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The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Zoo) is entering the final phase of development for the Prairie Butterfly House. The new exhibit at the Zoo will be home to several species of butterflies as well as a variety of plants and flowers. The Prairie Butterfly House will provide an opportunity for guests to learn more about pollinators and the important role they play in our ecosystem. Depending on the season, guests will be able to spot a variety of butterflies including:

• Buckeye
• Julia
• Monarch
• Zebra Longwing
• Black Swallowtail
• Giant Swallowtail
• Palamedes
• Polydamas

“Pollinators (butterflies) are some of the most important animals on the planet,” says Jeff Mitchell, Zoo Manager. “The Prairie Butterfly House will cultivate an exceptional learning environment where visitors can develop an understanding and passion for what pollinators do and how important they are to our environment.”

Several organizations played a role in the development of the Prairie Butterfly House. Through PrairiesCan, funding of $177,320 under the Tourism Relief Fund was provided for the construction of the Prairie Butterfly House from the Government of Canada.

“Canada’s prairie landscape is rich in flora and fauna, and the new Prairie Butterfly House will highlight some of the smallest creatures that contribute a lot to our ecosystem. Our government is proud to invest in this facility at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo through the Tourism Relief Fund. Residents and visitors to Saskatoon will be able to see the beauty and environmental impact of butterflies for years to come,” said the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan. 

PrairiesCan funding under the Tourism Relief Fund supports tourism operators through contribution agreements. The Tourism Relief Fund empowers tourism businesses to create new or to enhance existing tourism experiences and products to attract local and domestic visitors. Tourism Relief Funding focuses on projects that position communities to take advantage of post-pandemic opportunities, as well as supporting destination development prospects in line with objectives set out in the Federal Tourism Growth Strategy.

A special thank you to the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation and all the Prairie Butterfly House sponsors who contributed to the development of the new exhibit.

• PrairiesCan
• Norplex Business Centre
• Hunter Family
• Duval Family
• Ultravision Construction
• one-mouse graphic design
• Dutch Growers
• ADA Architects
• Laser Impressions
• ASL Paving
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Canada
• Saskatoon Zoo Foundation

“The Prairie Butterfly House will further enrich the guest experience at the Saskatoon Zoo,” says Saskatoon Zoo Foundation Executive Director, Dawn Woroniuk. “This exhibit was made possible thanks to a number of donors and contributors, we are especially grateful to the Government of Canada, Norplex Business Centre and the Hunter and Duval Families. By supporting the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation, we can continue to connect citizens to nature through education, research and conservation while building for the future for this much-loved tourist attraction.”

Residents will have their first opportunity to preview the space on Saturday, June 11, with the official opening to take place later this summer. The Zoo is open daily from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. visit saskatoon.ca/zoo to plan your next visit.

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

NEW

MARQUIS DR E CLOSED FROM ARTHUR ROSE AVE TO KOCHAR AVE
(Railway track upgrade)
Start: June 8, 7:00 a.m. End: June 9, 7:00 a.m.

4TH AVE N NB RIGHT TURN BAY CLOSED FROM 19TH ST E TO 20TH ST E
(Light repairs)
Start: June 8, 7:00 a.m. End: June 16, 6:00 p.m.

RUTH ST E WB PARKING LANE CLOSED FROM BROADWAY AVE TO VICTORIA AVE
(Concrete work)
Start: June 8, 7:00 a.m. End: June 21, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM CUMBERLAND AVE S TO MORGAN AVE
(Streetlight replacement)
Start: June 8, 9:00 a.m. End: June 8, 3:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB LEFT TURN LANE & WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM PRESTON AVE S TO MCCOOL AVE
(Streetlight replacement)
Start: June 8, 9:00 a.m. End: June 8, 3:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MCORMOND DR TO MCKERCHER DR
(Bridge maintenance)
Start: June 8, 9:00 a.m. End: June 8, 3:00 p.m.

AIRPORT DR SB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM CLAYPOOL DR TO CYNTHIA ST
(Power lines)
Start: June 8, 9:00 a.m. End: June 9, 6:00 p.m.

NIGHTWORK

2ND AVE N NB MEDIAN & LEFT TURN LANE CLOSED FROM 26TH ST E TO QUEEN ST
(Sewer lining)
Start: June 8, 8:00 p.m. End: June 9, 6:00 a.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB LANES CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO VENTURE CRES
(Sanitary sewer lining)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in WB lanes
Start: June 7, 8:00 p.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

WARMAN RD SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR E TO HAZEN ST
(Sewer lining)
Start: June 7, 8:00 p.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

BRIDGES & OVERPASSES LANE & SPEED REDUCTIONS
(Bridge washing)
Overnight work Monday to Thursday only
Start: June 6, 8:00 p.m. End: July 14, a.m.

ONGOING

IDYLWYLD DR N SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM 31ST ST W TO 30TH ST W
(Sewer lining)
Start: June 7, 8:00 a.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

ARTHUR ROSE AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 71ST ST E TO PIGGOTT CRES
(Service connection installation)
Start: May 30, 7:00 a.m. End: June 8, 5:00 p.m.

33RD ST E EB RIGHT TURN BAY & CURB LANE CLOSED AT 3RD AVE N
(Intersection improvements)
Start: May 9, 7:00 a.m. End: June 10, 5:00 p.m.

3RD AVE N INTERSECTION CLOSED AT 26TH ST E
(Watermain construction)
Start: June 6, 7:00 a.m. End: June 11, 5:00 p.m.

