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Adjusted holiday hours & civic services for Good Friday, April 15 and Easter Monday, April 18
April 13, 2022 - 4:40am
- Garbage (Black Cart) – Collections as scheduled
- Recycling (Blue Cart) – Collections as scheduled
- Organics (Subscription Green Cart) – Collections as scheduled
- For collection schedules and reminders, get the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app or visit saskatoon.ca/collectioncalendar
- The Landfill is open over the Easter long weekend from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Cash transactions are accepted, although Credit and Debit are recommended.
- More information at saskatoon.ca/landfill
- The compost depots are open for the season and over the Easter long weekend from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- More information at saskatoon.ca/compostdepots
- Fixed route transit will operate holiday hours on Friday, April 15.
- On-Demand Transit will not be available on Friday, April 15.
- Access Transit will operate holiday hours (8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.) on Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18.
- Transit Customer Service Centre will be closed on Friday, April 15 but phone lines (306.975.3100) will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Parking payment is not required on Good Friday, April 15.
- Motorists are reminded that all other parking requirements remain in effect, including parking time limits.
- Parking payment will be required in City-managed pay parking areas on Easter Monday, April 18, 2022.
- Vehicles will not be released to the public on Good Friday, April 15.
- Open for regular business on Easter Monday.
- Zoo - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Forestry Farm Park - 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Buckeye Café - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Cosmo Civic Centre
Good Friday & Easter Monday - CLOSED - Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
Good Friday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - OPEN Regular Hours of Operation (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) - Lakewood Civic Centre
Good Friday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - OPEN Regular Hours of Operation (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) - Lawson Civic Centre
Good Friday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - OPEN Regular Hours of Operation (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) - Saskatoon Field House
Good Friday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - OPEN Regular Hours of Operation (6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) - Shaw Centre
Good Friday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - OPEN Regular Hours of Operation (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) - Terry Fox Track
Good Friday, Saturday, April 16, & Easter Sunday (April 17) – CLOSED - Good Friday, Saturday, April 16, & Easter Sunday (April 17) – CLOSED
- Easter Monday – Regular Hours of Operation
The City of Saskatoon will have a number of adjusted civic services and hours of operation on Good Friday and Easter Monday, as follows:
CITY HALL
All Administrative Offices are closed on Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18. City Hall will reopen Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.
REMAI MODERN
Remai Modern is open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Good Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Easter Sunday. The museum is closed on Monday, April 18.
WASTE COLLECTIONS
LANDFILL
COMPOST DEPOTS
SASKATOON TRANSIT
PAY PARKING
MUNICIPAL IMPOUND LOT
SASKATOON FORESTRY FARM PARK & ZOO HOURS
Hours of Operation:
LEISURE CENTRES
Search for drop-in program information including fitness and weight room hours, public swim sessions and fitness programs on Leisure Online at saskatoon.ca/leisureonline
GOLF COURSES
The pro shops at Holiday Park, Silverwood and Wildwood golf courses are open for sales and will have the following hours Easter Weekend:
NOTIFYNOW
Residents are encouraged to sign-up to notifynow for timely and targeted public safety messages. Notifynow is a free service. Tell us how to best reach you on your preferred communication device. Visit saskatoon.ca/notifynow for more information.
YXE SERVICE ALERTS
For information and updates on service disruptions such as power or water check saskatoon.ca/servicealerts or follow @yxeservicealert on Twitter.
Bus service to SaskTel Centre
March 29, 2022 - 3:13pm
- 4:15 p.m.
- 4:55 p.m.
Direct service from the Special Events Stop (outside the 2nd Avenue Lofts at 23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to experience the Slipknot: Knotfest Roadshow at SaskTel Centre on Thursday, April 14, 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 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.
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 - April 13, 2022
April 12, 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
MCORMOND DR NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM BALTZAN BLVD TO FEDORUK DR
(Construction)
Start: April 12, 8:00 a.m. End: April 14, 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 - April 12, 2022
April 11, 2022 - 9:09am
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
MCORMOND DR NB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM BALTZAN BLVD TO FEDORUK DR
(Construction)
Start: April 12, 8:00 a.m. End: April 14, 5:00 p.m.
CIRCLE DR E NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 108TH ST TO COLLEGE DR
(Streetlight pole replacements)
Start: April 12, 9:30 a.m. End: April 12, 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.
Spring clean-up of park and open space areas start mid-April
April 11, 2022 - 10:00am
- Park clean-up, consisting mainly of litter control and removal of branches and leaves from turf areas and shrub beds.
- Pumping out the spring run-off in low-lying areas in parks and green spaces.
- Sweeping park-front sidewalks and boulevards where grass, trees and/or flowerpots are located. Full-size street sweepers will follow the same path after to collect the debris left behind on the road.
- Grooming of crusher dust trails in naturalized park areas to remove the ruts from run-off and other winter activities will begin once the trails have fully dried.
- Collecting litter and beginning of mowing cycles to over 400 hectares of open space areas along Circle Drive and other major freeways.
- Emptying of garbage receptacles will increase to at least once a week, beginning May 4.
Daily Road Report, April 11, 2022
April 8, 2022 - 3:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
TAYLOR ST E EB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM ACADIA DR TO KINGSMERE BLVD
(Daylighting)
Start: April 11, 9:00 a.m. End: April 11, 3:00 p.m.
