Saskatchewan Library Systems Statistical Summary 1999

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1 Saskatchewan Learning Provincial Library Saskatchewan Library Systems Statistical Summary 1999

2 SASKATCHEWAN LIBRARY SYSTEMS STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1999 Provincial Library ISSN ISBN

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction... Page 1 Sources of Information... Page 2 Five Year Comparative Public Library Statistics... Page Summary... Page 4 Selected Rankings... Page 5 Regional Participation (1999)... Page 6 Population Density... Page 7 Regional Branches (by community size)... Page 8 Collections... Page 9 Library Levies...Page 10 Operating Revenues...Page 11 Operating Expenditures...Page 13 Service Points...Page 15 Personnel...Page 17 Hours of Opening Per Week...Page 18 Circulation...Page 19 Intra-library Loans...Page 21 Saskatchewan Interlibrary Loans...Page 22 Provincial Library Cataloguing...Page 23 Provincial Library Circulation and Reference Questions...Page 24 City Branches of Regional Libraries...Page 25 Northern Libraries...Page 27 Equalized Assessments...Page 29 3

4 INTRODUCTION The ten public library systems in Saskatchewan are established under The Public Libraries Act, This legislation also provides that the Provincial Library act as the central library for Saskatchewan and act as a coordinating agency for public libraries within Saskatchewan. In that role, the Provincial Library receives, compiles, and publishes annual statistical information from the public library system. The regulations to the Act enable the Government of Saskatchewan to provide grants to Saskatchewan Public Libraries. These public libraries participate in the Saskatchewan Union Catalogue, in reciprocal borrowing within Saskatchewan, and in the Saskatchewan interlibrary loan system. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy by checking information with the library systems and having Library Directors review a draft copy of the proposed document. However, if errors are identified they should be reported to the Provincial Library. Definitions: Unless otherwise indicated, this report uses the definitions from the federal National Core Library Statistics Program Survey.

5 \SOURCES OF INFORMATION The following sources of information were used in compiling this report: Annual Reports and audited financial statements from all regional and municipal library systems; Annual Reports from northern libraries; 3. National Library of Canada - National Core Library Statistics Program Survey 1999; 4. Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics - Final 1996 Census; 5. Saskatchewan Assessment Authority Confirmed Equalized and Taxable Assessments for all urban and rural municipalities; 6. Provincial Library Statistics Form for the Year 1999 from library systems; and 7. Internal Provincial Library statistics for Notes: 1. The regional operating revenue covers operating costs of the system. Additional costs incurred by municipalities for operating branch libraries are recorded separately. These added costs and revenues were recorded on branch library annual reports by local library boards. These revenues include: direct financial contributions from supporting municipalities, indirect support such as rent-free facilities, direct funding through grants from organizations, indirect support from local organizations, local fund-raising projects, and donations. The method used to calculate rent varies from branch to branch, and from region to region. 2. Where there was a discrepancy between sources of information, the data in each library's annual report and audited financial statement was the preferred source. 3. The notation (-), where it appears, designates a 'nil' report under that heading. 5

6 FIVE YEAR COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS SASKATCHEWAN CHANGE Provincial Population 990, ,928 1,309 Population Served by Public Libraries 970, ,924 3,483 Total Provincial Grants to Public Libraries $6,047,178 $5,724,506 $322,672 Provincial Support Per Capita $6.23 $5.92 $0.31 Provincial Grant as % of Revenue - regional libraries 44.6% 46.2% -1.6% - city libraries 3.8% 3.7% 0.1% - northern libraries 56.4% 70.1% -13.7% Total Local Support (1) $28,393,145 $25,024,764 $3,368,381 Local Support per Capita $28.67 $25.88 $2.79 Total Catalogued Books in Public Libraries 3,422,507 3,057, ,319 Books per Capita Total Circulation 11,181,414 10,173,453 1,007,961 Circulation per capita Interlibrary loans (2) 50,792 63,174 (12,382) (1) Local Levies + local branch revenues. (2) Loans between public library systems in Saskatchewan. This includes direct inter-lending statistics commencing

