News Releases

The City of Saskatoon has a responsibility to conserve water and, along with the community, has identified it as an important measure to reduce greenhouse gases, care for the environment, and lower water utility bills.

The Water Conservation Strategy, which has been in the works for two years and informed by public engagement, encourages conservation through a variety of methods. The report will go before the City’s Environment, Utilities, and Corporate Services Committee on Monday.

“The Strategy is a roadmap of actions to help residents and City operations achieve many benefits from water conservation, like managing water costs, improving resiliency, and limiting environmental impacts”, says Jeanna South, Director of Sustainability. “Some of these actions include reducing peak summer use to ease demand on infrastructure, reducing water used in the City’s own operations to save costs, and showing residents and businesses ways that they can change their water use to reduce their utility bills.”

Water reduction targets were established in the Low Emissions Community Plan to reduce future water infrastructure expansion costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Although per capita water use in Saskatoon has been on a downward trend as residents have realized the benefits of conservation, recent data shows more efforts in all parts of the community and in the City’s own operations are necessary. 

“The intent of this strategy is to prioritize the initiatives, develop programs based on priorities, implement those initiatives as funding becomes available, and monitor progress and refine assumptions to keep the Water Conservation Strategy current,” says South.

Some water conservation initiatives underway include improving City water use in parks and other areas of operations, residential water use education, and the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) building energy and efficiency retrofit program.

For more information, please visit saskatoon.ca/waterconservation.

A Vancouver-based developer has approached the City with a proposal to open a full-service grocery store, with a restaurant, and take-out at the Midtown Plaza. The Standing Policy Committee on Transportation will consider the request from Arbutus Properties when the committee meets on Monday, May 2, 2022.

The grocery store is proposed for the space in Midtown Plaza that was initially developed for another business but has remained vacant.

The Administration report recommends installing a full traffic signal at the intersection of Auditorium Avenue and Idylwyld Drive, removing the median on Idylwyld Drive between Auditorium Avenue and 22nd Street, and installing a traffic island at the intersection of 21st Street and Idylwyld Drive. These changes were all previously identified in the Imagine Idylwyld project plan.

The report recommends that the City completes these changes once the grocery store reaches a certain build-out point. The cost of the infrastructure changes is $220 thousand.

A requested tax abatement for the grocery store is not recommended, as the available space at Midtown Plaza has already been approved for a tax abatement.

If approved, the next steps will be in the developer’s hands.

*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.

NEW

DUNDONALD AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 11TH ST W TO MOUNTBATTEN ST
(Storm sewer work)
Start: April 28, 7:00 a.m. End: June 23, 6:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM GRAY AVE TO 115TH ST E
(Roadway patching)
Two-way traffic maintained in the SB lanes
Start: April 28, 9:00 a.m. End: April 28, 3:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM ALBERTA AVE TO ONTARIO AVE
(Roadway patching)
Start: April 28, 9:00 a.m. End: April 28, 6:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB CURB LANE CLOSED AT MCKERCHER DR
(Streetlight pole replacement)
Start: April 28, 10:00 a.m. End: April 28, 2:00 p.m.

NIGHTWORK

CIRCLE DR E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM AVE C N TO LAURIER DR
(Street sweeping)
Start: April 28, 8:00 p.m. End: April 29, 6:00 a.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB LANES CLOSED FROM QUEBEC AVE TO MILLAR AVE
(Pothole patching)
Two-way traffic maintained in the WB lanes
Start: April 27, 9:00 p.m. End: April 28, 5:00 a.m.

ONGOING

MCORMOND DR ALL LANES ACCESS REDUCED FROM HENRY DAYDAY RD TO ASPEN RIDGE ST
(Street Sweeping)
Start: April 18, 9:00 a.m. End: May 6, 3:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE ALL LANES ACCESS REDUCED FROM MCORMOND DR TO ATTRIDGE DR
(Street Sweeping)
Start: April 18, 9:00 a.m. End: May 6, 3:00 p.m.

8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT NEW MCORMOND DR
(Water main construction)
Start: April 20, 9:00 a.m. End: May 11, 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.

The City of Saskatoon is ready to welcome golfers to Holiday Park, Wildwood, and Silverwood golf courses. 

Holiday Park Golf Course (Phone: 306-975-3325, 1630 Avenue U South)
27 holes will open on Friday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m.

Wildwood Golf Course (Phone: 306-975-3320, 4050 8^th Street East)
18 holes will open on Friday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m.

Silverwood Golf Course (Phone: 306-975-3314; 3503 Kinnear Avenue)
18 holes will open on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Tee time reservations are being accepted by phone, online at saskatoon.ca/golf or in person at the pro shops beginning Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

The driving ranges at Holiday Park and Silverwood are currently open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily. Starting Friday, the driving range hours will hold the same hours at the courses.