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Bus service to Rush vs Panther City
January 28, 2022 - 7:00am
- 5:45 p.m.
- 6:05 p.m.
- 6:25 p.m.
- 6:45 p.m.
- 7:05 p.m.
Direct service from the Special Events Stop (outside the 2nd Avenue Lofts at 23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatchewan Rush take on the Panther City Lacrosse Club at SaskTel Centre on Saturday, January 29, is available at the following times:
Post event drop-off is the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted.
Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance! Check out the Transit+ feature that helps make connections that combine Transit with ridehail providers like riide and Uber. Transit does the work so you can travel with ease! Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.
To protect the health and safety of residents, customers and employees, masks are required when traveling on Saskatoon Transit and when accessing indoor City-operated facilities and services as an added safety measure to address the increasing spread of COVID-19 in our community.
Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.
Daily Road Report - January 28, 2022
January 27, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
No projects are scheduled to start on Priority 1 streets as of this date.
ONGOING
ATTRIDGE DR WB FROM CENTRAL AVE TO CIRCLE DRIVE WORKERS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY
(Transmission line install)
Start: January 25, 7:00 a.m. End: January 28, 5:00 p.m.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
Daily Road Report - January 27, 2022
January 26, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
3RD AVE N SB LANE CLOSED FROM 22ND ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Sign removal)
Start: January 27, 9:00 a.m. End: January 27, 3:00 p.m.
22ND ST E 4-WAY STOP AT 2ND AVE
(Signal cabinet replacements)
Start: January 27, 9:00 a.m. End: January 27, 3:00 p.m.
PRESTON AVE N NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT RESEARCH DR
(Material offload)
Start: January 27, 9:00 a.m. End: January 27, 3:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR W NB CURB LANE CLOSED AT 33RD ST W
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: January 27, 10:00 a.m. End: January 27, 12:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR E NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 108TH ST W TO ATTRIDGE DR
(Streetlight repairs)
Start: January 27, 1:30 p.m. End: January 27, 3:30 p.m.
ONGOING
ATTRIDGE DR WB FROM CENTRAL AVE TO CIRCLE DRIVE WORKERS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY
(Transmission line install)
Start: January 25, 7:00 a.m. End: January 28, 5:00 p.m.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
City supporting #ActOnReconciliation campaign
January 26, 2022 - 4:35am
- Wear their EveryChildMatters shirt or any other orange shirt.
- Consider taking up the suggested Reconciliation action for the month (see below) or any other Reconciliation action.
- Use the hashtag #ActOnReconciliation to share the action they’re taking and challenge their followers to also #ActOnReconciliation.
Following the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on September 30, 2021, the Saskatoon Tribal Council has initiated a campaign called #ActOnReconciliation. It’s intended to harness the momentum of NDTR and Orange Shirt Day (also September 30) and keep Reconciliation top of mind all year long.
The campaign coincides with a time when the devastating discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential schools keep coming. Yesterday, Williams Lake First Nation announced the discovery of potential human burials on the former grounds of St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in British Columbia’s central interior. The City of Saskatoon is lowering its flags to show support for Williams Lake First Nation, Survivors, and all families impacted by residential schools.
Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand says: “Sharing how we are going to take action going forward to make reconciliation happen is the way through the dark history of Residential Schools to heal our intergenerational trauma and improve the quality of life for our people. It is by coming together united in a common cause, such as the movement #ActOnReconciliation, that we build community and strengthen relationships to move forward in a good way.”
The City is supporting this initiative by challenging its employees and Saskatoon residents to act on Reconciliation throughout 2022.
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says: “Reconciliation begins with truth. And every day, we hear more truths about the injustices that Indigenous peoples have faced in our community and our country – from hurtful comments to structural racism to the deaths of children, as we learned about yesterday from Williams Lake First Nation. We have a role and a responsibility to act on these truths, every day, with an open mind and heart, and to be part of building a community that honours all of us equally.”
