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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Community helps out Saskatoon high school teacher asking for cloth mask donations
He not only wants to help keep his students safer when they come back to school, but also his family. That's why Saskatoon high school teacher David Schrader penned a message on the Saskatoon Buy and ...
Aug 06, 2020 E.D. Feehan Teacher David Schrader. (Photo Courtesy David Schrader)
Parent reaction to Saskatchewan Safe Schools Plan runs the gamut of emotions
Some parents are worried and upset, while others have no choice but to send their children back to school. Others aren't at all concerned about the province's plans to get kids back into the classroom...
Aug 05, 2020 Holliston School in Saskatoon, where children will return come Sept. 1. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Councillors vote to relax rules around mail in ballots
Plans may soon be in the works to amend how mail-in voting will take place in Saskatoon for the civic election this fall. It's anticipated that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more voters will want ...
Jul 25, 2020
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark troubled by conditions at City Centre Inn and worries there may be more sites like it
The City of Saskatoon can not do it alone. That's what Mayor Charlie Clark says about all of the resources needed to address the relocation, housing, health and safety of 150 residents relocated from ...
Jul 24, 2020 The City Centre Inn and Suites has been closed and fenced off after dozens of health and safety code violations were reported. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Fire Department says City Centre Inn and Suites faced dozens of complaints and violations since 2014
Over the last six years alone, there have been dozens of complaints and violations at the City Centre Inn and Suites in Saskatoon. Assistant Fire Chief Yvonne Raymond tells 650 CKOM that there have be...
Jul 24, 2020 Saskatoon Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Yvonne Raymer. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief: No one should have to live in conditions found at City Centre Inn
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand said over the years he'd "heard stories" about the conditions many long-term residents at the City Centre Inn on Idylwyld Dr. experienced, but he doesn't bel...
Jul 24, 2020 A worker helps inspect the City Centre Inn and Suites on Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
Families flock to Saskatoon's outdoor pools to beat the heat
As temperatures reach into the 30 degree Celsius range in Saskatoon, some families are heading to the city's outdoor pools for relief from the heat. There are just two outdoor city-run pools open in S...
Jul 22, 2020 Children and parents in Saskatoon cool off at George Ward Pool, one of two outdoor facilities open to the public. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Provincial economic stimulus money aimed at Saskatoon sidewalk repair and maintenance
Saskatoon city councillors have voted to divvy up more than $12 million in provincial economic stimulus money. The money will come from the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). It's a one-ti...
Jul 21, 2020 A crumbling sidewalk along Cumberland Avenue South
1,000 masks and counting: Saskatoon retiree says as long as there’s demand, she will keep sewing
She's been sewing since she was a teenager, or as Sherry Gizen says: "I'm talking 40 years." The 59-year-old mainly retired, part-time Air Canada Jazz employee said it was in March when the COVID-19 p...
Jul 08, 2020 Sherry Gizen has made one-thousand masks in the last three months. (Sherry Gizen/Facebook)
Board of Police Commissioners to hold special meeting Thursday to address concerns about viral police arrest video
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners will be holding a special meeting Thursday, July 9, after at least nine letters were sent to the City regarding concern over the arrest of Evan Penner. The ...
Jul 08, 2020 There was a special board of police commissioners meeting to vote on the request for eight additional police officers in Saskatoon on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
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