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...
Author Archives: Lara Fominoff
Developer hopes for 'hole-in-one' with new Willows community development plan
Two years after a plan to build a $40-million Nordic hotel and spa at the Willows golf course community was defeated by city council, Dream Developments is trying again. In 2003, the City of Saskatoon...
Jun 28, 2023 (dream.ca)
Saskatoon's new Material Recovery Centre to open this summer
Saskatoon's new Material Recovery Centre is set to open to the public Aug. 15, according to a report to be presented to city council this week. Brendan Lemke, Saskatoon's water and waste operations di...
Jun 26, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Council motion seeking budget options based on 4 per cent tax hike defeated
The first of the City of Saskatoon's special budget meetings began Thursday morning with Mayor Charlie Clark calling the process to address a $52.4-million funding gap in 2024 and another $23.2-millio...
Jun 22, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
More teachers, EAs and fees for parents as SPSD passes budget
The Saskatoon Public School Division has passed its 2023-2024 operating budget, as required by the Ministry of Education, and it includes up to $8 million in additional funding from the province to ad...
Jun 21, 2023 SPSD board chair Colleen MacPherson (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM )
STF accuses Northern Lights School Division's Jason Young of 'abuse of power'
The Northern Lights School Division, which covers most of the northern half of Saskatchewan, is in hot water with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF). STF president Samantha Becotte said a let...
Jun 21, 2023 Samantha Becotte spoke to media during an online news conference on Nov. 22, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's $52.4M budget gap a 'brutal' situation to be facing: Clark
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says he's shocked at the extent of the city's $52.4-million budget gap in 2024, and the predicted shortfall of $23.2 million in 2025. Calling it a "brutal situation to be...
Jun 08, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
City of Saskatoon facing $52.4-million funding gap in 2024
The City of Saskatoon appears to be in a financial hole bigger than all of its potholes combined. During a budget status update Wednesday, chief financial officer Clae Hack said the 2024 funding gap n...
Jun 07, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon business leaders say downtown is safe
Two recent, random stabbings in downtown Saskatoon have some people -- including the family of one of the victims -- wondering whether it's safe to spend time there. Downtown YXE executive director Br...
Jun 05, 2023
Saskatoon city councillor proposes future intersection safety audits
A Saskatoon city councillor is hoping to take a much closer look at the safety of several busy intersections. It comes after 33-year-old Natasha Fox was hit and killed on May 24 by a cement truck whil...
Jun 01, 2023 Saskatoon City Hall. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Downtown shopping trip gone wrong leaves Sask. newcomer afraid to leave her home
WARNING -- This story contains graphic details It was supposed to be a simple shopping trip in downtown Saskatoon for 25-year-old Syeda Sumika Zaidi, her husband and her family. Last Thursday, Zaidi, ...
May 31, 2023 Saskatoon's Midtown Plaza. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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