News Releases

The City of Saskatoon and in motion are pleased to announce a partnership with local fitness providers to offer free outdoor fitness classes this summer in the downtown area.  These fitness classes will be offered in Kiwanis Park North on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., June through August.  Visit www.in-motion.ca for more information. 

Participating fitness providers include:

• How to Run (June 3, 5, 10, and 12) provided by Craven S.P.O.R.T. Services – Registration begins May 15 by emailing css@cravensportservices.ca
• Pilates Core Fusion (June 17, 19, 24, and 26) provided by Lead Pilates – Registration begins May 30 by calling 306-382-7447
• Running/Walking Group (July 1, 3, 8, and 10) provided by Motion Fitness – Registration begins June 15 by emailing events@motionfitness.ca
• Bridge City Boot Camp (July 15, 17, 22, and 24) provided by Bridge City Fitness – Registration begins June 30 by emailing carla@bridgecityfitness.com
• Yoga (July 29 and 31; August 5 and 7) provided by Namaskar Yoga – Registration begins July 15 by emailing bobbi.nordal@gmail.com
• Urban Poling (August 12, 14, 19, and 21) provided by City of Saskatoon Recreation and Sport – Registration begins July 30 by calling 306-975-3354

Residents, visitors, and those working downtown are also encouraged to meet friends and co-workers at the many great locations along the Meewasin Valley trails, and stay “in motion” throughout the summer.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

 

The heavy rain storm early Monday evening will not impact the drinking water in the city. Storm water and drinking water systems are two totally different sets of pipes – they are not interconnected.

If residents have any water concerns, please call our Customer Service Dispatch at 306-975-2476.

 For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

For Release: May 26, 2014

51ST STREET LANE RESTRICTIONS, MAY 27

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, the following restriction will be in place on 51st Street while crews perform maintenance work on the roadway in preparation for resurfacing.

- 51st Street eastbound median and centre lanes will be closed between Millar Avenue and Warman Road.
- 51st Street westbound median lane will be closed between Warman Road and Millar Avenue.
- Left turning into Co-op entrance from 51st Street eastbound will be restricted.

The work is expected to last one day.

20TH STREET EAST EASTBOUND RESTRICTIONS, MAY 27 

Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 20th Street East eastbound will be closed between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue while crews move a crane. The road is expected to reopen by 1:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DRIVE WESTBOUND RESTRICTIONS, MAY 27-30 

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, College Drive westbound curb (outside) lane will be closed at St Thomas More College to accommodate construction work.

The lane will reopen at 5:30 p.m. the same day. The restrictions will be reset at the same time each day. 

BROADWAY AVENUE CURB LANE RESTRICTIONS, MAY 27-30

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, Broadway Avenue northbound and southbound curb lanes will be closed between 12th Street and Saskatchewan Crescent while SaskEnergy works in the area.  

The road will reopen by 3:00 p.m. the same day. The restrictions will be reset each day to accommodate rush hour traffic.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Drivers are reminded to allow extra time when travelling through the orange zone, watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Find traffic detour information on our website at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

 

The heavy rain storm early Monday evening will not impact the drinking water in the city. Storm water and drinking water systems are two totally different sets of pipes – they are not interconnected.

If residents have any water concerns, please call our Customer Service Dispatch at 306-975-2476.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

 

 

A super charged, heavy and sustained downpour over the supper hour has resulted in a surge in the City’s storm system. The City is aware of manhole covers that may have popped off from the heavy rain. Use caution and reduce speed when driving through deep puddles; avoid driving through flooded roadways and walking through deep puddles if possible.

Call Dispatch at 306-975-2476 to report any flood related concerns. The City is experiencing a high volume of calls, and thanks residents for their patience. 

Available crews have been brought in to clear flooded roadways and to repair manhole covers as quickly as possible. 

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

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A super charged, heavy and sustained downpour over the supper hour has resulted in a surge in the City’s storm system. The City is aware of manhole covers that may have popped off from the heavy rain. Use caution and reduce speed when driving through deep puddles; avoid driving through flooded roadways and walking through deep puddles if possible.

Call Dispatch at 306-975-2476 to report any flood related concerns. The City is experiencing a high volume of calls, and thanks residents for their patience. 

We have brought in available crews to clear flooded roadways and to repair manhole covers as quickly as possible.

 For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

 

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The heavy rain storm early Monday evening will not impact the drinking water in the city. Storm water and drinking water systems are two totally different sets of pipes – they are not interconnected.

