Nancy Johnson is the Project Manager for River Landing with the City of Saskatoon’s Planning and Development Department, where she leads the ongoing implementation of the River Landing Concept Plan — an $82-million, 36-acre transformation of former industrial riverfront lands into one of the city’s most visited destinations, drawing more than 420,000 people a year. In this role, she works across city divisions and with private-sector partners to carry planning vision through to public space, programming, and development outcomes on the ground.

Nancy brings more than 33 years of progressive municipal management experience to this work, much of it tied to this stretch of riverfront. Her City of Saskatoon career began in Leisure Services, where a variety of roles — including Open Space planning — gave her early experience with River Landing’s park and recreation programming. From there, she went on to lead recreation services across the city’s leisure centres, pools, playgrounds, and community programs. That arc — from front-line community engagement to citywide facility management to large-scale placemaking — gives her a ground-up view of how partnership and public investment shape a destination over time.

Outside of work, Nancy cheered on her children’s athletic pursuits in curling and volleyball and now enjoys watching them pursue careers in law and agriculture. She and her husband enjoy traveling to visit friends around the world, along with time at their cabin at Tobin Lake.

She holds a Recreation Technology Diploma from Kelsey Campus, SIAST, and a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Health Studies in Recreation Administration and Sport from the University of Regina.