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Posted by Norm Fisher on June 28, 2010
The Uptown Market, Saskatoon’s only downtown grocery store has closed its doors after less than three months of operation.
The store, operated by British Columbia businessman Rexy Silva and his daughter Tabitha, opened its doors on April 5th of this year in the retail level of the 2nd Avenue Lofts. Saskatoon had been without a downtown [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 25, 2010
Holy Family Catholic School will be the name of the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ newest school to be built in Willowgrove. The name was chosen by the Board of Education at its June 21 meeting.
“Holy Family is a name that will resonate with the children and families who will come to this school. This was [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 18, 2010
Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer announced an expansion of the Lighthouse that will add 65 affordable housing units by December of 2011, essentially doubling the capacity of the supported living facility. The $11.5 million dollar addition will be funded with an investment from the federal and provincial Affordable Housing Trust.
Once completed, the facility will offer [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 17, 2010
It has been a year since the last Off Broadway Dinner Theatre performance but co-owner Peter Kooy has announced a plan to return to the business, likely at the Off Broadway Arts Centre on the corner of Dufferin and Main in Saskatoon’s Nutana area.
The building was offered for sale a year ago and still hasn’t [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 16, 2010
The owners of Christie’s Mayfair Bakery have announced that they will expand their operation this summer with the addition of a retail store at the corner of Broadway and 10th. The new store will be known as Christie’s il Secondo.
Expect to find all of the wonderful creations currently available at Christie’s 33rd Street location plus [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 15, 2010
In a 9-2 vote last night, city council agreed to sell Parcel Y in Saskatoon’s Central Business District to Lake Placid for development of their proposed River Landing Village.
According to a story on the Star Phoenix website, “An agreement is now in place to develop the city’s most coveted piece of riverfront land with a [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 12, 2010
The North Park “graffiti wall” takes on a new life as artists work at a theme change from Where the Wild Things Are to “Old Town Cartoons.” Every other year, the home owner who erected the privately owned concrete sound attenuation wall at Warman Road and Empress invites select graffiti artists to ply their skills [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 12, 2010
The Saskatoon Heath Region has selected the Royal University Hospital (RUH) to house the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan following the recommendation of a site validation committee appointed to review four location options.
The committee explains the rationale that led to a unanimous recommendation in a YouTube video here.
The Royal University Hospital is located on the [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 12, 2010
A Class-A office vacancy rate of less than 1 percent is driving developers to continue expanding the inventory in downtown Saskatoon.
Discovery Plaza is Saskatoon’s latest Class-A project. Completed in 2009 it brought more than 50,000 square feet to the market, all of which was quickly scooped up by BHP Billiton.
The redevelopment of the Capitol [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 30, 2010
“The future is written for Riversdale” and at least one Saskatoon business leader sees better times ahead.
Curtis Olson, of Shift Development Inc. recently purchased the old Joe’s Cycle Building at 220 20th Street West. When renovations are complete the building will become his company’s head office and a business hub for other “forward thinking businesses” [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 27, 2010
A plan to extend 25th Street from 1st Avenue North to Idylwyld Drive will move forward despite a doubling of costs since plans for the project were first approved by city council a year ago. On Monday, council approved a $17 million dollar budget paving the way for work to begin. Utility work will start [...]