News Releases

A 3:15 a.m. fire at a Saskatoon Light&Power wood pole caused a power outage in Pleasant Hill, Mount Royal and Meadow Green neighbourhoods this morning.  The power for these neighbourhoods was rerouted and power was restored around 4:30 a.m.  This pole will be scheduled for repair early next week, but no further outages are expected.

Around 10:30 a.m. this morning, the same neighbourhoods were affected by another power outage.  The cause of this second outage was trees contacting a power line.  The trees were trimmed and the power was restored at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.

We want to thank everyone for their patience and cooperation during these outages.  Regular updates were provided through the Saskatoon Light & Power service alerts and at saskatoon.ca throughout the outage to keep customers informed.

For more City of Saskatoon Public Service Announcements, News Releases, Traffic Detours and Saskatoon Light & Power Service Alerts, visit www.saskatoon.ca or connect with the City of Saskatoon on Twitter and Facebook.

Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2014, the College Drive westbound curb lane west of Preston Avenue will be closed while crews repair a primary water main. Turning in all directions at the College Drive and Preston Avenue intersection will be maintained.

Motorists are strongly advised that delays are expected and to please allow for extra time when travelling. There will be water service disruption to the Field House and parts of Innovation Place for the duration of repairs. The scheduled maintenance is not expected to affect the nearby residential neighbourhoods of Varsity View and Grosvenor Park.

It is expected that this work will take three days to complete, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

The City thanks drivers for their patience.

Drivers are reminded to allow extra time when travelling through the orange zone, watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Find up-to-date traffic detour information at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

The Saskatoon Field House will be closed to the public and lease-holders due to a water main repair on College Drive on Monday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 15, 2014.  The facility will re-open, and regularly scheduled programming will resume on Wednesday, April 16. 

Shaw Centre, Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre, Lakewood, Lawson, and Cosmo Civic Centres, as well as the Fitness Circuit & Terry Fox Track will maintain regular hours during this time.  For drop-in programming information at any of the other six facilities, please refer to www.saskatoon.ca/go/dropinonline.

The City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Field House thank patrons for their cooperation.  For information on programming and services affected, please contact the facility at 306-975-3354. 

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.

Starting at 9:00 a.m on Monday, April 14, the Circle Drive westbound curb lane near Avenue C will be closed for water main repairs. Access from Circle Drive westbound to Avenue C northbound will be maintained.  

The work should be completed and restrictions lifted by 3:00 p.m., weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.   

Know before you go! Find up-to-date traffic detour information at www.saskatoon.ca/go/traffic and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

The Information Technology Division has investigated City-web based services and discovered City of Saskatoon services are not vulnerable to the computer bug known as Heartbleed.

“Customers should feel absolutely comfortable to access City online payment services,” says Brenda Wallace, Acting Director of Information Technology.  “It’s business as usual for anyone wanting to pay a parking ticket, renew a pet licence or to subscribe to our green-bin service.”

Heartbleed allows computer hackers to access information that should be securely encrypted on a website such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, banking information and online shopping information.

Heartbleed has existed for a couple of years but is now receiving attention because a fix for the flaw has been publicly released and researchers have now realized how dangerous the bug was.
Current information suggests anywhere from 17 to 65 percent of websites could be affected.
The City website www.saskatoon.ca is safe from Heartbleed.

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.