News Releases

Mayor Don Atchison and City Archivist, Jeff O’Brien, will unveil the First World War Book of Remembrance at the City Archives on Thursday, November 6.  The book is a gift to the City from the Military Institute of Saskatoon.

“We are very pleased to have been designated as the permanent custodian of the Book of Remembrance and to be a part of the activities commemorating the First World War, which had a huge effect on Saskatoon,” says O’Brien.

O’Brien says the First World War, waged by Canada in 1914 to1918, required commitment from everyone, not only from those in uniform.

“It required commitment from farmers, those who run cities and those who tended to the machinery of business, industry and government. Without civilians, there can be no soldiers.”

O’Brien says when we remember those who served and died in the Great War, we are also remembering ourselves and the massive effort put forth by every Canadian in supporting the war effort and seeing it to its successful conclusion.

Residents are invited to the City Archives (224 Cardinal Crescent) for the unveiling of the First World War Book of Remembrance on Thursday, November 6^th at 5:45 p.m. The book will also be on display in the lobby of City Hall from November 10^th to November 14^th.

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Locating and repairing potholes in Saskatoon became more efficient this year with the addition of the online interactive Report a Pothole application. The app is popular among citizens who have the ability to quickly locate and report potholes on an interactive map from a desktop, tablet or mobile device. It was built on Esri Canada’s ArcGIS platform and this week, Esri presented an award to the City for increased citizen engagement through a geographic information system (GIS).

“The application was developed to improve citizen engagement in conjunction with the launch of our Building Better Roads initiative,” says Mike Gutek, Director of Major Projects. “Customer feedback shows 7 in 10 have rated it as good to excellent, and since then our IT Department has developed and introduced four more interactive web-mapping applications.”

All of the iMaps are available at www.saskatoon.ca/go/map.

·The Road Restrictions and Construction Projects map shows work locations and type.

·The Utility Cuts and Repair Schedules map displays schedules for road, concrete and landscape repairs.

·Saskatoon Services and Schedules shows collection and City services schedules.

·The Public Art Collection map details locations and information of the City’s outdoor art collection.

“We continue to offer traditional methods of engaging our citizens on a variety of topics, and through GIS-based technology they can find what they’re looking for within seconds,” Gutek says. “It’s one of the ways we are modernizing City government to reflect best practices and changing demands.”

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 Immediate Release: October 31, 2014
NEW FRIDAY EVENING

CIRCLE DR WB NEAR PRESTON AVE S
(Paving)
One lane of WB traffic will be maintained
Start: Friday, October 31, 6:00 p.m.        End: Saturday, November 1, 6:00 a.m.

NEW SATURDAY
20TH ST EB & WB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED FROM AVE P TO AVE O
(Sanitary Sewer Lining)
Start: November 1, 7:00 p.m.            End: November 2, 8:00 a.m.

NEW SUNDAY

8TH ST E EB LANES CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE S TO MCKINNON AVE S
(Water Connection Repair)
Start: November 2, 7:00 a.m.            End: November 2, 6:00 p.m.

CLARENCE AVE SB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE AND CLARENCE AVE NB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED APPROACHING 8TH STREET
(Water Connection Repair)
Start: November 2, 7:00 a.m.            End: November 2, 6:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED PAST THE VALLEY RD OVERPASS
(Saskatoon Light & Power Pole Work)
Start: November 2, 7:30 a.m.            End: November 2, 9:00 a.m.

IDYLWYLD DR SB RIGHT TURN LANE CLOSED TO CIRCLE DR
(Saskatoon Light & Power Pole Work)
Start: November 2, 7:30 a.m.            End: November 2, 10:30 a.m.

22^ND ST W EB & WB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED NEAR CIRCLE DRIVE OVERPASS
(Saskatoon Light & Power Pole Work)
Start: November 2, 9:00 a.m.           End: November 2, 10:30 a.m.

ONGOING
11TH ST W EB & WB NEAR CARMART RD
(Road Repairs)
2-way traffic will be maintained with delays, no work on weekend
Start: October 31, 7:00 a.m.             End: November 3, 6:00 p.m.
AIRPORT DR NB & SB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANES CLOSED FROM 45TH ST E TO CLAYPOOL DR
(Median Widening)
Start: October 22, 7:00 a.m.             End: November 5, 3:00 p.m.
SASKATCHEWAN CRES WB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM MCPHERSON AVE TO SASKATCHEWAN CRES W
(Rotary Park Construction)
Start: October 20, 10:30 a.m.            End: November 3, 3:00 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.

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The City’s two compost depots are scheduled to close for the season at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, as long as the weather cooperates.  Residents still have time to bring their unbagged Halloween pumpkins, leaves, grass and non-elm branches to one of the sites over the next week between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.  The sites will remain closed throughout the winter season until opening in April 2015.

West – Highway 7 Depot, located at the corner of Highway 7 and 11th Street West
East – McOrmond Drive Depot, on McOrmond Drive, with access from 8th Street East

The west compost depot will reopen at the current Highway 7 site in April 2015, while there will be a new east compost depot announced.

For more information, including the types of material accepted, visit saskatoon.ca and look under “C” for Compost Depot.

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.

Returning Officer, Joanne Sproule, has declared and released the Official Results of the 2014 Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools By-election, held on Wednesday, October 29^th.

Official Results:

Elected Trustee: Tim JELINSKI (389 votes)

Darren CANNELL (271 votes)
Jennifer CARRUTHERS (186 votes)
Gail CASSIDY (259 votes)
Mike CEY (209 votes)
Bernadette MOONEY (45 votes)

Voter turnout was 1,363 out of 49,978 eligible voters, or 2.7% of eligible voters.

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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