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Encampment catches fire near Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion
An encampment at the site of a Saskatoon summer festival caught fire Tuesday morning. The fire department was called to the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion shortly before 8 a.m. The fire was ...
Dec 12, 2023 Damage from the fire was estimated at $10,000. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Affinity Credit Union CEO defends decision to leave St. Mary's location
The CEO of Affinity Credit Union in Saskatoon is standing by his company's decision to close its St. Mary's location. The location, which has been serving the surrounding community since 1949, is set ...
Dec 01, 2023 Saskatoon's St. Mary's Affinity Credit Union location is set to close on April 5. The company announced this week it will be leaving because of a rise in significant safety concerns for bank employees and customers. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Social services minister says Sask. delivering on requests for more shelter spaces
Councillors, police and other organizations have long been asking for more places to treat people with complex needs in Saskatoon and Regina - and the provincial government is delivering on those requ...
Nov 24, 2023 Gene Makowsky, Saskatchewan's social services minister, says there is a plan for clients discharged from a soon-to-be-opened shelter in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Council votes to allow provincial complex needs shelter for 18 months
A marathon city council meeting focused on a single issue for more than six hours Wednesday. The issue was the provincial government's decision to open a complex needs shelter on Idylwyld Drive North,...
Nov 22, 2023 The site of the provincial government's complex needs shelter on Idylwyld Drive North. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'We're all human:' Saskatoon homeless in need of warm winter clothing
As temperatures decline in Saskatoon, the people calling the streets home are looking for warmth, food and a helping hand. The Saskatoon Sage Clan Patrol, a volunteer organization, is regularly patrol...
Nov 22, 2023 Donna Wichihan said it’s her third year surviving on Saskatoon’s streets in the winter. She said she’s thankful for those who give back. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
New shelter could 'exacerbate' issues for Idylwyld business owners
In the four and a half years since Churchill's British Cafe opened on Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon, owner Tony Badger said he and his staff have had their fair share of problems. "We clean up nee...
Nov 21, 2023 Tony Badger, owner of Churchill's British Cafe, says a new shelter across the street could make issues worse for local businesses. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police board asks for $200K more for alternative response officers
Saskatoon's board of police commissioners has voted to ask city council for another $200,000 to fund five more alternative response officers next year. The AROs develop relationships with vulnerable r...
Nov 20, 2023 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
New emergency shelter location to be approved in Saskatoon
A former liquor store could be the location for a complex-needs shelter in Saskatoon. Last month, the province announced a strategy to address homelessness, which included 120 new, permanent emergency...
Nov 17, 2023 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper discusses police funding and plans for a new emergency shelter on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
New emergency shelter spaces coming to YWCA Prince Albert
A total of 45 new emergency shelter spaces are coming to Prince Albert's YWCA. The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $830,000 to create the new spaces, which will be offered 24 hours a day, seve...
Oct 24, 2023 The YWCA in Prince Albert will have 45 new emergency shelter spaces this winter. (650 CKOM file photo)
City committee wants province to be transparent on new homeless shelters
Members of Saskatoon City Council want more transparency from the provincial government as the groups work together on two new emergency homeless shelters in the city. City administration is busy tryi...
Oct 12, 2023 Ward 3 Councillor David Kirton says the city needs some answers as it searches for two shelter sites. (650 CKOM file photo)
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