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Saskatoon City Council is the governing body of Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It consists of ten councillors representing ten wards throughout the city and the mayor of Saskatoon, who is elected city-wide. The current council was elected to a four-year term on November 13, 2024. [1] [2]
Saskatoon received a town charter in July 1903, which led to the inception of a town council. [1] In May 1906 the Town of Saskatoon merged with the settlements of Riversdale and Nutana, and the City of Saskatoon was incorporated. [2] Until 1954, Saskatoon's mayor was elected annually. From 1954 until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually. [1]
The victory made Block the first woman to be elected mayor in Saskatoon's history. [10] Block was inaugurated along with the new city council on November 20, 2024. [11] In December 2024, Block led the new council in reducing a proposed property tax increase in the 2025 budget from nearly 6% to below 5%. [12]
Henry Dayday (born October 8, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from 1988 to 2000. He was elected mayor four times, tied for the most since mayoral terms were extended beyond one year in 1954, although he is tied as the second longest-serving mayor in the city's history as the term limit for mayor was extended from three to four years in 2012. [1]
Buckwold was first elected to Saskatoon City Council as an alderman in 1953. When John D. McAskill resigned as mayor in 1958, Buckwold ran to replace him, and was elected mayor. Buckwold was the first Jewish mayor in Saskatoon's history. [1]
The city of Saskatoon developed around the South Saskatchewan River. The history of Saskatoon began with the first permanent non-indigenous settlement of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1883 when Toronto Methodists, wanting to escape the liquor trade in that city, decided to set up a "dry" community in the rapidly growing prairie region.
Saskatoon City Hall, the seat of local government, is located in the city's Central Business District. The village of Saskatoon, often referred to as West Saskatoon was incorporated in 1901. [18] When Saskatoon, Riversdale and Nutana amalgamated to form the City of Saskatoon in 1903, James R. Wilson (Russell Wilson) was the first mayor. In 1912 ...
Clark was first elected to Saskatoon City Council in 2006, unseating incumbent Elaine Hnatyshyn. He was acclaimed in 2009 and re-elected by a wide margin in 2012. [5] As a councillor, Clark often championed greater transparency and alternative development strategies.