Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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'I'm tired of the bull****:' STC chief on demand to close Fairhaven shelter
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand hit back Thursday, defending the 106-bed Fairhaven emergency wellness centre after a letter penned by Fairmont Baptist Church pastor Robert Pearce demanded t...
Feb 15, 2024 STC Chief Mark Arcand talks to reporters Thursday afternoon, responding to a letter from Fairmont Baptist Church pastor Robert Pearce calling for the local Emergency Wellness Shelter to close its doors. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon seeking outside expertise on avoiding future operating budget deficits
The City of Saskatoon is seeking some financial advice. According to a document posted online, the city is requesting quotes for a financial review audit until next Friday. The document indicates that...
Feb 15, 2024 The City of Saskatoon is looking for an outside expert to help with a financial review audit. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Downtown Saskatoon YMCA sale in the works for $2 million over assessed value
Saskatoon city council will have the final say, but the conditional sale of the city's downtown YMCA is a good deal for both parties, according to city manager Jeff Jorgenson. The facility will likely...
Feb 15, 2024 TCU Place and the Saskatoon YMCA. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City councillor says approvals still needed for proposed Sutherland shelter
There are still a few decisions in the hands of Saskatoon city councillors before a proposed 30-bed emergency shelter opens in the Sutherland neighbourhood, according to Coun. Darren Hill. That includ...
Feb 14, 2024 Saskatoon Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill stands in front of the former Sutherland Fire Hall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation councillor says residents feel safer after RCMP operation
The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says the goal is to transform Pelican Narrows into a place where safety and wellness are tangible realities for every member of the community. "We are cri...
Feb 13, 2024 Chief Karen Bird of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation said potential improvements are being identified. (paNOW file photo)
SRC VP confident government-funded rare earth processing facility will 'turn a profit'
The vice-president of the Saskatchewan Research Council's rare earth processing division says he's confident the Saskatoon facility will succeed where Vital Metals failed. "We are constructing a verti...
Feb 13, 2024 Dr. Muhammad Imran, VP of SRC's Rare Earth Division, stands in front of raw monazite, from which rare earth minerals are extracted. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sutherland parent frustrated over cancellations of emergency shelter meeting
The mother of two children who attend a Ukrainian bilingual school near the site of the new Sutherland emergency shelter says she's utterly disappointed that two community consultation meetings schedu...
Feb 10, 2024 Buses begin to line up to pick up children at Bishop Filevich Bilingual School in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood. The school's playground is less than 100 metres from the front doors of the new 30-bed emergency shelter. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Taxpayers federation cautious about Saskatoon arena and event district plan
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the City of Saskatoon should be more up front about the costs of a new downtown event and entertainment district. On Thursday, the city held a concept launch eve...
Feb 09, 2024 A render showing design concepts for the city's proposed arena project. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Nurses raise alarm over unsafe overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says overcrowding at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon became so unmanageable Monday that a "stop the line" call was made after a patient had a life-threatening inciden...
Feb 07, 2024 Ambulances line up outside the entrance to the emergency room at Saskatoon St. Paul's Hospital. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says the ER was overcrowded Monday to the point that a "stop the line" call was made. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon councillors asked to endorse provincial study without seeing it
Saskatoon city councillors were asked to endorse a provincial report on the progress of a major freeway project at a committee meeting Tuesday, but were missing the actual report. It happened at the T...
Feb 07, 2024 A representative from the provincial government ultimately said copies could be provided to council members. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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