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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Saskatoon shelter location to be announced 'very soon,' minister says
Saskatoon residents can expect to find out the location of the city's new 30-bed emergency shelter "very, very soon," according to Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky. But he couldn't say if that m...
Jan 10, 2024 A 30-bed emergency shelter is slated to open in Saskatoon this spring, but details -- including the location -- are not yet clear. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon activates extreme cold weather emergency response plan
The City of Saskatoon has activated its "Level 2" extreme cold weather emergency response plan from now until Sunday. According to Pamela Goulden-McLeod, the city's director of emergency management, t...
Jan 10, 2024 Snow along Cumberland Avenue South in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Community engagement a top priority for new Saskatoon shelter provider
If there was a shelter coming into the neighbourhood where James Gardiner worked or lived, he would be concerned. So the incoming CEO of Alberta-based The Mustard Seed -- which has been chosen to run ...
Jan 09, 2024 The Mustard Seed has been chosen to operate two emergency shelters in Saskatoon to help the homeless. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Board of Police Commissioners hopes to name new chief this summer
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners is almost ready to officially put out its "Help Wanted" ad for a new police chief. Former chief Troy Cooper retired in mid-December after nearly six years a...
Jan 08, 2024 Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners hopes to have a new chief in place as quickly as possible. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Alberta-based Christian non-profit to run two Saskatoon homeless shelters
An Alberta-based Christian non-profit organization will be the new operator of two 30-bed homeless shelters in Saskatoon. According to its website, The Mustard Seed has been operating since 1984, and ...
Jan 08, 2024 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Mayor Charlie Clark says 2024 will set the bar for urban prairie life
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark said he often goes to River Landing in the evenings, where he sees hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered along the South Saskatchewan River. "Sometimes there...
Jan 04, 2024 Charlie Clark says some of the challenges the city saw in 2023 included a major budget shortfall and issues with homelessness and addictions. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's Charlie Clark says 2023 was a year of financial challenges
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says 2023 was a year of both uncertainty and big financial challenges. It began with a city-wide plan to clear at least 34 centimetres of snow that fell between Christmas...
Jan 03, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says 2023 brought a number of unexpected challenges for the city. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Record year for Saskatoon paramedic responses: Medavie
It's been a record year for Saskatoon paramedics in terms of the number of emergency responses. According to Troy Davies, Medavie director of public affairs, paramedics responded to 42,125 calls in Sa...
Dec 28, 2023 Troy Davies calls 2023 a record year for emergency medical responses. (650 CKOM file photo)
Final Saskatoon surplus projections to come in spring
Don't hold your breath for a property tax rebate or reduction on Saskatoon's property taxes any time soon. During recent budget deliberations, Saskatoon's city council approved a 6.04 per cent propert...
Dec 14, 2023 At this point, Jorgenson said, using the money from the water and wastewater utility surplus as a rebate will not be recommended. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City has no plans to improve bus stop after accessibility issues raised
An engineering manager with the City of Saskatoon says there are no plans to make a transit stop in the Silverspring neighbourhood more accessible for the dozens of care home residents living across t...
Dec 07, 2023 (L-R) Bree Phillips, Matt Moody and Rhett Wallace at the transit stop across from a number of care homes. The residents are raising accessibility concerns around the stop. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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