The City’s Director of Indigenous Initiatives, Melissa Cote, says: “The demonstrations of support in our community for Reconciliation this fall were unprecedented—but Reconciliation is more than one day. We need to keep making steps forward on our journey to Reconciliation, as individuals and organizations; undertaking big and small actions to continue the healing in our community.”
#ActOnReconciliation Challenge
On the last Friday of each month, the City is encouraging its employees and all Saskatoon residents to:
Suggested action for January – Land Acknowledgment
Consider adding a Land Acknowledgment to your e-signature, newsletter, website, or other. Post a Land Acknowledgment at your place of business/learning/recreation/other. Learn why Land Acknowledgments matter and how to create yours by checking out this Teaching and Learning material provided by the University of Saskatchewan.
In order to establish and maintain a mutually respectful relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) found that “there has to be awareness of the past, an acknowledgement of the harm that has been inflicted, atonement for the causes, and action to change behaviour.”
The City has been actively engaged – as a municipality, Co-Chair of Reconciliation Saskatoon, and through other community partnerships – in efforts to help raise awareness about Reconciliation and in providing opportunities to participate. Learn more at saskatoon.ca/Indigenous.
Daily Road Report - January 26, 2022
January 25, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
VALLEY RD NB LANES SQUEEZE OVER AT CIRCLE DR S
(Crash barrier repairs)
Start: January 26, 9:00 a.m. End: January 26, 3:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR E SB CURB LANE, ROLLING CLOSURE FROM BALDWIN CRES TO TAYLOR ST E
(Streetlight replacements)
Start: January 26, 10:30 a.m. End: January 26, 2:30 p.m.
ONGOING
ATTRIDGE DR WB FROM CENTRAL AVE TO CIRCLE DRIVE WORKERS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY
(Transmission line install)
Start: January 25, 7:00 a.m. End: January 28, 5:00 p.m.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
Reminder for property owners: The deadline to file a formal assessment appeal is February 4
January 25, 2022 - 4:49am
Residential and commercial property owners, if you would like to file a formal appeal with the City’s Board of Revision regarding the valuation, classification or content of your property’s assessment the deadline to do so is Friday, February 4, 2022.
A property owner did not need to receive an assessment notice in 2022 to file a formal assessment appeal this year. Information on the appeal process and required fees can be found at saskatoon.ca/assessmentappeals.
This January 2022 Assessment Notices were only mailed to residential and commercial property owners who since January 1, 2021, had a change to their property’s assessment, tax status or ownership. (Bylaw No. 8067, Assessment Notices Bylaw, 2002).
Property owners, if you have questions about your property's assessment, tax class, or exemption status, please contact Assessment & Valuation at 306-975-3227, we’re here to help. Most assessment-related questions can be resolved by speaking with an assessor before deciding to proceed with a formal appeal with fees. Property owners can also review the detailed assessment and tax information the City has on file about their property by entering the property’s address into the Property Assessment & Tax Tool.
To proceed with a formal Notice of Assessment Appeal, mail or deliver your cheque/money order for the fee before February 4, 2022, to:
The Secretary, Board of Revision
c/o City Clerk’s Office
222 3rd Ave North
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0J5
Property owners also now have the option to apply for and pay online for property assessment appeals. Information on this new process is available at saskatoon.ca/assessmentappeals.
Assessment appeal hearings are public hearings. All documents filed for an assessment appeal are public records, subject to certain exceptions in The Cities Act or a confidentiality order made by the Board, and will be posted on the City of Saskatoon website
The City’s 2022 Assessment Roll, a listing of all property assessments in Saskatoon, has been open for public inspection since January 4, 2022, and will remain open until February 4, 2022. Due to COVID-19 protocol, public inspection is by appointment only, please call 306-975-3227 to book an appointment or to speak with an assessor.
Visit saskatoon.ca/assessment for more assessment information including how to make a change to school tax support, and other important dates in 2022, or call 306-975-3240 for more information on the Board of Revision assessment appeal process.
Daily Road Report - January 25, 2022
January 24, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
ATTRIDGE DR WB FROM CENTRAL AVE TO CIRCLE DRIVE WORKERS ADJACENT TO ROADWAY
(Transmission line install)
Start: January 25, 7:00 a.m. End: January 28, 5:00 p.m.
