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| Walk Title | Description | Address | Date | Time | Walk Duration | Walk Difficulty | Walk Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | |||||||
| Caswell Bus Barns | Visit the adaptive re-use of the old Saskatoon Transit System buildings in Caswell Hill to the new CASWELL BUS BARNS arts and culture hub. The buildings are under construction with varying units complete and occupied. | 324 24th Street West | May 1, 2026 | 12:00pm | 1 hour | Easy | Crystal Bueckert |
| Saturday, May 2, 2026 | |||||||
| History of the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park | We will walk from the South West Parking lot of the Cathedral on Attridge to the Superintendent's Building in the park. We will talk about the trees, shelterbelts, and people who lived and worked here during the time that the park was the Sutherland Forest Nursery. | South West Parking lot of the Cathedral on Attridge. | May 2, 2026 | 2:00pm | 1 hour | Easy | Bernadette Vangool |
| George Généreux Urban Regional Park Forest Walk | This is a guided walk through one of the two urban afforestation area created by the City of Saskatoon in the 1970s. It is less known and wilder than the St Barb Baker Afforestation area and the trails are less developed. | Trail head off Highway 7 just north of the railway overpass | May 2, 2026 | 3:00pm | 1 hour 30 minutes | Moderate | John Penner |
| Sunday, May 3, 2026 | |||||||
| What the Deceased in Woodlawn Cemetery Reveal about their Lives in Saskatoon: A Case Study of the Greek Community | When we think about cemeteries, we most often focus on them as places of mourning where we can grieve, find comfort, and remember a family member or friend. Cemeteries provide a tranquil and peaceful place to reflect on their lives, influence, and legacy. Relationships between the dead and the living are often recognized by how and where the deceased are laid to rest. In this way, cemeteries can reflect individual and shared values, beliefs, customs, and traditions and can provide important insight into our past as families and communities. Cemeteries also can remind us of the sacrifices of those who preceded us and provide future generations of the living with a place to show our respect and appreciation. The City of Saskatoon’s current Cemeteries Bylaw designates “special areas” within Woodlawn Cemetery for specific demographic groups, including military graves and “the interment of members of religious or ethnic groups”. Today, special sections have been designated for the Roman Catholic, Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i, and the Orthodox faiths and for the Greek , Chinese, Islamic Ismalian, and Jewish communities. This Jane’s Walk will explore the origins of one of the special areas within Woodlawn Cemetery. Between 1919 and 1937, sixteen members of Saskatoon’s Greek community were interred in a designated portion of Block 33. Half of the deceased were children under the age of one year or stillborn. In 1939, a second special area (Block 69) became, and remains today, as the burial ground for the Greek community. Through the existence of these graves, we will discuss the factors underlying the establishment of this community’s two burial blocks and consider how their designation related to the creation of other special areas and the overall development of Woodlawn Cemetery. Anyone with knowledge of how the other special areas for religious and ethnic groups were established are welcome to participate in the Walk and contribute to the discussion. | We will assemble near the administration/maintenance building within Woodlawn Cemetery. | May 3, 2026 | 2:00pm | 1 hour 30 minutes | Easy | Ken Pontikes |