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The City of Saskatoon and Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik (Women Walking Together) invite families and community members to join them in recognizing Red Dress Day on May 5—the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People. The day aims to honour, and to broaden and sharpen societal awareness of the thousands of Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people who have experienced disproportionate violence in Canada. This year's events include a focus on the prevention of future violence against these groups in our community.

The day will begin with a Knowledge Sharing event at Cosmo Civic Centre, featuring information booths focused on raising awareness of safety, domestic violence, human trafficking and its risk factors, and current community supports. The goal of the Knowledge Sharing is to build capacity within the community to prevent and ultimately eliminate the risk that Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ individuals face in everyday life. Community members can register for a session on Training Active Bystanders, where they will gain tools for responsible intervention and supporting those in need while avoiding complicity through inaction.

The Red Dress Day Walk will follow the Knowledge Sharing. The walk was started three years ago in Saskatoon by Faith Bosse, daughter of Daleen Bosse, a 25-year-old University of Saskatchewan student, wife, and mother, who disappeared in 2004 and was later found murdered. Faith explains, “As the daughter of a missing and murdered Indigenous woman, hosting this walk is important to me, and being her voice, as well as the voice of other women and girls, who are still missing or have been taken away from their families. My main goal is to get the message out to our community and also educate them about the dangers we as Indigenous women face every day.”

Darlene Okemaysim-Sicotte is a 20 plus year member and co-chair of Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik (Women Walking Together), one of the partner organizations for Red Dress Day. Darlene affirms, "Red Dress Day is for families of MMIWG 2SLGBTQQIA to share their love about their missing loved ones. Nothing about us without us."

Other partners coming together to host Red Dress Day include the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), Métis Nation—Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon, Central Urban Métis Federation Inc., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Police Service, and Family Information Liaison Units (Department of Justice, Government of Canada). Financial support for the event comes from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ Community Response Fund.

For details on Red Dress Day events, visit http://www.saskatoon.ca/reddress 

For media interview requests please contact:

Carrie Catherine, Event Organizer: 306-241-6297 makesharechange@gmail.com

2025 is going to be an exciting year as the Link rapid transit project drives forward, according to reports going forward to the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation on May 6, 2025. The reports outline the concept plan of Link along College Drive, as well as a construction update for 2025. This builds on the numerous come-and-go events the project team held in March and marks a major milestone in the project as construction moves forward toward a goal of a 2028 service launch.

“The College Drive section of the Link route is incredibly important, as it will move a large number of people from, to and through the area,” says Terry Schmidt, General Manager of Transportation and Construction. “We are also pleased to share that we will be building 44 Link station platforms across the city in 2025, a major addition to the six platforms that were built in 2024. The rest of the platforms, as well as the building of shelters, information displays and other furniture will come online over the next few years with system launch planned for 2028.”

Link rapid transit routing, including dedicated bus lanes on College Drive and 1^st Avenue, was approved by City Council in April 2019 and work has continued since through technical design and engagement with the public. 2025 construction work is anticipated to start in mid-May and will continue through to mid-October. Construction of corridor improvements on College Drive is planned to commence in 2026.

“More than 73 per cent of the cost of Link is being covered by partnerships with the Province of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada,” says Schmidt. “Once service is launched it will move people across the city more sustainably and efficiently and will change the way transit works in Saskatoon.”

For more information on the project please visit saskatoon.ca/link.

Feheregyhazi Boulevard will be closed between McOrmond Drive and Orban Way starting Monday, May 5, at 7:00 a.m. for construction. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take five days to complete, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Saskatoon Transit may be affected by these detours. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.

4th Avenue will be closed between 23rd and 24th streets on Sunday, May 4, starting at 8:00 a.m. for HMCS Unicorn’s Battle of the Atlantic Parade. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the area. Restrictions are expected to be lifted after 12:00 p.m., weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Saskatoon Transit may be affected by these detours. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.

1st Avenue will be closed at Queen Street on Sunday, May 4, starting at 7:00 a.m. for roadway patching. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take one day to complete, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Saskatoon Transit may be affected by these detours. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.