1ST AVE N NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM QUEEN ST TO KING ST
(Sand blasting)
Traffic will be maintained in parking lanes
Start: June 6, 7:00 a.m. End: June 11, 5:00 p.m.

20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE W S TO AVE V S
(Watermain work)
Start: June 7, 9:00 a.m. End: June 11, 6:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM FAITHFULL AVE TO MILLAR AVE
(Concrete repairs)
Start: June 2, 12:00 p.m. End: June 13, 6:00 p.m.

2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Anode installation)
Start: June 7, 7:00 a.m. End: June 17, 5:00 p.m.

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.

NELSON RD EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE
(Material laydown)
Start: May 30, 7:00 a.m. End: June 30, 4:30 p.m.

8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT BRIGHTON BLVD
(Construction)
Start: May 9, 9:00 a.m. End: July 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.

Summer is almost here, and parks maintenance activities are now in full swing for the more than 2,130 hectares of parks, sport fields, naturalized areas and other open spaces throughout Saskatoon. These spaces are diverse and require a range of care and management techniques.

Some of the main park maintenance service levels in the spring and summer months include:

Mowing

• During the regular mowing season (May 15 to September 15) irrigated parks are mowed once per week while non-irrigated parks are mowed once every two weeks.
• Contracted services provide litter picks and mowing cycles to over 400 hectares of Circle Drive and other major freeway corridors and landscape areas.

Waste Collection

• Emptying of garbage receptacles in parks occurs at minimum once per week from May 15 to October 15.
• Litter control is ongoing in all naturalized park areas and along Circle Drive and other major freeways.

Shrub Beds and Flower Pots 

• Shrub bed maintenance occurs from May 15 to September 15.
• Planting flowers in over 100 park beds and distributing 1,000 flower pots to Business Improvement Districts and major centre medians.  

Irrigation

• Sport fields receive irrigation application services at 38mm of water per week.
• General park areas and neighbourhood fields begin to receive irrigation application services where available at 25mm of water per week.

Weed Control

• Herbicides have not been used since 2004 to control broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions, on park turf and sports fields. Instead, Parks uses established cultural turf practices (i.e., mowing, fertilizing and irrigation where available) to improve the condition of turf areas. Aeration and topdressing are also applied to sports fields.
• Only when necessary, provincially licensed and trained Parks staff apply spot applications of herbicide to eliminate weeds in shrub beds, tree wells, and on hard surfaces such as asphalt pathways and concrete medians. Herbicides are also used to control noxious and prohibited weeds. Warning signs are placed in areas of herbicide application.

For a full list of park maintenance service levels, visit saskatoon.ca/parkmaintenance.  

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

NEW

2ND AVE S ROAD CLOSED FROM 20TH ST E TO 21ST ST E
(Anode installation)
Start: June 7, 7:00 a.m. End: June 17, 5:00 p.m.

IDYLWYLD DR N SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM 31ST ST W TO 30TH ST W
(Sewer lining)
Start: June 7, 8:00 a.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

RUTH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT ALBERT AVE
(Roadway patching)
Start: June 7, 9:00 a.m. End: June 7, 3:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM COLLEGE DR TO 108TH ST W
(Streetlight replacement)
Start: June 7, 9:00 a.m. End: June 7, 3:00 p.m.

20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE W S TO AVE V S
(Watermain work)
Start: June 7, 9:00 a.m. End: June 11, 6:00 p.m.

NIGHTWORK

CIRCLE DR E EB LANES CLOSED FROM 1ST AVE N TO VENTURE CRES
(Sanitary sewer lining)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in WB lanes
Start: June 7, 8:00 p.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

WARMAN RD SB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM CIRCLE DR E TO HAZEN ST
(Sewer lining)
Start: June 7, 8:00 p.m. End: June 8, 6:00 a.m.

BRIDGES & OVERPASSES LANE & SPEED REDUCTIONS FOR PRESSURE WASHING
Overnight work Monday to Thursday only
Start: June 6, 8:00 p.m. End: July 14, a.m.

ONGOING

20TH ST W ROAD CLOSED FROM AVE U S TO AVE V S
(Water main rehabilitation)
Start: May 13, 9:00 a.m. End: June 7, 8:00 a.m.

RUTH ST E EB PARKING LANE CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE TO MELROSE AVE
(Sidewalk replacements)
Start: May 25, 7:00 a.m. End: June 7, 4:30 p.m.

ARTHUR ROSE AVE ROAD CLOSED FROM 71ST ST E TO PIGGOTT CRES
(Service connection installation)
Start: May 30, 7:00 a.m. End: June 8, 5:00 p.m.

33RD ST E EB RIGHT TURN BAY & CURB LANE CLOSED AT 3RD AVE N
(Intersection improvements)
Start: May 9, 7:00 a.m. End: June 10, 5:00 p.m.

3RD AVE N INTERSECTION CLOSED AT 26TH ST E
(Watermain construction)
Start: June 6, 7:00 a.m. End: June 11, 5:00 p.m.

1ST AVE N NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM QUEEN ST TO KING ST
(Sand blasting)
Traffic will be maintained using parking lanes
Start: June 6, 7:00 a.m. End: June 11, 5:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM FAITHFULL AVE TO MILLAR AVE
(Concrete repairs)
Start: June 2, 12:00 p.m. End: June 13, 6:00 p.m.

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.

NELSON RD EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM HEATH AVE TO HEAL AVE
(Material laydown)
Start: May 30, 7:00 a.m. End: June 30, 4:30 p.m.

8TH ST E INTERSECTION CLOSED AT BRIGHTON BLVD
(Construction)
Start: May 9, 9:00 a.m. End: July 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.