PRESTON AVE N EB MEDIAN LANE & WB LEFT TURN BAY CLOSED AT CIRCLE DR E
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: January 25, 9:30 a.m. End: January 25, 1:30 p.m.
CIRCLE DR S WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE S TO IDYLWYLD DR S
(Crash cushion repair)
Start: January 25, 9:30 a.m. End: January 25, 2:00 p.m.
SPADINA CRES E ROAD CLOSED FROM QUEEN ST TO 33RD ST E
(Manhole repair)
Start: January 25, 10:30 a.m. End: January 25, 1:30 p.m.
ONGOING
No projects are ongoing on Priority 1 streets as of this date.
All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.
For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.
Spadina Crescent closed between Queen and 33rd streets on Tuesday
January 24, 2022 - 8:00am
Spadina Crescent will be closed between Queen and 33rd streets on Tuesday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. for manhole repair work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around the work zone. This project is expected to take three hours 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 is 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.
City declares 4th snow event: City crews continue with de-icing and road-clearing operations
January 23, 2022 - 12:13pm
This weekend’s on and off snowfall has resulted in a total accumulation of 7 cms, meeting the City’s threshold to declare its 4th snow event of the winter. At 5cm or greater, the City calls in contractor graders to help grade all priority streets quickly. Contractors also assist in clearing snow from sidewalks, pathways and walkways on bridges. Priority streets include the busiest streets in Saskatoon such as freeways, arterials, collectors and school zones.
Although most of the freezing rain predicted for Saskatoon missed us, the City still recommends drivers and pedestrians use caution on streets and sidewalks this evening and for the morning commute. Drivers should adjust their driving for the road conditions, slow down and use extra caution, leave extra room between cars, and watch for blue and yellow flashing lights on the City’s road equipment.
With the snow, fluctuating temperatures and a return to the -20’sC forecast for overnight, City crews will continue to monitor road conditions and apply de-icing materials to improve traction along priority streets, bridge decks and busy intersections.
With higher-than-average snowfalls so far this winter, the snow piles are getting bigger along priority streets. Removal of these piles is ongoing however, with the changing weather it will be interrupted as staff are reassigned to ensure driving lanes on priority streets are in good condition.
A reminder for people on residential streets where grading did not occur this winter: residential streets will be graded just before the spring melt if the snowpack on streets is 15 centimetres thick. This will help prevent deep ruts as the snow softens. The graded snow would be stored in piles in the parking lane and would not be removed.
Learn more about winter road maintenance at saskatoon.ca/snow.
City road maintenance operations will shift with weather changes through weekend
January 21, 2022 - 9:23am
The City recommends using caution on streets and sidewalks this weekend, with ongoing snow, fluctuating temperatures and the possibility of rain in the forecast. City crews will be monitoring road conditions and responding to ice and snow as best as they can along priority streets and busy intersections to keep Saskatoon's busiest streets clear.
City crews did an excellent job keeping Circle Drive from freezing overnight as rain, snow and ice pellets fell in Saskatoon. The salt kept the road wet, and the mild temperatures and sunny sky helped dry it out this afternoon before temperatures drop tonight. Salt and sand are being applied on all priority streets, busy intersections, and bridge walkways today, as required.
Up to five centimetres of snow is expected to accumulate over the weekend, which could require a snow event declaration that would call in contractor graders to help the City grade all priority streets quickly.
With higher-than-average snowfalls so far this winter, the snow piles are getting big along all priority streets. Removal of these piles is ongoing; however, it will be interrupted by these weather changes, as staff are reassigned to ensure driving lanes on priority streets are in good condition.
Reminder for people on residential streets where grading did not occur this winter: residential streets will only be graded just prior to the spring melt, if the snowpack on streets is 15 centimetres thick. This would help prevent deep ruts as the snow softens. The graded snow would be stored in piles in the parking lane and would not be removed.
Learn more about winter road maintenance at saskatoon.ca/snow.