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
Moving rail lines or sharing corridors 'fundamentally unworkable' for CP and CN
A City of Saskatoon request to develop a shared corridor or to relocate rail lines is off track, according to both Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Canadian National Railway (CN). An engineering stud...
Sep 08, 2020
Saskatoon parents hoping for the best as they send kids back to school
Just like last year, the speed limit signs were out in the middle of the street in front of Hugh Cairns Elementary School in Saskatoon this morning. Just like last year, the cones cordoning off areas ...
Sep 08, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Results of audit show multitude of construction-related issues at Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford
An independent audit, completed by JPH Consulting and released Friday (Sept. 4), shows 200 construction-related issues at the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford. Construction on the facility, ...
Sep 04, 2020 (battlefordsNOW Staff)
Directional signage, less furniture and a lot of disinfectant await students in Saskatoon public and Catholic schools
Even before reporters were given access to St. Nicholas Catholic and Sylvia Fedoruk Public Schools in northeast Saskatoon, everyone was required to scan a code with their smartphone camera, and fill o...
Sep 03, 2020
Adding some creativity to school lunches can be simple, says registered dietitian
Ask many parents about making school lunches five days a week and you'll probably get an eye roll and a sigh. It can be one of the most monotonous morning chores associated with back to school. But it...
Sep 02, 2020
Face masks now mandatory on Saskatoon city buses
As of Tuesday, all users of Saskatoon Transit will be required to wear non-medical face masks. As well, everyone going to any city-operated facility, including indoor centres will be encouraged to put...
Aug 31, 2020 James McDonald, director of Saskatoon Transit.
(Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council unanimously approves taxi fare hike
Cab fares will be going up in Saskatoon, after city council unanimously agreed to recommend the increase at its regular council meeting Monday afternoon (Aug. 31). There was no debate, nor were there ...
Aug 31, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Former mayor Don Atchison runs for mayor once again emphasizing 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
To the sounds of applause from a modest crowd at Rotary Park and construction on the Sid Buckwold bridge, former Mayor Don Atchison once again announced he wanted back inside city hall. Calling curren...
Aug 28, 2020 Former mayor Don Atchison announces he is running for mayor again at a news conference Aug. 28, 2020.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Province releases more information to parents on COVID-19 procedures in schools
Parents across the province are getting more detailed information about COVID-19 protocols in schools. According to the provincial government's Safe Schools Plan, the response can range from just one ...
Aug 27, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Back-to-school safety plan developed for Hutterite colonies
Health authorities in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, along with the Hutterian Safety Council and local school divisions, have come up with a plan they believe will keep people safe when schools r...
Aug 26, 2020 (Chinook School Division/Submitted)
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