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Council calls for more information before waste utility vote
Saskatoon's city councillors are in agreement that something needs to be done about garbage collection in the city. But they say they need more information before diving into an administration-propose...
Jun 26, 2018 The City of Saskatoon displays examples of different garbage bin sizes that could be implemented under a new utility program, with the current bin displayed on the right. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon city council passes $20K licence fee for pot shops
Saskatoon city council passed its Cannabis Licensing Bylaw Monday, including a contentious $20,000 licensing fee for marijuana retailers. The bylaw also includes a provision for a $10,000 annual renew...
Jun 25, 2018
Saskatoon Transit taps student artwork for city bus
Some Saskatoon youngsters will get see their creations featured on a city bus through the summer. Saskatoon Transit announced the winners Monday of its first-ever Student Art Contest. The contest was ...
Jun 25, 2018 Grade 7 students from Sylvia Fedoruk School and Grade 3 students from College Park School will have their drawings featured on a city bus as winners of Saskatoon Transit's Student Art Contest. (Nicole Kelly/650 CKOM)
Captain asks swimmers, boaters to respect riverboat
The captain of the biggest boat plying the waters of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon is asking people to be a bit more wary of his 70-ton vessel. Captain Mike Steckhan operates the 120-passe...
Jun 25, 2018 The Prairie Lily has offered river cruises in Saskatoon since the spring of 2012. (The Prairie Lily/Facebook)
City council to vote on trash collection, cannabis bylaw
The way the City of Saskatoon handles collection and billing for garbage service could be set to change. Saskatoon city council is expected to vote Monday on a "pay-as-you-throw" garbage and organics ...
Jun 25, 2018
Uncovering the past: Synchrotron reveals 19th-century images
There could be a big change coming to the way historians and art curators uncover the past, thanks to researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) in Saskatoon. Working on daguerreotypes, the earlie...
Jun 25, 2018 Researchers at the Canadian Light Source worked with students at Western University to uncover hidden photographs lost to decades of deterioration on June 25, 2018. (Submitted / Canadian Light Source)
Third Avenue United Church closes its doors after 105 years
Third Avenue United Church has held its final service and decided to close its doors amid dwindling popularity. One last service was held on Sunday, ending its 113-year run as a place a worship in Sas...
Jun 24, 2018 Third Avenue United Church. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Duchess Street assault call leads to guns, drugs and cash
Saskatoon police detained several people Sunday morning when an assault call led to a home in the City Park neighbourhood. Officers responded to a call in the 900 block of Duchess Street where a man s...
Jun 24, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon city officials remind people not to swim in river
With summer officially here, Saskatoon city officials are reminding people they can't beat the heat in the South Saskatchewan River as bylaw 4433 prohibits swimming in it. "The South Saskatchewan Rive...
Jun 24, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Car crashes into River Heights home
Saskatoon police are investigating after a car hit a house in the River Heights neighbourhood early Sunday morning. Police were called to the 100 block of St. Lawrence Crescent just after midnight aft...
Jun 24, 2018 (650 CKOM)
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