20TH ST E WB CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO IDYLWYLD DR N
(SL&P work)
Start: April 11, 5:00 p.m. End: April 11, 9:00 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.
Weekend Road Report, April 9-10, 2022
April 8, 2022 - 2:00pm
*This report includes road restrictions on Priority 1 (high traffic, high speed) streets only.
NEW
51ST ST E EB ROAD CLOSED FROM FAITHFULL AVE TO 1ST AVE N
(Hydrant replacement)
Start: April 9, 8:00 a.m. End: April 9, 5:00 p.m.
33RD ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE H N TO AVE K N
(Sewer inspections)
Start: April 10, 8:00 a.m. End: April 10, 12:00 p.m.
2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Manhole repair)
Start: April 10, 8:00 a.m. End: April 10, 5:00 p.m.
AVE C N ROAD CLOSED FROM 45TH ST W TO 47TH ST W
(Sewer inspection)
Start: April 10, 10:00 a.m. End: April 10, 4:00 p.m.
ONGOING
No projects are ongoing on Priority 1 streets as of these dates.
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 Council and Committees to resume in-person meetings in April
April 8, 2022 - 7:34am
After more than two years, Saskatoon City Council and its Committees will resume in-person meetings in April and will reopen Council Chamber to the public. Meetings have been conducted virtually online since shortly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, it’s exciting to welcome back Council members and members of the public to attend City Council proceedings in Council Chamber or to other public committee meetings,” says Adam Tittemore, City Clerk. “While there are no COVID-related restrictions or a capacity limit in Chambers at present, public visitors may still choose to physically distance themselves and or wear an optional face-covering.”
Meeting participants and the public will have the option to attend upcoming meetings in person or virtually from another location. City Council proceedings will continue to be made available for public viewing via a live stream video link.
To add greater accessibility to City Council’s live-streamed video of public meetings, the City has added a closed captioning service whereby people with impaired hearing can toggle the “cc” icon on or off to make text appear on the screen below the video. Closed captioning may at times convey inaccurate spellings or words interpreted incorrectly due to the technology or speaker. “The City is committed to providing an open municipal government and this includes adding accessibility supports to best serve all members of the community,” adds Tittemore.
Visitor Screening Procedures introduced pre-pandemic will also be in place, including the visual bag inspection, for the public attending Council Chambers for City Council or Committee meetings. This safety measure is the City’s commitment to making Council Chamber as open, accessible and secure as possible for all visitors and City employees.
Helpful Links
Interacting with City Council & Committees
Watch live-streamed video of public City Council meetings
Visit saskatoon.ca .
Avenue C closed between 45th Street and Hangar Road on Sunday
April 8, 2022 - 9:00am
Avenue C will be closed between 45th Street and Hangar Road on Sunday, April 10, at 10:00 a.m. for sewer inspection work. Detours will be in place guiding motorists around this detour. This project is expected to take six hours to complete, barring any unforeseen circumstances or weather delays.
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.
Funding Increase Proposed for Saskatoon SPCA
April 8, 2022 - 2:44am
A recommendation to increase funding to the Saskatoon SPCA (SPCA) for pound services in 2022 will be presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development & Community Services at its meeting on Tuesday, April 12.
The City of Saskatoon and the SPCA have had a longstanding relationship to ensure pound services – the capture and hold of stray companion animals for up to 96 hours – are available to the residents of Saskatoon. The SPCA is an organization able to provide pound services and is also suited to provide extra animal services such as pet adoption, animal shelter and education programs.
Through a lease agreement* and Pound Services Agreement, the SPCA provides pound services for the City. In turn, the City permits the SPCA to provide its own extra animal services out of the City-owned facility on Clarence Avenue South. Beyond the 96 hours required under the Pound Services Agreement, the animals then transition to the subsequent shelter services, which have always been fully funded by the SPCA.
A recent review of the current funding structure for pound services delivered by the SPCA was undertaken collaboratively by the City and SPCA Administration and determined that the total amount allocated in the 2022/2023 Operating Budget for pound services is not meeting the current costs to deliver the program. Administration is recommending a 50 per cent increase in total funding to the SPCA for pound services in 2022 to $698,000 to more accurately reflect the cost of the pound services operations.
“We know that the SPCA has the experience and expertise to provide adequate animal care to animals dropped off at the pound, and an increase in funding will allow the City and the SPCA to continue this longstanding relationship to ensure pound services are available to the residents of Saskatoon,” says Lynne Lacroix, General Manager, Community Services.
If approved, Administration will continue working with the SPCA to determine the actual funding required to deliver pound services for 2023 and will also review funding options and service level changes that may be implemented which could reduce the costs associated with pound services. A report on a detailed plan and future level of funding would be presented in advance of the 2023 Budget approval.
For more information on pound services provided in the City of Saskatoon, visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/services-residents/pet-licensing-animal-services/enforcement.
*In 2005, when the SPCA was experiencing financial difficulties and needed help to address the situation, they approached the City about purchasing their land and building to provide some much-needed funding for operations and ensure the ongoing provision of pound services for Saskatoon. The City agreed to the purchase and in addition, invested $100,000 into capital improvements to the facility.