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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The City Park Community Association hopes to find financial backing that might allow them to purchase and take control of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) campus, which will soon be offered for sale due to a financial restructuring that became necessary when federal funding for the university was lost.
Various concerns have been voiced [...]
According to a report released today by the Salvation Army, approximately one in nine Canadians say they have either experienced homelessness or have come close to experiencing homelessness at some point in their life. The report titled, “Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence” is based on responses to a telephone survey conducted in late 2009 [...]
City administration is recommending that Stantec Consulting be retained to design the new Mayfair Pool, which is expected to include a spiral waterslide, a lane pool with a diving area and a tot pool with a variety of spray toys. The 2009 capital budget alloted $5 million dollars to redesign the public pool which is [...]
First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) president Shauneen Pete announced today that the Saskatoon campus would be offered for sale as part of a restructuring plan to save the beleaguered college which is facing financial challenges after the provincial and federal governments pulled funding amid allegations of questionable spending by senior officials. The province has [...]
The 175-page document known as the City Park Local Area Plan was adopted by council at last night’s meeting, the first major step towards implementation of 38 recommendations which were developed in consultation with community stakeholders including area residents, business owners, and property owners.
Traffic, circulation and parking issues top the list of concerns in Saskatoon’s [...]
Chickens have great personalities, according to one Willowgrove resident who petitioned council to allow her to raise a few in her yard, but they won’t be living amongst us anytime soon.
In an 8-2 vote, council voted in favour of receiving Debbie Johnston’s three-page request as information instead of referring it to city administration for a [...]
A city of Saskatoon proposal to rezone a parcel of undeveloped land to accommodate high-density housing in Hampton Village has some area residents crying foul.
Joel Anderson, “a new resident of Hampton Village” is quoted in a story in today’s Star Phoenix. “It’s hard to say it without sounding a little snobbish. You want to live [...]
Google began rolling out its “Street View” functionality for Canada earlier this year but Saskatoon wasn’t included in the initial release. Well, today we got caught up with other major Canadian cities and Street View for Saskatoon is now functional.
You’ll probably want to start by checking out your own haunts to see if you can [...]
