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51ST ST E EB & WB CURB (OUTSIDE) & CENTER LANES CLOSED APPROACHING WARMAN RD
(Installation of Signs & Jersey Barriers)
Start: November 26, 9:00 a.m. End: November 26, 12:00 p.m.

2ND AVE & 26TH ST INTERSECTION RESTRICTIONS
(Manhole inspection)
No left turns from 2nd Ave at 26th St. No left turns or through traffic for 26th St EB & WB
Start: November 26, 9:00 a.m. End: November 26, 12:00 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 on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

The City of Saskatoon Planning and Development Division’s publication, City of Saskatoon Neighbourhood Profiles (13th Edition) is now available.  Since 1976, the publication has been developed as a way to provide an extensive database of demographic data at city-wide and neighbourhood levels.  This data provides guidance to civic administration, officials, and community agencies when planning for future service provisions, as well as providing a snapshot of a neighbourhood.
The Neighbourhood Profiles (13th Edition) includes population, income, age, language, dwelling, education, and other data from the 2011 Federal Census and the 2011 National Household Survey as released in 2013.  Updated data includes:

1. 2013 demographic estimates referred to as the G5 Super Census and provided by Generation 5, which include mathematically derived estimated values for over 1,000 demographic variables found in the Federal Census;
2. housing affordability index based on 2013 real estate sales;
3. 2013 vehicle registration data provided by Saskatchewan Government Insurance;
4. 2013 school enrolment data provided by the Saskatoon Public School Division, The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division, the University of Saskatchewan, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Saskatoon Campus);
5. 2013 Home-Based Business Licensing; and
6. 2013 park space and neighbourhood area profiles.

City of Saskatoon Neighbourhood Profiles is available online at www.saskatoon.ca (look under “N” for Neighbourhoods).  Bound hard copies are also available for purchase from the Planning and Development Division (3rd Floor, City Hall).  For more information, call (306) 975-2645.

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 November 24, 2014

8.3.1 City of Saskatoon’s Corporate Business Plan and Budget – the Roads Ahead – Update and Year-End Projections (p.4)

Council will be asked to:

*Receive the information

Additional Information:

*The key projects outlined in the 2014 Corporate Business Plan and Budget are on track with some projects completed and others progressing well.

*The 2014 budget projections to year-end is a net deficit of $1.169 million. The Administration has implemented a discretionary spending and hiring freeze to mitigate as much of this deficit as possible at year-end. 

8.5.1 Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools – By - Election – Returning Officer’s Declaration of Results (p.4)

Council will be asked to:

*Receive the information

8.6.3 Transport of Dogs and Cats in Truck Beds and Designation of Hyde Park Off-Lease Recreation Area (p.5)

City Council will be asked to:

*Consider Bylaw No. 9232, The Animal Control Amendment Bylaw, 2014 (No. 2)

Additional Information:

*Bylaw No. 9232, The Animal Control Amendment Bylaw, 2014 (No. 2) implements City Council’s decision to amend Bylaw No. 7860, The Animal Control Bylaw, 1999 to:

(a)  restrict the transportation of dogs and cats in truck beds and open top cargo areas within the City; and

(b) establish a new off-leash recreation area within Hyde Park located in the Rosewood Neighbourhood.

8.10.1 Automated Speed Enforcement – Photo Radar (p.5)

City Council will be asked to:

*Consider the report of the City Solicitor regarding jurisdiction be considered with this matter; and

*Approve the pilot project

 Additional Information:

 *The City Solicitor determined Council’s role in policing is quite limited:

(a) Under The Police Act, Council must provide policing, but it is limited to paying for it. Council approves the overall police budget, but it does not approve it line by line as it does its own; and

(b) Council also appoints a Board of Police Commissioners, which is a body independent of Council. The Board is responsible to appoint a chief, and to provide overall policy and direction of the Police Service. However, the discretion as to what laws and how to enforce those laws remains with the police.

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NEW
BROADWAY AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) & PARKING LANES CLOSED FROM 10TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Crane Lift)
Start: November 25, 6:00 a.m. End: November 25, 7:30 a.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 on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @YXEServiceAlert and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

The City of Saskatoon (City) is developing a Recreation and Parks Master Plan (Master Plan) to guide the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of recreation and parks programs, services, and facilities.
As part of the development of the Master Plan, the City invites you to come and learn more about the project at an open house.  Members of the consulting team and City representatives will be in attendance to discuss the plan and collect any comments you may have.
OPEN HOUSE:  Recreation and Parks Master Plan
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – “Come and Go” Open House, Brief Presentation at 12:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – “Come and Go” Open House, Brief Presentation at 6:00 p.m.
TCU Place, Salon E
35 - 22nd Street East
The input gathered at the open house will be used as the draft Master Plan is developed. 
If you are unable to attend the open house, please visit www.shapingsaskatoon.ca to review the open house material and provide your feedback.  The material will be online November 25, 2014.  If you have questions, please call the City’s Community Development Division at 306-975-2289.
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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