Riverdale, Yukon
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Riverdale is a neighbourhood within the city of Whitehorse
, Yukon
, Canada
. The community is separated from Whitehorse City Centre
by the Yukon River
, and is linked to Whitehorse via Lewes Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in the community.
The neighbourhood is home to the western end of the Grey Mountain and Viewpoint. Riverdale also has numerous low-rise apartments along Lewes Boulevard, which is relatively rare in Northern Canada.
The neighbourhood is served by the electoral districts of Riverdale North
and Riverdale South
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
.
Riverdale is relatively unique in Whitehorse because it is encircled by large mountains on three sides, with the Yukon River forming the fourth side. The neighbourhood has little expansion prospects, which make the presence of large apartment buildings likely to grow.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
, Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The community is separated from Whitehorse City Centre
Downtown Whitehorse, Yukon
Downtown Whitehorse is a neighbourhood in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is the commercial centre of the city. The Yukon Legislative Building is located in the neighbourhood....
by the Yukon River
Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...
, and is linked to Whitehorse via Lewes Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in the community.
The neighbourhood is home to the western end of the Grey Mountain and Viewpoint. Riverdale also has numerous low-rise apartments along Lewes Boulevard, which is relatively rare in Northern Canada.
The neighbourhood is served by the electoral districts of Riverdale North
Riverdale North
Riverdale North is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada...
and Riverdale South
Riverdale South
Riverdale South is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada...
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
.
Riverdale is relatively unique in Whitehorse because it is encircled by large mountains on three sides, with the Yukon River forming the fourth side. The neighbourhood has little expansion prospects, which make the presence of large apartment buildings likely to grow.