[2] The area that now makes up Westmount was settled by homesteaders in 1884, as the east bank settlement of Saskatoon struggled for survival.

[3] A settler named Archibald L. Brown was one such landowner, owning a section of land where Westmount School would later be built.

The streets in Westmount are named for early settlers of the Saskatoon area,[5] and most of the houses were built prior to 1960.

[6] The current boundaries of Westmount include some of an area called Ruskin Place, which appears on a 1913 map of registered subdivisions.

He was a Toronto businessman who moved to Saskatoon, owned several successful businesses, and built several landmark buildings downtown.

It and other core neighbourhoods have been the recipients of affordable housing and community economic development initiatives to improve the lives of residents.

It promotes and coordinates leisure programs and social activities, and provides a voice for the community on issues of local concern.