7 1999 SUMMARY Population of Saskatchewan, 1996 Census 990,237 Participating Population 970, % - Regional Libraries 565,882 - City Libraries 374,047 - Northern Libraries (1) 30,478 Circulation 11,181, per person - Regional Libraries - Local Branches 4,382, City Libraries 6,589, Northern Libraries (1) 208, Expenditure $35,687,766 $36.78 per person - Regional Libraries. Local Branches $5,490,716 $9.70. Operation $10,721,535 $ City Libraries $18,446,300 $ Northern Libraries (1) $1,029,215 $33.77 Provincial Grants $6,047,178 $6.23 per person - Regional Libraries $4,595,800 $ City Libraries $868,878 $ Northern Libraries (1) $582,500 $19.11 (1) Includes Pahkisimon Nuye ah Library System office. 4

8 SELECTED RANKINGS (1999) Participating Provincial Provincial Local Local Participating Equalized Grant Grant As % Levies Levies As % Population Area (Km²) Assessment Per Capita of Revenue Per Capita of Revenue Saskatoon Wapiti Saskatoon Chinook Wheatland Regina Regina 193,647 64,079 $5,158,466,103 $ % $ % Regina Chinook Regina Lakeland Parkland Saskatoon Saskatoon 180,400 49,949 $5,074,598,780 $ % $ % Wapiti Wheatland Southeast Palliser Lakeland Palliser Wapiti 115,330 49,933 $4,424,733,363 $ % $ % Southeast Southeast Wheatland Parkland Chinook Wapiti Palliser 95,747 46,908 $4,086,624,290 $ % $ % Parkland Parkland Wapiti Wheatland Southeast Lakeland Southeast 92,234 45,168 $2,876,799,280 $ % $ % Wheatland Lakeland Parkland Southeast Palliser Chinook Lakeland 86,078 40,450 $2,699,628,979 $ % $ % Lakeland Palliser Chinook Wapiti Wapiti Southeast Parkland 66,301 27,567 $2,585,856,141 $ % $ % Palliser Saskatoon Lakeland Saskatoon Saskatoon Parkland Wheatland 58, $2,282,249,972 $ % $ % Chinook Regina Palliser Regina Regina Wheatland Chinook 51, $2,110,277,968 $ % $ % Notes: Equalized assessment is for participating municipalities only. 5

9 REGIONAL PARTICIPATION (1999): Municipalities and Others Participating in Regional Libraries (Number/Population) (1) Indian Non Participating Percentage Cities Towns Villages R.M.'s Bands Other Percentage Indian Bands Non- Population Population Population Population Population Population Total Participation Population Participating Chinook % % 14,890 11,685 5,193 19, , Lakeland % % 21,687 14,231 6,301 22,044 1, ,301 6,507 Palliser % % 32,973 7,301 5,783 12, ,840 0 Parkland % % 19,800 25,010 11,793 34,326 1, ,234 3,405 Southeast % % 20,475 29,706 10,352 32,233 2, ,747 1,242 Wapiti % % 40,536 25,977 8,100 39,361 1, ,330 7,863 Wheatland % % 0 40,689 8,399 36, , TOTAL % % 150, ,599 55, ,146 7, ,882 19,210 (1) Population figures reflect those used in grant calculations. 6

10 POPULATION DENSITY (1999) Total Non-City Total Population Population Population Area in Km² Per Km² Per Km² Chinook 51,370 49, Lakeland 72,808 40, Palliser 58,840 27, Parkland 95,639 45, Southeast 96,989 46, Wapiti 123,193 64, Wheatland 86,253 49, REGIONAL AVERAGE 83,585 46, Pahkisimon Nuye ah 30, , Regina 180, , Saskatoon 193, , Note: Total population represents all population in the region. 7

11 REGIONAL BRANCHES (by community size in 1999) Population ,000-2,501-5,001-10,001- Over Total Regional Library Under ,000 2,500 5,000 10,000 25,000 25,000 Branches Chinook Lakeland Palliser Parkland Southeast Wapiti Wheatland TOTAL

12 Number of Communities Served by Bookmobile /Corner Libraries

13 COLLECTIONS (1999) (Library materials for use by the public) Catalogued Cat. Books Uncat. Materials 16 mm Other Books Per Capita Paperbacks LP * Serials MFM MFC Films TB SR Videos AV Chinook 144, , Lakeland 257, ,953 9, ,229 4,883 4,151 3,532 Palliser 225, , ,731 5,662 2,231 Parkland 269, , , Southeast 468, , ,008 3,186 3, Wapiti 403, ,708 8,886 1, ,428 4,235 11,768 3,139 Wheatland 361, , , ,003 0 Regina 603, ,674 1,552 3,341 64,000-6,452 43,436 28,255 1,646 Saskatoon 520, ,009 15, ,812 29,825 31,712 35,211 TOTAL 3,255, ,419 83,515 5,243 4,754 64, ,210 94,439 93,765 45,801 LP - large print ; MFM - microfilm ; MFC - Microfiche/microcard ; TB - talking books ; SR - sound recordings ; AV - Other audiovisual * included in catalogued books 9