If residents have any water concerns, please call our Customer Service Dispatch at 306-975-2476.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

 

The City confirms that no contaminated water leaked into the river as a result of a personal vehicle entering a construction site and damaging a valve at the Water Treatment Plant on Spadina Crescent Friday evening.  An early morning report from the Fire Department indicated the potential for a ditch to overflow and leak into the river, but our staff had all valves turned off well before the ditch was full to prevent any overflow.

There were no workers on site at the time of the incident.  Clean-up at the scene is still underway and the extent of damage is yet to be determined.  

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

CIRCLE DRIVE MEDIAN LANE RESTRICTIONS, MAY 24-25

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014, there will be various lane restrictions on Circle Drive while crews repair the guardrails.

Saturday, May 24 - 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

- Circle Drive eastbound and westbound median (inside) lanes will be closed under the Attridge Drive overpass.

Sunday, May 25 - 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

- Circle Drive northbound and southbound median (inside) lanes will be closed between College Drive and 8th Street East.

8TH STREET EAST LANE RESTRICTIONS, MAY 25

Sunday, May 25 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

- 8th Street East westbound lanes from Acadia Drive to the Centre Mall Entrance will be closed while crews pave utility cuts.
- Westbound drivers should use 14th Street or Taylor Street as a detour.

Sunday May 25 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

- 8th Street East eastbound median (inside) and centre lanes will be closed between Broadway Avenue and Landsdowne Avenue while crews inspect underground utilities.

IDYLWYLD DRIVE LANE RESTRICTIONS, MAY 25

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday May 25, 2014, the following restrictions will be in place on sections of Idylwyld Drive while crews work on streetlight poles:

-Idylwyld Drive northbound off-ramp curb (outside) lane to 1st Avenue North northbound will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to Noon
- Idylwyld Drive southbound curb (outside) lane will be closed between 20th Street and the Sid Buckwold Bridge from 8:30 a.m. to Noon.

VARIOUS ROAD RESTRICTIONS FOR MARATHON EVENT, MAY 25

To accommodate the Saskatchewan Marathon event on Sunday, May 25, 2014 from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., no parking signs and traffic restrictions will be in place along marathon routes. The main road restrictions will include:

- Full closure of Taylor Street between St. Henry Avenue and Victoria Avenue
- Broadway Avenue southbound curb lane between the Broadway Bridge and 11^th Street
- Victoria Avenue northbound between 11^th Street and Taylor Street
- Spadina Crescent northbound from 20^th Street to Ravine Drive including northbound exit from University Bridge
- 1st Avenue southbound at 20th Street

Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area during the event and watch for participants and officials. The City thanks everyone for their patience.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Drivers are reminded to allow extra time when travelling through the orange zone, watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Find traffic detour information on our website at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

With changes to the Accelerated Residential Street Sweeping Program this year - such as enforcing parking restrictions, sweeping  streets curb-to-curb without vehicles, delivering a two-phase program for many neighbourhoods - created some unknown variables. Two weeks into the program and in the spirit of continuous improvement, the schedule needs to be adjusted for better efficiency.  

So far we’re pleased with the progress of the program and the city is starting to look much better.  However, when rolling out several new initiatives and the way we do our work has led to unforeseen challenges. As a result of these changes, a few neighbourhoods were not completed and those streets were rescheduled.  

To prevent similar repeats, we  are extending the schedule; and as long as the weather cooperates, we will still be completed earlier than in past years.   

A new schedule is available from saskatoon.ca by clicking on the Building Better Roads link.   

Added sweeping programs include: 

- Circle Drive - started on Tuesday this week. It is expected to be completed within two weeks.
- School Zones - will be swept in the evenings, beginning the week of June 2, 2014.
- Downtown, followed by the Broadway, Sutherland and Riversdale Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) will be swept curb-to-curb  over several evenings. Downtown is tentatively scheduled to begin Sunday, May 25.  Please watch for No Parking signs over the next couple of weeks in these areas and remove your vehicle by the posted day and time. 
- Remaining BIDs are scheduled to receive a curb-to-curb sweep in the evenings, following the work Downtown.

For evening programs, a mixture of yellow sandwich boards, bags on parking metres and paper signs will be used.

A schedule, Frequently Asked Questions and map of neighbourhoods is available at saskatoon.ca under the Building Better Roads icon. 

Drivers are reminded to be patient and to drive carefully when they encounter slow moving street-sweeping vehicles.  You may also contact the 24-hour Street Sweeping Hotline at 306-975-2476 or streetsweep@saskatoon.ca

If poor weather delays sweeping, the neighbourhood will move to the end of the schedule and new No Parking signs will be posted in advance to notify residents.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #BetterRoadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.