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PSA
For Immediate Release:  November 3, 2015

CY15-203
“REFUGEES WELCOME” INFORMATION AND AWARENESS FORUM TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The City, in partnership with the Saskatoon Refugee Coalition, invites the public to an information and awareness forum entitled, Refugees Welcome:  From Compassion to Action, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the Roxy Theatre.

The forum will include a panel that will be presenting on the refugee crisis from a global, regional, and local perspective.  Community members will share information about specific organizations and the work that is already being done.  Attendees will learn about the various opportunities available and how to get involved.

REFUGEES WELCOME:  INFORMATION AND AWARENESS FORUM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Roxy Theatre, 320 20th Street West

For more information on the forum, please call 306-975-8459, or email immigration@saskatoon.ca.
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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Media, for more information, please contact:
Lynne Lacroix
Director of Recreation and Community Development
City of Saskatoon
306-975-3390

Erin Wolfson
Member
Saskatoon Refugee Coalition
(306) 716-4004

Note to the Media:  Lynne Lacroix, Erin Wolfson, and other community stakeholders will be in attendance for media intervie

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BROADWAY AVE SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 9TH ST E AND FROM 12TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Geological survey)
Start: November 3, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 10:00 a.m.

33RD ST E EB & WB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED FROM EDWARD AVE TO SPADINA CRES E
(Sanitary sewer lining)
Start: November 3, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 9:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 12TH ST E
(Geological survey)
Start: November 3, 10:00 a.m. End: November 3, 11:00 a.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO 9TH ST E
(Geological investigation)
Start: November 3, 11:00 a.m. End: November 3, 12:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 10TH ST E
(Geological investigation)
Start: November 3, 12:00 p.m. End: November 3, 1:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE FROM 10TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Geological investigation)
Start: November 3, 1:00 p.m. End: November 3, 2:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 12TH ST E TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES E
(Geological investigation)
Start: November 3, 2:00 p.m. End: November 3, 3:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 6TH ST E TO 7TH ST E
(Geological survey)
Start: November 3, 3:00 p.m. End: November 3, 4:00 p.m.

ONGOING

8TH ST E WB CURB (OUTSIDE) & MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT LORNE AVE
(Valve installation)
Access to Idylwyld Fwy maintained. More details saskatoon.ca/LorneSewerRehab
Start: November 2, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 6:00 p.m.

AIRPORT DR NB/SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT CLAYPOOL DR
(Road construction)
Claypool Dr WB closed from Airport Dr to McClocklin Rd
Start: September 15, 7:00 a.m. End: November 6, 6:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR N/HIGHWAY 16 NB & SB LANE RESTRICTIONS FROM 51ST ST E TO MARQUIS DR W
(Hwy 16 flyover repair)
Hwy 11/12 SB median lane closed at overpass
Start: July 13, 9:00 a.m. End: November 8, 5:00 p.m.

HWY 16 WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT ZIMMERMAN RD
(Road reconstruction)
Start: September 16, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

NIGHT WORK: IDYLWYLD DR NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING 1ST AVE
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: October 13, 7:00 p.m. End: November 23, 7:00 a.m.

IDYLWYLD DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 19TH ST & SID BUCKWOLD BRIDGE
(Bridge maintenance)
1st Ave SB curb lane closed between 19th St & Sid Buckwold Bridge
Start: September 14, 7:00 a.m. End: November 23, 6:00 p.m.

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

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map. Find traffic detour information and subscribe to Traffic Detour Service Alerts at saskatoon.ca/service-alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

The City’s Green Cart program, which collects unbagged leaves, grass clippings and yard waste from subscribed residents, will close for the 2015 season on Friday, November 6.

In order to ensure all subscribers have the opportunity to empty their green carts before the end of the season, the City is providing collection to all subscribers from November 2 – 6, regardless of whether there was a green cart pick-up provided in the preceding week. To take advantage of the extra collection, please ensure your green cart is set out at the curb by 7 a.m. on your regular pick-up day. For example, if your last pick up was Tuesday, October 27, have your cart out on Tuesday, November 3 for the final collection.

As this final week of green cart collection follows Halloween, residents are encouraged to dispose of their unbagged Halloween pumpkins in their green cart, as opposed to disposing of them in your regular garbage.

Subscriptions and renewals for the 2016 Green Cart program will open in 2016. Residents who do not intend to re-subscribe in 2016 are asked to call 306-975-2486 or email leavesandgrass@saskatoon.ca to arrange for their green carts to be removed by the City.

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 directional closure that was installed at 9th Street and Idylwyld Drive to restrict westbound vehicular usage will be removed during the week of November 8, 2015.

Between November 8 and 12, 2015 the City plans to remove the temporary concrete barriers at 9th Street and Idylwyld Drive and the cul-de-sac signs at the intersection of 9th Street and McPherson Avenue. The stop signs facing north-south at the intersection of 9th Street and McPherson Avenue will also be changed to face east-west on 9th Street.

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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8TH ST E WB CURB (OUTSIDE) & MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT LORNE AVE
(Valve installation)
Start: November 2, 9:00 a.m. End: November 3, 6:00 p.m.

ONGOING

AIRPORT DR NB/SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANES CLOSED AT CLAYPOOL DR
(Road construction)
Claypool Dr WB closed from Airport Dr to McClocklin Rd
Start: September 15, 7:00 a.m. End: November 6, 6:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR N/HIGHWAY 16 NB & SB LANE RESTRICTIONS FROM 51ST ST E TO MARQUIS DR W
(Hwy 16 flyover repair)
Hwy 11/12 SB median lane closed at overpass
Start: July 13, 9:00 a.m. End: November 8, 5:00 p.m.

HWY 16 WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT ZIMMERMAN RD
(Road reconstruction)
Start: September 16, 7:00 a.m. End: November 15, 5:00 p.m.

NIGHT WORK: IDYLWYLD DR NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING 1ST AVE
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: October 13, 7:00 p.m. End: November 23, 7:00 a.m.

IDYLWYLD DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 19TH ST & SID BUCKWOLD BRIDGE
(Bridge maintenance)
1st Ave SB curb lane closed between 19th St & Sid Buckwold Bridge
Start: September 14, 7:00 a.m. End: November 23, 6:00 p.m.

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

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map. Find traffic detour information and subscribe to Traffic Detour Service Alerts at saskatoon.ca/service-alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.