Saskatoon metropolis councillors voted towards a movement on Wednesday to scrap a funding stream for an artwork set up that has stirred controversy over the previous few weeks. The funding stream, referred to as the Civic Capital Undertaking Public Artwork Funding Stream, requires capital initiatives receiving over $5 million in metropolis funding to include a…
The teen reportedly behind the wheel of a fiery Saskatoon crash on Idylwyld Drive in May is now awaiting sentencing. Counsel’s arguments for sentencing wrapped up and brought to light more about the horrific injuries an 82-year-old man suffered in the crash. The Crown pushed for a 10-month sentence in a secure facility, five months…
This week’s provincial endorsement of Saskatoon’s proposed Downtown Occasion and Leisure District (DEED) is sweet information to some. However one a minimum of one metropolis councillor desires a better take a look at the numbers on town’s facet. Metropolis councillor Robert Pearce stated he desires to deliver monetary readability on how town’s share of the…
Saskatoon metropolis crews have been onerous at work and residents have seen, saying it looks as if day-after-day there’s a brand new road blocked off. “There are issues which can be being performed this yr which can be over and above the norm. I might say the work associated to the Hyperlink system or the…
Multinational engineering firm Siemens is increasing its presence in Saskatoon, including workplace house and hiring over 100 new staff over the following two years. The enlargement will add 10,000 sq. toes to the corporate’s analysis and improvement hub at Innovation Saskatchewan’s analysis and expertise park proper subsequent door to the College of Saskatchewan and can…
After more than 50 years thrilling audiences with their skilled maneuvers in the sky, the Snowbirds are flying their final season with the classic Tutor jet. The team made a last-minute stop in Saskatoon on Tuesday on their way to Alberta, giving spectators of all ages a chance to meet the team and to see…
A potentially record-breaking summer storm season in Saskatchewan is showing no sign of letting up. Severe weather ripped through the province again over the weekend, with at least a dozen confirmed tornadoes, and several more being investigated. It has many wondering why we’re seeing so many this year. According to Environment Canada, 27 tornadoes are…
Derek Cameron got tired of unsafe pedestrian crosswalks in Saskatoon, with cars parking right up to the crosswalk line on Main Street and Lake Crescent, so he decided to do something about it. Crosswalk on Main Street painted by Derek Cameron. “One, that’s against the city’s by-law about not stopping within 15 meters of a…
What ought to have been a routine begin to the work day shortly was heartbreak for Chloe Kook and her co-workers, who discovered a lot of their strawberry crop decimated once they arrived at their Saskatoon-area farm Monday morning. “Once we confirmed up, we noticed much more hail injury than we had been anticipating,” Kook,…
Saskatoon metropolis council is giving administration the inexperienced gentle to start negotiations with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on a possible strategic partnership to develop a brand new downtown occasion and leisure district. The transfer clears the best way for talks about Indigenous possession of the main challenge value upwards of $1.6 billion. Council voted unanimously…
