What are we asking?

The City is exploring the feasibility of releasing for sale 30 previously serviced and subdivided residential lots on Whiteswan Drive in the Silverwood Heights neighbourhood. These lots have been held in the City’s land inventory since 1988. For information on this project, please click on the Background tab. 

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How you can get involved?

Information Session

An information session is being held on May 7, 2026 at Bishop James Mahoney School (Commons Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. It is a come and go event where you can talk with City staff about the project and get your questions answered. There is going to be a series of information boards on display. These boards will provide attendees with key details about the project, important timelines, and opportunities for feedback. You can view the boards here. Attendees are encouraged to review the boards and ask questions to learn more about the project. 

Online Survey

We have created a short survey that is designed to collect residents thoughts on the sale of the lots. The survey is open from April 30 to May 18, 2026. You can access the survey here. If you require a hardcopy of the survey to fill out and mail back to us, please contact us (see contact information below).

How will your information be used?

A summary of the information gathered at the open house and through the survey will be part of the decision report that Saskatoon Land presents to the Standing Policy Committee on Finance on August 5, 2026. It is the Committee who will decide whether the lots are placed on the market for sale.

What is the Project About?

Administration is examining the feasibility of releasing the Whiteswan Drive lots for sale in late 2026, following further due diligence and engagement with residents.

Overview of the development of Silverwood Heights

As the City of Saskatoon expanded during the 1970s and 1980s, residential development moved progressively closer to the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). In anticipation of continued growth, 30 residential lots along Whiteswan Drive in Silverwood Heights were subdivided in the late 1970s with the intention that they would eventually be marketed and sold for residential development.

City Council and Administration decided to defer the release of the lots due to the proximity to the WWTP. For the past 37 years, the lots have been maintained as open space by WWTP staff. During this period, the Silverwood Heights neighbourhood has continued to develop, and residential homes have existed in close proximity to the WWTP for decades.

City Administration is now assessing the feasibility of releasing the lots for sale in late 2026. Releasing these lots would provide immediately serviced inventory to Saskatoon’s housing market. While developers have generally kept pace with demand, the addition of these lots would strengthen overall land supply, support housing choice and advance a long-standing City Council priority to increase infill development within established neighbourhoods.

Key details:

• The lots are fully serviced and ready for development.
• Lots are zoned Low Density Residential with 22 lots zoned R1 and 8 lots zoned R1A.
• Architectural controls will be applied to ensure compatibility with the existing neighbourhood character.
• Lot purchasers will be informed of the proximity to the WWTP as part of their Agreement of Sale.

For more information on zoning, please click here.