14 LIBRARY LEVIES (1999) Indian Cities Towns Villages R.M.'s Bands Notes Chinook $13.00 $7.46 $6.33 $4.72 $4.72 a. Lloydminster b. North Battleford Lakeland $11.36 (a) $8.52 (c) $6.81 $5.68 $6.24 c. Towns over 2,000 $11.36 (b) $7.38 (d) d. Towns under 2,000 e. Villages with branches Palliser $17.87 $11.08 (c) $8.31 (e) $ f. Villages without branches $8.31 (d) $5.54 (f) g. Yorkton h. Melville Parkland $12.07 (g) $6.57 (i) $5.40 (m) $4.15 $3.50 i. Esterhazy $8.27 (h) $7.24 (j) $4.40 (n) j. Wynyard $6.45 (k) k. Canora $6.45 (l) l. Kamsack $5.40 (m) m. Towns and villages equal or $4.40 (n) greater than 800 n. Towns and villages under 800 Southeast $15.96 (o) $5.88 (q) $5.88 (q) $5.88 (q) $5.88 (q) o. Weyburn $16.91 (p) $4.82 (r) $4.82 (r) $4.82 (r) $4.82 (r) p. Estevan q. Municipalities or Indian Bands with service points r. Municipalities or Indian Bands Wapiti $26.51 (s) $9.56 (u) $3.55 $3.40 $3.78 without service points $13.87 (t) $9.01 (v) s. Prince Albert $8.87 (w) t. Melfort $8.92 (x) u. Hudson Bay $3.71 (y) v. Tisdale w. Humboldt Wheatland - $5.86 $5.20 $ x. Nipawin y. Towns - population under 2,000 Regina $52.12 Saskatoon $

15 REVENUES (1999) Levies Annual Provincial Local As % Of Provincial Funding Grant As % Levies Revenue Grants (1) Of Revenue Chinook $406, % $553, % Lakeland $544, % $614, % Palliser $774, % $545, % Parkland $568, % $732, % Southeast $740, % $690, % Wapiti $1,336, % $807, % Wheatland $463, % $651, % REGIONAL TOTAL $4,832, % $4,595, % Regina $9,403, % $364, % Saskatoon $8,702, % $504, % CITY TOTAL $18,105, % $868, % TOTAL $22,937, % $5,464, % (1) As set out in The Public Libraries Regulations, 1996, section 21.1 to

16 Misc. As % Of Per Capita Local Grand Miscellaneous (1) Revenue Total Revenue Branches (2) Total $141,343 (3) 12.8% $1,101,601 $21.45 $201,546 $1,303,147 $53,405 (4) 4.4% $1,212,142 $18.28 $1,171,672 $2,383,814 $52, % $1,372,006 $23.32 $930,179 $2,302,185 $124, % $1,424,754 $15.45 $329,572 $1,754,326 $205,953 (5) 12.6% $1,636,753 $17.09 $670,420 $2,307,173 $215, % $2,359,879 $20.46 $1,224,721 $3,584,600 $72, % $1,186,932 $13.79 $747,699 $1,934,631 $865, % $10,294,067 $18.19 $5,275,809 $15,569,876 $3,472, % $13,239,436 $68.37 $13,239,436 $366, % $9,572,442 $53.06 $9,572,442 $3,838, % $22,811,878 $60.99 $0 $22,811,878 $4,703, % $33,105,945 $35.22 $5,275,809 $38,381,754 (1) Interest income, fines, out-of-system fees, various grants e.g. CAP and Special Initiatives, etc. (2) Local Branch Operating Revenues include: contributions from municipalities, fundraising revenue, donations, etc. (3) Does not include transfer from reserves of $58,917 (4) Does not include transfer from reserves of $12,514 (5) Does not include transfers from reserves of $431,

