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Optimist Hill opens for the season in Saskatoon
The gates at Optimist Hill opened at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park. To celebrate the start of the new season, opening day is sponsored by Conexus Credit Union with lift pass and hot...
Dec 18, 2021 Optimist Hill. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Blizzard silver linings: Optimist Hill will be opening soon
While there isn't a lot for most of us to celebrate after a blizzard dumped 30 to 40 centimetres of snow on Saskatoon, there is at least one group thankful for it. Rob Letts is a co-chair of Optimist ...
Nov 17, 2020
Dead deer ran into fence: Ministry of Environment
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has completed its investigation into two deer carcasses found along the Meewasin Trail Tuesday morning south of Diefenbaker Park. A Facebook page called the Sa...
Jun 10, 2020 One of two deer carcasses found near the Meewasin Trail south of Diefenbaker Park on June 9, 2020. (Saskatoon Trail Alliance/Facebook)
Canada Day in Diefenbaker Park cancelled, festivities to be moved online
People in Saskatoon will have to show their Canadian pride at home this year. The Optimist Club of Saskatoon announced Tuesday the outdoor festivities in Diefenbaker Park have been cancelled because o...
Apr 22, 2020
Preparations underway at Optimist Hill
With the weather turning cold in Saskatoon, crews are getting ready for another season at Optimist Hill. "Hopefully next week getting the equipment out, and start making some snow," Robb Letts told 65...
Nov 07, 2019 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Warm weather cuts season short for new Optimist Hill
It was a short season for Saskatoon's new winter attraction. Optimist Hill at Diefenbaker Park said on their website Friday they have closed due to the sudden shift from cold to warm temperatures. The...
Mar 22, 2019 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
What to know for Canada Day in Diefenbaker Park
People decked out in red and white will once again make their way to Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park for the annual Optimist Canada Day celebration. The festivities kick off 8 a.m. Sunday with a buffet b...
Jul 01, 2018
Sask. Marathon closes streets in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Marathon is set to take over Diefenbaker Park Sunday morning. Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 7:15 a.m. with more than 4100 people registered to run in one of the events....
May 27, 2018 (Saskatchewan Marathon/Facebook)
Impaired driving charge coming in Diefenbaker Park incident
Saskatoon police have arrested a 37-year-old man after several hits and runs in Diefenbaker Park on Friday. At 5:17 p.m. police got the first call about an erratic driver in the area of the busy park....
May 05, 2018 (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Optimism for ski hill after missing out on Project Play
They lost out on a quarter of a million dollars, but a campaign to bring a ski hill to Saskatoon says they are still on schedule. Optimist Hill made the final four of the national Kraft-Heinz Project ...
Sep 17, 2017
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