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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Dutch elm disease here to stay in Saskatoon, city says
Dutch elm disease is now unavoidable in Saskatoon, according to parks officials, so city council has approved $1.7 million to help the department deal with and dispose of what's expected to be a highe...
Mar 02, 2026 Dutch Elm Disease is now considered "endemic" in Saskatoon. Parks Manager Konrad Andre says up to 550 trees could be lost every year in the future, even with loss prevention practices. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council votes to move new drop-in centre despite community concerns
A 7-4 vote by Saskatoon's city council in favour of buying a building at 130 Idylwyld Drive for more than $1.6 million approved the relocation of the homeless drop-in centre on Avenue C. Councilors Ra...
Feb 25, 2026 Several local business owners made presentations to council expressing their opposition to the proposed new drop in centre at 130 Idylwyld Drive. Council ultimately voted in favour of the location. 130 Idylwyld Drive is shown here on Feb. 19, 2026. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Residents raise concerns about crime, applaud Prairie Harm Reduction's efforts at community meeting
It was standing room only at Saskatoon's Confederation Inn on Thursday evening for a community meeting billed as an event to discuss the effects Prairie Harm Reduction's supervised drug consumption si...
Feb 20, 2026 About 150 people attended a meetings at the Confederation Inn in Saskatoon on Thursday evening to discuss their experiences with crime and safety near the supervised drug consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
West Saskatoon community safety meeting focuses on Prairie Harm Reduction
A meeting hosted by Saskatoon West Conservative MP Brad Redekopp, and co-hosted by the Riversdale Business Improvement District and the newly formed Saskatoon West Business Association will take place...
Feb 19, 2026 Prairie Harm Reduction on 20th Street West in Saskatoon will be the subject of a community meeting to discuss safety impacts to businesses and residents (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
New Fairhaven community patrol group in the works for more than a year
A new community patrol group is being established in Saskatoon's Fairhaven neighbourhood. The group has been in the works for more than a year, according to Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce. Read more: Sask...
Feb 13, 2026 Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce is leading the charge on a new community patrol group in the Fairhaven area. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM).
TCU Place CEO backs SaskTel Centre's pitch to run downtown arena, convention centre
The CEO of Saskatoon's TCU Place is on board with the idea of local organizations running the city's planned downtown arena and convention centre, rather than an American company. Tammy Sweeney was no...
Feb 09, 2026 TCU Place CEO Tammy Sweeney says a new downtown arena and convention centre should be run locally, rather than by the Denver-based Oakview Group 360. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Transportation committee wants to hear from businesses before deciding to overhaul Millar Avenue
Plans to redesign Saskatoon's Millar Avenue at 51st Street, and along 43rd Street to make it safer for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists have been temporarily put on hold. During Tuesday's Transport...
Feb 05, 2026 Big changes are planned for Millar Avenue, including an overhaul of the intersection at 51st Street, but not until additional business impacts are studied and presented to City Council. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
North access to Wess Road to be permanently closed if Eighth Street overpass approved
A popular, well-used road that connects three east Saskatoon neighbourhoods, will be permanently closed for safety reasons, if construction of an overpass at the CPKC rail line on Eighth Street East, ...
Feb 04, 2026 Eighth Street aerial view where CP-KC train tracks cross Eighth Street East. Access to the north end of Wess Road, pictured to the bottom left, will eventually be closed. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Saskatoon City Council turns down Discover Saskatoon's large funding request
Discover Saskatoon, a non-profit, organization formerly known as Tourism Saskatoon, won't be receiving a large funding increase as requested by Stephanie Pocha, its CEO. In a letter to the finance com...
Feb 02, 2026 A funding request for nearly double the organization's previous amount, was unanimously denied by Saskatoon city council. Administration is also looking into the possibility of both DS and SREDA to amalgamate in the future. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council approves motion to monitor and assess work by snow contractors
Saskatoon city council has unanimously approved a motion by Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer requesting administration look into the performance of individual snow removal contractors - and to tie the futur...
Jan 31, 2026 Saskatoon city council wants administration to complete a report on ways to monitor, assess, and tie the quality of snow removal work done by independent contractors to whether they are awarded future contracts. (Taylor McPherson/650 CKOM)
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