17 EXPENDITURES (1999) Salaries Library Materials As % Of Library As % Of Salaries Expenditures Materials (1) Expenditures Chinook $673, % $191, % Lakeland $808,051 (2) 67.3% $206,153 (3) 17.2% Palliser $954, % $276, % Parkland $925, % $290, % Southeast $923, % $286, % Wapiti $1,694, % $336, % Wheatland $444,288 (5) 38.9% $273, % REGIONAL TOTAL $6,423, % $1,860, % Regina $6,567, % $1,362,000 (6) 12.1% Saskatoon $6,075, % $1,496, % CITY TOTAL $12,642, % $2,858, % TOTAL $19,065, % $4,718, % (1) Includes the non-rebatable portion of the GST. (2) Includes salary grant to Lloydminster $87,990. (3) Includes material grant to Lloydminister of $38,991. (4) Does not include a transfer from the employee reserve of $33,956. (5) Does not include grants to branches of $143,429 a portion of which used to pay branch staff. (6) Does not include furniture and equipment of $77,000.

18 Misc. As % Of Per Capita Local (1) Grand Miscellaneous Expenditures Total Expenditures Branches Total $295,910 (2) 25.5% $1,160,518 $22.60 $309,407 $1,469,925 $185,839 (3) 15.5% $1,200,043 $18.10 $1,087,928 $2,287,971 $144,967 (4) 10.5% $1,375,390 $23.38 $904,386 $2,279,776 $228,859 (5) 15.8% $1,445,035 $15.67 $510,476 $1,955,511 $858,586 (6) 41.5% $2,068,018 (4) $21.60 $863,732 $2,931,750 $300, % $2,331,605 $20.22 $1,233,189 $3,564,794 $422, % $1,140,926 $13.25 $581,598 $1,722,524 $2,437, % $10,721,535 $18.95 $5,490,716 $16,212,251 $3,367,000 (7) 29.8% $11,296,000 $62.62 $0 $11,296,000 $2,000,700 (8) 20.9% $9,572,000 $49.43 $0 $9,572,000 $2,946, % $18,446,300 $49.32 $0 $20,868,000 $5,383, % $29,167,835 $31.03 $5,490,716 $37,080,251 (1) Local Branch Operating Expenditures include staff, materials, equipment, utilities, building expenses, etc. (2) Includes transfers to reserves of $120,112. (3) Includes transfers to reserves of $21,855. (4) Includes transfers to reserves of $10,000. (5) Includes transfers to reserves of $53,662. (6) Includes transfers to reserves of $116,507. (7) Includes transfers to reserves of $902,000. (8) Includes transfers to reserves of $305,

19 SERVICE POINTS (1999) Ratio Total of Service Other/ Bookmobile Service Participating Points/ Branches Schools Stops Deposits Points Population Population Chinook ,352 1: 1,027 Lakeland ,301 1: 1,617 Palliser ,840 1: 2,942 Parkland ,234 1: 1,318 Southeast ,747 1: 1,388 Wapiti ,330 1: 2,059 Wheatland ,078 1: 1,366 REGIONAL TOTAL ,882 1: 1,710 Pahkisimon Nuye ah 11 (1) 50 (2) ,478 1: 500 Regina ,400 1: 20,044 Saskatoon ,647 1: 2,617 CITY TOTAL ,047 1: 6,818 TOTAL ,407 1: 0 (1) These are member public libraries, not "branches" of Pahkisimon Nuye ah Library System. (2) Includes independent school libraries, band controlled school libraries, and Northern Lights School Division school libraries. 15

20 Number of Square Non City Total Kilometers Per Service Non City Area Service Point Points Population Ratio Non City Service Points/ Population 49, ,462 1: , ,614 1: 1,144 27,567 1, ,867 1: 1,361 45, ,434 1: 1,065 46, ,272 1: 1,123 64,079 1, ,794 1: 1,385 49, ,078 1: 1, , ,521 1: 1, ,000 6, ,478 1: ,311 1,484 16

21 PERSONNEL (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS IN 1999) Ratio Professional Other Library Other Total Of Staff/ Librarians Professionals* Technicians Staff Staff Population Population Chinook ,352 1: 1,902 Lakeland ,301 1: 4,018 Palliser ,840 1: 1,532 Parkland ,234 1: 2,316 Southeast ,747 1: 2,588 Wapiti ,330 1: 1,777 Wheatland ,078 1: 4,782 REGIONAL TOTAL ,882 1: 2,342 Pahkisimon Nuye ah ,478 1: 3,810 Regina ,400 1: 1,013 Saskatoon ,647 1: 1,106 CITY TOTAL ,047 1: 1,059 TOTAL ,407 1: 1,610 * Indicates other professionals such as systems and computer specialists, administrative personnel, etc. 17

