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Millar Ave reopened after temporary repair to water main
A broken water main that happened in Saskatoon on Friday as the weekend snowstorm approached has been temporarily repaired. This means that Millar Avenue reopened to traffic on Sunday morning, the Cit...
Nov 24, 2024 (Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com)
Saskatoon lower risk than Calgary and Montreal for water main break
Would the City of Saskatoon be prepared for a major water main break - like the kind that happened in Calgary on June 5, and in Montreal on August 16th. A new report to councillors Tuesday outlined ma...
Sep 03, 2024 According to the report, written by Russ Munro, director of Saskatoon Water, along with other department members, the catastrophic failures in Calgary and Montreal have raised questions about the reliability and resiliency of the city's critical water distribution infrastructure. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon intersection still closed after water main break
A stretch of Millar Avenue in Saskatoon is closed after a rush-hour water main break on Tuesday afternoon. In a release on Tuesday, the City of Saskatoon said emergency repairs were happening at a wat...
Jul 06, 2022 The intersection of Millar Avenue and 60th Street in Saskatoon has been closed to traffic because of a water main break since Tuesday afternoon. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Multiple water main breaks shut down Saskatoon school, no timeframe for fix
A Saskatoon school has had to switch to online learning after closing its doors due to multiple water main breaks, and there's no timeframe on when water will be restored. According to Greater Saskato...
Feb 25, 2021 Bishop Klein School pictured. (Twitter/Bishop Klein School)
Water main break creates icy havoc near U of S
A water main break at the intersection of Bottomley Avenue and Elliott Street is creating plenty of icy issues for nearby residents. With temperatures as low as -36 C, or -49 C with the windchill, wat...
Feb 11, 2021 A water main break at the intersection of Elliott Street and Bottomley Avenue had vehicles in the area stuck in ice Thursday. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Water main break causes sink hole on 8th Street and Broadway
You'll want to stay away from Broadway Avenue and 8th Street Thursday. A water main break has caused a sinkhole at the intersection. The City of Saskatoon is asking motorists to avoid the area, as it ...
Nov 05, 2020 A sinkhole has opened up on Broadway Avenue and 8th Street due to a water main break on Nov. 5, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon van ends up in sinkhole after crew responds to water main break
A City of Saskatoon van got stuck in a large sinkhole Tuesday morning near 37th Street and Byers Crescent. Sewer manager Trent Schmidt said in an email that two workers were responding to a water main...
May 27, 2020 A City of Saskatoon van got stuck in a sinkhole while responding to a water main break May 26, 2020.
(CIty of Saskatoon/Submitted photo)
Sinkhole causes closure of part of Cumberland Avenue
Cumberland Avenue has been closed at Aird Street because of a sinkhole. The city said the sinkhole formed after a water main leak in the area. Cumberland is shut down between Colony and Temperance Str...
Apr 20, 2020 A water main leak caused a sinkhole at Cumberland Avenue and Aird Street, April 20, 2020.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Water main break closes Holy Cross High School
Students at Holy Cross High School are getting a mini holiday break on the last week of classes after a water main break shut down classes on Wednesday afternoon. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools co...
Dec 18, 2019 (Holy Cross High School/Facebook)
Water main break closes Broadway Avenue businesses
A weekend water main break on Broadway Avenue has forced at least two businesses to close for now. City crews responded to the water main break on the 700 block of Broadway late last Sunday night. To ...
Mar 06, 2019 The Broadway Theatre at 715 Broadway Ave in Saskatoon. (The Canadian Register of Historic Places)
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