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Council keeps tax increase low in proposed budget revision
It was a confusing afternoon for Saskatoon City Council Monday, but a solution to handle the provincial budget fallout in the short-term may be just around the corner. The governance and priori...
Apr 10, 2017
Saskatoon residential property tax increase cut in half
Saskatoon homeowners will have to recalculate their taxes again, but this time it'll save them a few dollars. Property value reassessments - and a shift in the business tax ratio approved at council M...
Mar 27, 2017
Saskatoon city council seeking injunction against provincial budget cuts
Saskatoon city council is asking their legal team to pursue an injunction against funding cuts from the province. The decision was made during an emergency meeting Sunday to address the impact ...
Mar 26, 2017
Saskatoon city council calls emergency meeting on provincial budget
Saskatoon city council will meet Sunday to address an $11.4 million hole left in the city's finances in the wake of the provincial budget. The Sask. Party government eliminated a program that s...
Mar 24, 2017
Council approves $3M in additional funding for new U of S arena
The new arena project on University of Saskatchewan grounds is getting a boost from Saskatoon city council. Councillors approved the Home Ice Capital Campaign's ask for $3 million Monday afternoon in ...
Feb 27, 2017
Public packs council chambers to hear ideas for Saskatoon's future
It was standing room only in council chambers Monday evening as Saskatonians listened to a variety of presentations on how the city can become a future-ready metropolis. Mayor Charlie Clark and his co...
Jan 16, 2017
Private sponsors frustrated over long wait for refugee family
While a refugee family waits a world away, a group from Saskatoon is trapped between good intentions and bureaucracy. Margi Corbett is a retired teacher and a member of refugee support group in the ci...
Jan 09, 2017
Changes to panhandling bylaw approved in Saskatoon
After two hours of discussion, Monday Saskatoon City Council decided to move forward with changes to panhandling regulations. In a 6-5 vote, they passed a recommendation to prohibit panhandling on a s...
Dec 12, 2016
'Mid-year' or 8 months? Council given different timelines for Remai Modern opening
How long will it take for the Remai Modern Art Gallery to open? During budget talks last week, Saskatoon city council was told by Remai Modern CEO Gregory Burke it would be "mid-year." But during Mond...
Dec 05, 2016
Art of the budget: Remai Modern faced with cuts in first day of budget talks
The Remai Modern Art Gallery was the focus of concern and budget cuts by Saskatoon city council on the first day of budget deliberations Wednesday. After several unsuccessful attempts to hav...
Nov 30, 2016
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