News Releases

It is an annual issue for the city’s urban forest.  Tent caterpillars, cankerworms, and leafrollers are feeding on trees in some areas in the city.  The trees may experience heavy defoliation in some cases, but unless there are underlying issues, the trees will recover and produce new foliage.

 Forest tent caterpillars attack a wide variety of deciduous trees, especially green ash.  The numbers of forest tent caterpillars are high this year especially in areas of the city where green ash is the most common street tree.  Caterpillars can be sprayed with a high pressure hose and washed off of the tree.  Over the next few weeks, these insects will seek shelter and transform into moths.

 Cankerworms, also known as loopers and inchworms, are found primarily on the leaves of American elm and Manitoba maple trees.  The fall and the spring cankerworm species often feed together during June and July.  They can be found hanging from silken threads underneath infested trees and can be a nuisance.

 Leafrollers feed while concealed within leaves that are rolled or tied together with silk webbing.  Ash trees are their preference, but they also attack other tree species.  The larvae will feed in mid- to late-June, but the leaves will remain rolled throughout the summer.

 Tree banding can be used to control cankerworms; however, it is not effective against leafrollers and tent caterpillars.  The best time to place bands on the trees is from September to May to help prevent the wingless adult female cankerworm moths from climbing host trees to lay their eggs.  It is important to remove the bands at the beginning of June because the band can collect moisture and cause the trunk to rot.  Unlike the adult female cankerworm, the female leafrollers and tent caterpillars have wings and will fly from tree to tree to lay their eggs.

 The City of Saskatoon does not control cankerworms, tent caterpillars or leafrollers as they typically do not impact the health of the trees they attack.  Homeowners interested in controlling them on their own trees should consult their local garden centre for advice.  For information on urban pests such as mosquitoes, Dutch Elm disease, wildlife, and tree defoliators, visit www.saskatoon.ca/pests

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51ST ST E EB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING WARMAN RD
(Concrete work)
Continue on Lenore Dr to Primrose Dr for access to Warman Rd
Start: May 22, 4:00 a.m. End: May 22, 7:00 a.m.

ROLLING CLOSURE: CIRCLE DR E SB SINGLE LANE CLOSURES COLLEGE DR TO 14TH ST E
(Crack filling)
Start: May 22, 4:00 a.m. End: May 22, 4:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 12TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Crane Lift)
Start: May 22, 4:30 a.m. End: May 22, 6:00 a.m.

WARMAN RD NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN PRIMROSE DR & 51ST ST E
(Concrete work)
Start: May 22, 9:00 a.m. End: May 22, 3:00 p.m.

WANUSKEWIN RD SECTION OF NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 51ST ST E & GOERZEN ST
(Concrete work)
Start: May 22, 9:00 a.m. End: May 22, 3:00 p.m.

WANUSKEWIN RD SECTIONS OF NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 51ST ST E TO ADILMAN DR
(Concrete work)
Start: May 22, 9:00 a.m. End: May 22, 3:00 p.m.

ONGOING

AIRPORT DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED AT 45TH ST W
(Roadwork)
Start: May 20, 9:00 a.m. End: May 27, 5:00 p.m.

CONFEDERATION DR SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM LAURIER DR TO 22ND ST W
(Concrete work)
Start: May 20, 9:00 a.m. End: June 6, 5:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE SB CLOSED AT 104TH ST
(Water Main lining)
2-way traffic maintained in NB lanes
Start: May 19, 7:00 a.m. End: May 26, 4:00 p.m.

HWY 11/16 EB OVERPASS CLOSED AT CLOVERLEAF INTERSECTION
(Overpass repair)
Two EB lanes and one WB lane of traffic will be maintained on the WB overpass.
Start: May 18, 7:00 a.m. End: Tentative - August 7, 5:00 p.m.

UNIVERSITY BRIDGE CLOSED BETWEEN SPADINA CRES & COLLEGE DR
(Bridge Repairs)
Start: May 3, 7:00 a.m. End: August 31, 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.

As part of the development of Saskatoon’s first Active Transportation Plan (ATP), the City of Saskatoon (City), is hosting a family-friendly public event on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Amphitheatre II, River Landing – rain or shine!  All residents are encouraged to stop by the active transportation tent anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to learn more about the project and share their vision for active transportation.

Active transportation includes any form of human-powered transportation for all ages and abilities, such as walking, jogging, cycling, skateboarding, and persons using mobility aids.

ATP Family-Friendly Drop-In Discussions
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Amphitheatre II, River Landing (next to the Pump House and South of the Farmer’s Market at the end of Avenue A South)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 Can’t make the event?  Share your vision for active transportation in Saskatoon by completing the interactive online survey at www.growingfwd.ca/activetransportation ,available now until May 29.

The ATP is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2016.

For more information on the ATP or to sign up for project update notifications, please visit www.growingfwd.ca/activetransportation.

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Household hazardous waste requires proper disposal to reduce risks to humans and animals, and prevent pollution of our land, water and air. These materials should not be placed in your garbage or recycling bins, poured down the drain or toilet, or released into the environment.

To ensure household hazardous materials are safely disposed of or recycled, the City coordinates regular Household Hazardous Waste Days for residents to drop-off these materials. A temporary site will be set up at SaskTel Centre parking lot (101 - 3515 Thatcher Avenue) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on the following dates in 2015:

2015 Household Hazardous Waste Days:

• May 23
• June 20
• July 4
• August 15
• September 19
• October 17
• November 21

For a complete list of materials accepted at HHW Days, please visit Saskatoon.ca/hazardouswaste. A number of items can also be returned to local retailers for convenient and safe disposal or recycling – for current opportunities in the community, please visit Saskwastereduction.ca.

Please do not bring paint to Household Hazardous Waste Days. Leftover paint and empty paint cans are accepted without charge at all SARCAN recycling depots in Saskatoon. A complete list of paint/paint products accepted at SARCAN locations can be found at www.sarcan.ca/pages/paint.

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The City of Saskatoon’s (City) Planning and Development Division, partnering with the Saskatoon Police Service, invite citizens to attend a commemorative Police call box unveiling ceremony outside of the Sturdy Stone Building.

Join His Worship Mayor Donald Atchison, Deputy Chief Bernie Pannell, and City Archivist Jeff O’Brien as they unveil a replica call box and celebrate the history of how it was used in the first part of the 20^th Century.

                                                                                  Police Call Box Unveiling Ceremony
                                                                                             Friday, May 22, 2015
                                                                                                        1:30 p.m.
                                                                                  Outside the Sturdy Stone Building
                                                                                Corner of 3^rd Avenue and 22^nd Street

The City has created this heritage interpretive element on 3^rd Avenue as part of the streetscape project currently underway. The call box will house a digital audio playback device that invites passing pedestrians to listen to audio tracks featuring short dramatized stories of policing in the Downtown.

The call boxes were actively used by the Police and Fire Departments between 1912 and 1960 to report incidents directly to headquarters. The project is located in what used to be known as Beat No. 1, the area bounded by 19^th Street on the south, 23^rd Street on the north, 4^th Avenue on the east, and 1^st Avenue on the west.

A second call box has been installed in the lobby of the Police Station (76 - 25^th Street East) featuring interviews conducted with retired police officers who actively worked the beat during the use of these boxes.

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