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Tag Archives: Saskatoon City Council
Jeff Jorgenson named as next Saskatoon city manager
After a nationwide search, Saskatoon city council decided to promote from within to fill the vacant city manager position. Jeff Jorgenson was announced as the city's top administration official at Mon...
May 29, 2018 Jeff Jorgenson speaks with reporters after being named Saskatoon city manager on May 28, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Walkway along River Landing to be named after Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is being honoured by her adopted hometown in at least two ways this spring. Saskatoon city council voted unanimously Monday in favour of naming a stretch of the River Landing walkway aft...
Apr 30, 2018 Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was born in Alberta and moved to Saskatoon at a young age. (Wikipedia)
Slow burn: Council passes restricted hours on backyard fires
Saskatoon's fire pit debate appears to be over - for now. City council held its final vote on restrictions for backyard blazes Monday, a 6-5 decision in favour of only allowing fire pits to burn betwe...
Apr 30, 2018
Saskatoon administration calls for lower property tax hike
City of Saskatoon administration is advising council to pass on some savings following the provincial budget. The April 10 budget saw the province reinstate the SaskEnergy portion of the previously ca...
Apr 19, 2018
Fire pit registry, time restrictions on council agenda
Saskatoon's fire pit debate will be burning brightly on Monday as city council considers a registry for users and restrictions on when a backyard blaze can be lit. In a newly-released report, the city...
Mar 22, 2018
Study calls for downtown arena and convention centre
A study commissioned by the boards in charge of TCU Place and SaskTel Centre is recommending that council look at building a new arena and convention centre downtown. The study presented Monday to cit...
Mar 19, 2018 People lining up to enter Sasktel Centre on Oct. 29, 2017. (Celine Grimard/650CKOM)
'Time is money:' NSBA backs funding for rail relocation
The man representing Saskatoon's business leaders is backing the relocation of the city's rail lines. NSBA Executive Director Keith Moen told the city's transportation committee the association suppor...
Mar 13, 2018
Council rejects name change for Traffic Bridge
The Traffic Bridge will keep its name when it re-opens later this year. City councillors debated Tuesday during a meeting of the governance and priorities committee on a proposal to re-name the span t...
Feb 21, 2018
Fiery debate ends with time limit on backyard burns
People in Saskatoon will have to go to public bonfires to have an afternoon weiner roast in summer 2018. City council voted 6-5 Monday afternoon to restrict open backyard fires to between the hours of...
Dec 19, 2017
City council to vote on limiting backyard fire pit hours
City councillors are set to vote Monday on whether to restrict the times of day people can use backyard fire pits in Saskatoon. The vote comes after the city's planning, development and community serv...
Dec 18, 2017
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