22 HOURS OF OPENING PER WEEK (1999) All Ratio Branch Total Hours/ Of Hours/ Libraries Bookmobiles Week Population Chinook : 105 Lakeland : 124 Palliser : 156 Parkland : 125 Southeast : 120 Wapiti : 134 Wheatland : 140 REGIONAL TOTAL 4, ,414 1: 128 Regina : 440 Saskatoon : 476 CITY TOTAL : 458 TOTAL 5, ,231 1: 180 Note: Represents hours when facility is open to the public. Does not include paid staff hours when facility is closed to the public. 18

23 CIRCULATION 1999 Other Video Audio- Other Total Books Cassettes Visual Materials Circulation Chinook 381, ,338 Lakeland 671, ,910 Palliser 557, ,933 Parkland 459, ,135 Southeast 601,394 45,686 59,616 66, ,870 Wapiti 964, ,865 Wheatland 500,987 3,777 10,031 60, ,824 REGIONAL TOTAL 4,137,562 49,463 69, ,203 4,382,875 Regina 2,014, , , ,388 2,852,417 Saskatoon 2,569, , ,488 91,830 3,737,408 CITY TOTAL 4,583,684 1,096, , ,218 6,589,825 TOTAL 8,721,246 1,146, , ,421 10,972,700 Note: In cases where certain items indicate no circulation, the figure for those items may be included with books or not reported. 19

24 Participating Circulation Operating Cost Per Population Per capita Costs Circulation 51, $1,469,925 $ , $2,287,971 $ , $2,279,776 $ , $1,955,511 $ , $2,931,750 $ , $3,564,794 $ , $1,722,524 $ , $16,212,251 $ , $11,296,000 $ , $9,572,000 $ , $20,868,000 $ , $37,080,251 $

25 INTRA-LIBRARY LOANS (1999) Filled % Filled Requests Within Within Received (1) System System Chinook 27,280 18, % Lakeland 24,463 19, % Palliser 17,805 9, % Parkland 28,401 25, % Southeast 82,760 78, % Wapiti 44,943 38, % Wheatland 32,095 26, % Pahkisimon Nuye ah 2,681 2, % (1) Loans within each library system. It does not include requests from other library systems. 21

26 SASKATCHEWAN INTERLIBRARY LOANS (1999) Title Requests Direct Requests Direct Requests Title Requests Sent To From Saskatchewan From Out-of-Province Filled For Prov. Library Libraries (1) Libraries Other Libraries Chinook 1,687 1, Lakeland 1,154 4, Palliser 1,498 4, Parkland 729 2, Southeast 1,457 5, Wapiti 2,410 4, Wheatland Regional Total 9,836 23,757 1, Pahkisimon Nuye ah Regina 1,773 9, Saskatoon 2,343 2, Other Library Total 4,462 12, Provincial Library 76 6,391 Bibliographic Locations 0 4,507 Government and Special Libraries 1, Out of Province 872 5,358 (2) TOTAL 16,735 36,418 1,796 16,992 (1) Direct requests are requests searched on SUNCAT, the Saskatchewan Union Catalogue, by the requesting system resulting in a direct transaction by the lending library. (2) Represents requests from Saskatchewan libraries requested from and filled by out-of-province libraries. 22

27 PROVINCIAL LIBRARY CATALOGUING (1999) Title Requests Chinook 1,872 Lakeland 2,961 Palliser 4,597 Parkland 3,759 Southeast 6,256 Wapiti 7,075 Wheatland 0 Northern Libraries 12,492 REGIONAL TOTAL 39,012 Provincial Library 0 TOTAL 39,012 Note: Regina and Saskatoon catalogue titles locally. Costs not available. 23

28 PROVINCIAL LIBRARY CIRCULATION (1999 Circulation Last Copy Fiction 405 Library Science 1,952 Multilingual 26,495 Non-Fiction 5,950 Total Circulation 34,802 QUESTIONS Multilingual Questions 612 Library Science Questions 53 TOTAL QUESTIONS

