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Sizzling economy creating a Saskaboom

SASKATOON — It used to be hard to find anyone in Saskatoon who would speak ill of this tranquil city on the south Saskatchewan River. It might not have been as well-heeled as other centres, but it was a pretty place, a city of bridges, somewhere you could afford to buy a house, you knew your neighbours, and could drive clear across town in 10 minutes.

Now business is good, house prices are soaring and a new sense of confidence has taken hold. Saskatoon is officially a boomtown, and that's where the complaints begin.

"When they use the phrase, 'Saskatoon is the new Calgary,' there's a lot that goes with that," said Tony Bassett, 37, a communications manager who has lived in the city for 15 years.

"The roads issue is going through the roof, because the infrastructure is just not able to handle the growth. The city is really struggling to keep its head above water."

For the first time in more than a decade, more people are moving to Saskatchewan than leaving. Saskatoon has been the primary beneficiary of that growth, as uranium, potash, oil and gas, and record wheat prices have all fuelled the city's resurgence.

The Conference Board of Canada said last week that Saskatoon, population 202,000, would have the country's fastest growing economy this year, knocking Calgary from the top spot.

But ask anyone in the city how the economic good times are affecting their lives, and they'll complain about the traffic.

"When you've lived a certain way for 15 years and then you're in a traffic jam, the kind you see in big cities, you start to freak out and you get pretty angry," Mr. Bassett said. "One of the great selling points was that you could get anywhere in 10 minutes. Not any more. If you go at peak times, you're looking at 45 minutes to get across the city."

Part of the problem is the expansion of the city's suburbs. Bedroom communities on the city's edge that were going nowhere five years ago are now adding huge subdivisions. Bulldozers fill the landscape around towns such as Warman, just north of Saskatoon, which is struggling to keep pace with a 36 per cent increase in its population since 2002.

In Saskatoon itself, house prices jumped 57 per cent last year, to an average of $253,000. Although that's still relatively affordable compared to other Canadian cities, it's a big adjustment for those who live here.

Mr. Bassett says he has lost count of the number of unsolicited calls he has had from real-estate agents wondering if he'd like to sell his home on the city's desirable east side. On the one hand, he's thrilled to have a valuable asset that has doubled or even tripled in value. On the other hand, he'd hate to be on the outside of the housing market looking in.

"A lot of people went to Alberta with big dreams and aspirations, but they were no better off there with the high cost of living. So they came back home, and now they're seeing many of the same problems," he said.

David Williams, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business, said the city should enjoy its time in the spotlight, because it may be brief. The province's resource-based economy is prone to boom and bust.

"It's like a lawn sprinkler - when the stream touches us we're a 'have' province. We hope it will stay, but it usually keeps going around," he said.

"Let's be honest, this is not the centre of the universe, but we now have an Audi dealership."

Prof. Williams said many people are struggling with the boom because wages haven't caught up with living costs. Apartment buildings are being bought up and turned into condominiums, which has reduced the supply of apartments and driven up the cost of rent, he said. Some people have seen their rent increase by $200 or more in the last year, and he expects the dark side of the boom will be a major issue in the upcoming provincial election.

Even in a full-employment economy, where Domino's Pizza is offering $15 to $20 an hour, there are still pockets of entrenched poverty. Lee Bolger works at the aptly-named Boomtown Outfitters, a camping equipment store at the edge of the West Side's skid row. The pawn shop and food bank around the corner are hopping all day, catering to the city's primarily aboriginal poor, but Mr. Bolger says the area is changing. Art galleries have moved in, the young middle class are renting apartments and there's a farmer's market on weekends.

"There's definitely a change abroad," he said.

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