], and [[Saskatchewan Highway 762|762]] all meet at Saskatoon, with [[Saskatchewan Highway 60|Highway 60]] terminating just outside the southwestern city limits. The following bridges cross the [[South Saskatchewan River]] in Saskatoon (in order from upstream):
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* [[Grand Trunk Bridge (Saskatoon)|Grand Trunk Bridge]] (rail)
* [[Circle Drive South Bridge|Gordie Howe Bridge]]
* [[Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge]]
* [[Traffic Bridge]]
* [[Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon)|Broadway Bridge]]
* [[University Bridge (Saskatoon)|University Bridge]]
* [[CPR Bridge (Saskatoon)|CPR Bridge]] (rail)
* [[Circle Drive Bridge (Saskatoon)|Circle Drive Bridge]]
* [[Chief Mistawasis Bridge]]
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Construction of Saskatoon's [[beltway|ring road]], [[Circle Drive]], began in the mid-1960s (after first being proposed in 1913), and was completed on July 31, 2013, with the opening of the $300 million South Circle Drive project.<ref name=southbridge>[http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=1feb4038-f559-4b76-b901-cec60df57314 Saskatoon's south bridge finally becoming a reality] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104212838/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=1feb4038-f559-4b76-b901-cec60df57314 |date=January 4, 2016 }}, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, June 20, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.</ref>
[[File:Saskatoon 110.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport]] is the [[international airport]] for the [[Saskatoon metropolitan area]].]]

==== Rail ====
The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] and the Canadian National Railway have connections to Saskatoon. Both railways operate [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal facilities]] and trans-load centres; while Canadian National Railway also operates an automotive transfer facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://proximityissues.ca/Maps/RAC-2004-Saskatoon.pdf |title=Proximity Railway Map for Saskatoon |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525081353/http://www.proximityissues.ca/Maps/RAC-2004-Saskatoon.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Saskatoon is a stop on [[The Canadian]] passenger transcontinental rail route operated by [[Via Rail]]. The [[Saskatoon railway station]] is in the city's west end; it opened in the late 1960s as a replacement for Saskatoon's [[Saskatoon station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|original main station]] which was on 1st Avenue downtown—the relocation of the station sparked a major redevelopment of the downtown that included the construction of the [[Midtown Plaza (Saskatoon)|Midtown Plaza]], [[TCU Place]] (originally named the Centennial Auditorium) and other developments. The many provincial transportation connections and geographic location of Saskatoon give it one of its nicknames ''The Hub City''. The [[Saskatchewan Railway Museum]] is just outside the city. In the early 2000s, talk about moving all the railways out of the city raised questions about a future [[Light rail|LRT]] system, but the city's then-Mayor said the population is too small.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=b07f13b1-fe92-4c00-98c3-8f32c0b87cc4&p=1 |title=Experts say early move to LRT wise |date=May 24, 2008 |work=The StarPhoenix |publisher=Canada.com |access-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827062046/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=b07f13b1-fe92-4c00-98c3-8f32c0b87cc4&p=1 |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Canadian Pacific rails in particular run close to the city centre, with at-grade crossings with the main throughfares at 3rd Avenue/Warman Road, Idylwyld Drive, 22nd Street, Avenue H, 20th Street, and Avenue P. As of the city's ''2021 Transportation Study,'' there seems to be no progress on improvements to the railway network around Saskatoon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Transportation Study |url=https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/transportation-utilities/transportation/planning/transportationmasterplan_2021.pdf |page=30}}</ref>

==== Air ====
[[Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport]], located in the city's northwest, provides scheduled and charter [[airline]] service for the city, and is a significant hub for mining and remote locations in Northern Saskatchewan. Non-stop scheduled destinations include Calgary, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Prince Albert, Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. Seasonal and Charter service is provided to Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Phoenix and Churchill, MB. [[Air Canada]], [[WestJet]] and [[Purolator Courier]] all have cargo facilities at the airport. [[Saskatoon/Corman Air Park]] is a [[general aviation]] airport 15&nbsp;km southeast of Saskatoon.
[[File:Saskatoon Skyline by Day.jpg|alt=The images shows Saskatoon skyline by day, on a bright clear day, and shows the city rooftops, looking westwards.|thumb|Saskatoon skyline by day, looking westwards.]]

==== Bus ====
Transit operations in Saskatoon are provided by [[Saskatoon Transit]]. The route system was revamped in 2018, creating high-frequency corridors on 22nd Street, 8th Street, and College Drive. An up-to-date schedule is posted at Saskatoon Transit Route & Schedule Adjustments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Transit/Pages/default.aspx/|title=Transit|work=saskatoon.ca|access-date=October 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016011252/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Transit/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=October 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Saskatoon was serviced by [[Saskatchewan Transportation Company|STC]] for bus service connecting across the province until May 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBC News: STC Closure |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-bus-company-stc-end-service-shut-down-1.4036612}}</ref> and [[Greyhound Canada]] for inter-provincial bus service between Manitoba and Alberta until Greyhound discontinued service on October 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-greyhound-cancels-most-routes-in-western-canada/ |title=Greyhound Cancels Most Routes in Western Canada |date=July 9, 2018 |work=Globe and Mail |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020115510/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-greyhound-cancels-most-routes-in-western-canada/ |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>