29 CITY BRANCHES OF REGIONAL LIBRARIES FOR 1999 Pop As % of Regional Region City Population Total Circulation Chinook Swift Current 14, % 127,415 Lakeland North Battleford 14, % 196,357 Lloydminster 7, % 159,523 21, % 355,880 Palliser Moose Jaw 32, % 343,074 Parkland Melville 4, % 32,137 Yorkton 15, % 129,531 19, % 161,668 Southeast Estevan 10, % 95,033 Weyburn 9, % 161,144 20, % 256,177 Wapiti Melfort 5, % 70,671 Prince Albert 34, % 424,931 40, % 495,602 TOTAL 150, % 1,739,816 Note: In Wheatland Regional Library there are no city branches. 25

30 Circ. As % Sunday Levy As % Of Regional Hours Open Hours/ Circulation/ of Regional Total (Included) Week Open Hours Levy Levies 33.4% $193, % 29.2% $159, % 23.7% $86, % 53.0% $246, % 61.5% $589, % 7.0% $38, % 28.2% $182, % 35.2% $221, % 12.3% $171, % 20.9% $164, % 33.1% $336, % 7.3% $79, % 44.0% $921, % 51.4% $1,001, % 39.7% $2,588, % 26

31 NORTHERN LIBRARIES Population Total Hours/ Local Provincial Served Books Circulation Week Contribution Grants Pahkisimon Nuye ah (1) 12,257 40,272 9, $0 $419,000 Air Ronge (2) ,500 15,000 Ayamicikiwikamik (Sandy Bay) ,385 1, ,706 15,000 Beauval 785 5,119 40, ,000 15,000 Creighton (3) 1, ,000 8,500 Dave O'Hara (La Loche) 1,966 10,388 20, ,000 15,000 Deschambault Lake Ile a la Crosse 1,403 14,531 23, ,500 15,000 Keethanow (Stanley Mission) 190 9,002 7, ,862 15,000 La Ronge 2,964 9, ,000 15,000 Montreal Lake 891 9,832 36, ,860 5,000 Pinehouse Lake 922 9,663 14, ,575 0 Senator Myles Venne (La Ronge) 1,874 18,377 17, ,000 15,000 Tawowikamik (Pelican Narrows) 1,849 14,987 14, ,000 Wisewood (Buffalo Narrows) 1,053 14,531 23, ,000 15,000 TOTAL 30, , ,714 $180,003 $582,500 (1) Represents the total population of the north (30,478) minus the population figures of the public library communities listed. By legislation, Pahkisimon Nuye ah is responsible for library service to all northern residents. (2) Air Ronge Community Library Board contracts services from the La Ronge Public Library. (3) Creighton contracts services from the Flin Flon Public Library. 27

32 Other Total Materials Other Total Receipts Receipts Expenditure Salaries Expenses Expenditures $159, ,322 $32,582 $257,992 $224,357 $514,931 12,132 31, ,869 29,869 3,015 21,721 13,240 6,114 7,370 26,724 11,167 29,167 7,899 13,846 2,100 23, , ,500 18, ,800 1,212 26,417 7,690 35, ,173 25,673 8,369 10,225 3,653 22, ,862 11,417 20,519 3,529 35,464 56, ,613 17,150 75,846 22, ,093 1,020 23,880 9, ,433 21,712 12,072 19, , , ,000 19,609 82,547 11, ,491 1,211 16,211 1,202 15, ,996 9,988 39,988 6,248 21,114 11,445 38,808 $270,513 $1,033,016 $128,303 $545,020 $355,891 $1,029,215 (1) Excludes transfer from reserve of $148,

33 EQUALIZED ASSESSMENTS (1999) Equalized Equalized Assessment Population Assessment Rank Per Capita Rank Chinook 51,352 2,585,856, ,356 1 Lakeland 66,301 2,282,249, ,423 5 Palliser 58,840 2,110,277, ,865 4 Parkland 92,234 2,699,628, ,269 6 Southeast 95,747 4,424,733, ,213 3 Wapiti 115,330 2,876,799, ,944 7 Wheatland 86,078 4,086,624, ,476 2 Regina 180,400 5,074,598,780 28,130 Saskatoon 193,647 5,158,466,103 26,639 Notes: Equalized assessments are "Taxable Assessments" converted to the same base year so as to make them comparable. This conversion is necessary because various areas of the province are at different stages in the province-wide re-assessment of property values. 29