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Holiday Pay Parking Reminder
December 22, 2025 - 8:00am
- Customers are encouraged to use the Parkedin app as a no-touch way to pay for parking.
- Customers are responsible for entering the correct licence plate information when paying for parking at a parking station or when using the Parkedin app.
- Parking time limits vary by location. Watch for signs wherever you are parking.
- If you have reached the posted time limit but need more time in the area, move your vehicle around the corner or across the street.
- Balances on a parking purchase can be carried forward to another parking space in a new location.
- Additional parking time can be purchased, but only up to the maximum allowable time posted.
Residents are reminded that payment will not be required on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025, and New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026.
The City’s pay parking will require payment on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24 and Boxing Day, Friday, December 26, 2025.
Public parking in the Downtown, Broadway, Riversdale, River Landing and Sutherland areas, as well as streets adjacent to St. Paul’s and Saskatoon City Hospitals, are metered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Payment is not required outside these hours, on Sundays or on statutory holidays (New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Saskatchewan Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day).
Public Pay Parking reminders:
For more information on Public Pay Parking, including the parking pay stations and the ParkedIn app, please visit saskatoon.ca/parking.
Holiday Hours and Adjusted Civic Services: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
December 22, 2025 - 7:00am
- City Facilities: Some of our locations may have reduced hours or be closed on certain days over the holidays
- Parking: Check which days require parking payment, and which do not, plus general enforcement details
- Transit: Some schedules will be adjusted, confirm before you ride
- Waste Collections: Some collection dates will be shifted, verify your pickup schedule
- Leisure Centres: Hours vary by City facility; review details before heading out
Find out what's open, closed or adjusted this holiday season (and where you can drop off your Christmas tree for free after the holidays!):
Daily Road Report - December 22, 2025
December 19, 2025 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
MCCORMACK RD INTERSECTION CLOSED AT NEEDHAM CRES
(Sanitary sewer repair)
Start: December 22, 8:00 a.m. End: December 22, 4:00 p.m.
CONFEDERATION DR SB CLOSED FROM LAURIER DR TO 22ND ST W
(Hydrant replacement)
Start: December 22, 9:00 a.m. End: December 22, 3:00 p.m.
ONGOING
AVE W N ROAD CLOSED FROM RYLSTON RD TO 29TH ST W
(Service connections)
Start: December 19, 8:00 a.m. End: December 22, 5:00 p.m.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
Weekend Road Report - December 20-21, 2025
December 19, 2025 - 2:30pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
22ND ST W EB CLOSED FROM BETTS AVE TO DIEFENBAKER DR
(Structure work)
Two-way traffic in WB lanes. Hart Rd access from Betts Ave only
Start: December 20, 9:00 a.m. End: December 20, 3:00 p.m.
20TH ST W PARKING LANE CLOSED FROM AVE O S TO AVE P S
(St. Mary Christmas Hamper Pick-up)
Start: December 20, 11:00 a.m. End: December 20, 4:00 p.m.
25TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 3RD AVE N TO 4TH AVE N
(Crane lift)
Start: December 21, 7:00 a.m. End: December 21, 1:00 p.m.
ONGOING
AVE W N ROAD CLOSED FROM RYLSTON RD TO 29TH ST W
(Service connections)
Start: December 19, 8:00 a.m. End: December 22, 5:00 p.m.
IDYLWYLD DR N SB LANES CLOSED FROM 31ST ST W TO 30TH ST W
(Connection replacement)
Start: December 18, 7:00 a.m. End: December 20, 5:00 p.m.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
Special event bus service to SaskTel Centre this weekend
December 19, 2025 - 6:00am
- 5:45 p.m.
- 6:25 p.m.
- 3:45 p.m.
- 4:25 p.m.
Saskatoon Transit will provide direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to SaskTel Centre for the following events this weekend:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Georgia Swarm
Saturday, December 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Buses depart at:
Nitro Circus
Sunday, December 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Buses depart at:
Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.
Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.
Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.