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'This isn't normal': Lumber prices higher than ever
The price of lumber is the highest it's ever been. That's according to Rick Casavant, president of Warman Homes. Lumber prices have gone up 104 per cent in Canada, forcing lumber and wood panel produc...
Aug 24, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Why you need to slow down in orange zones when no workers are present
Driving on the highway and following a 60-kilometre-per-hour orange zone sign with no workers in sight might be frustrating, but a government official said there are good reasons to keep the speed lim...
Aug 21, 2020
Water main project wraps up on 8th Street
There is one less traffic headache to deal with in Saskatoon. The city announced Friday that construction has wrapped up on the 8th Street water main replacement project, ending nearly three months of...
Aug 21, 2020 An extensive water main replacement project is taking place in the eastbound lanes of Saskatoon's 8th Street. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon family turns front yard into middle-earth paradise
A family in the City Park neighbourhood has turned their front lawn into a middle-earth inspired hobbit hole based off J.R.R Tolkien's famous book "The Hobbit." Scott, Nathan, and Ann Marie Harder had...
Jul 24, 2020 Scott Harder (left) and Nathan Harder (right) in front of their constructed property. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Sask. Heavy Construction Association sees slow return post-COVID shutdown
The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association had concerns coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown. A major issue was whether municipalities would invest in construction projects or use stimulus money t...
Jul 23, 2020
City unveils new, "one-of-a-kind" prototypes for construction workers safety
The City of Saskatoon has unveiled two "one-of-a-kind" prototype pieces of equipment, designed to ensure the safety of on-site construction workers while setting up. At a press conference Wednesday in...
Jul 15, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Granary owner relieved to have street open again
The end of construction couldn't come fast enough for Granary owner Mearc Davie. The city announced Friday the first phase of the Eighth Street water main replacement project had wrapped up. For more ...
Jul 10, 2020 An extensive water main replacement project is taking place in the eastbound lanes of Saskatoon's 8th Street. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Lafarge fires employee after noose allegedly found near parking spot of Black worker
MONTREAL - Construction materials giant Lafarge Canada says it has fired an employee after a discriminatory and hateful act took place at a Montreal work site. The company said an act of dis...
Jul 09, 2020
Statistics Canada says economy posted record 11.6 per cent plunge in April
OTTAWA - The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as ...
Jun 30, 2020
Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy
EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes, pumping billions into infrastructure and making a full court press to lure jobs from Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere to rebound from t...
Jun 29, 2020
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