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
U of S prof to study COVID-related racist tweets directed at Asian community
Has the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to more racists attacks against Asian people online? That's what a University of Saskatchewan assistant linguistics professor and his team want to figure out. Ove...
Feb 09, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Firefighters, first responders face unique challenges during the bitter cold
The job of a firefighter or first responder can be challenging on the best of days, but when temperatures dip to -20 C, it becomes even more so. Warman Fire Rescue Chief Russ Austin says there are a l...
Feb 09, 2021 (Warman Fire Rescue/Facebook)
'Recovered' status doesn't always mean you're healthy, says COVID-19 long-hauler
As she speaks, Sandi Urban sometimes struggles for breath and warns she may lose her train of thought. But those symptoms of COVID-19 are just the tip of the iceberg for the Regina mother, who has bee...
Feb 08, 2021 (Sandi Urban/Submitted)
City of Saskatoon eyes vacant downtown property for future 'Imagine Idylwyld' redevelopment
There's a big price tag for a small piece of property the City of Saskatoon is looking at buying. The recommendation was made by administration during the city's finance committee meeting Tuesday. The...
Feb 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce adds its voice to calls for hospitality industry help
The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is asking the City of Saskatoon to extend a property tax and utility payment deferral program that ended in September. A letter written by Chamber CEO Jason Aebig was...
Feb 04, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Odd Couple restaurant featured on Food Network's 'Big Food Bucket List'
As a trained civil engineer, Saskatoon's Andy Yuen didn't think he'd one day have his own highly successful local restaurant, let alone be prominently featured in a Food Network series. But that's exa...
Feb 03, 2021 Andy Yuen is the owner of the Odd Couple restaurant. (Andy Yuen/Submitted)
SHA figuring out how to get the 'best bang for your buck' with rapid antigen COVID tests
Saskatchewan has received more than 370,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from the federal government, but has so far used fewer than 7,000 of them. A rapid antigen test differs from a PCR test, which ...
Feb 03, 2021
City of Saskatoon to explore possibility of E-scooter pilot project
Saskatoon's transportation committee has given administration the go-ahead to explore the possibility of an electric scooter (E-scooter) pilot project later this spring or summer. At Monday's committe...
Feb 01, 2021 (Photo courtesy of yxemotors.com)
Saskatoon Public Schools to suggest Optimist Park as new location for City Centre School
Saskatoon Public Schools is hoping to explore a different location for the new consolidated City Centre School -- Optimist Park. The new west-side facility, which was approved by the provincial govern...
Jan 29, 2021
2021 assessment on residential property values sees average of 7% decrease
The value of residential properties on average is down in Saskatoon by about seven per cent, while the value of a typical commercial property value went up about eight per cent. Bryce Trew, Saskatoon'...
Jan 29, 2021 (Courtesy of the City of Saskatoon)
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