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October is here! Saskatoon voters, there are two important dates for you to note in October as you start to make your voting plans for this fall’s 2024 Civic Election. Eligible voters in Saskatoon, you’ll vote for Mayor, City Councillors and Public and Separate School Board Trustees for the next four-year term on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

Get ready to vote by mail! Apply before October 15 

All eligible voters have the option to apply to conveniently vote by mail-in ballot instead of voting in person. Will you be away this November, or prefer to complete your ballot from home?

Important: Apply for your mail-in ballot kit online before October 15, 2024 (to allow time for processing and mailing out), through these options:

• Online through the Mail-in Ballot Application Portal
• Complete your mail-in ballot application form and email to elections@saskatoon.ca
• Send your application form by regular mail or deliver in person to the Elections Saskatoon Office, 200-145 1^st Ave North 

Review our helpful how-to apply for your mail-in ballot video and step-by-step instructional PDFs at saskatoon.ca/votebymail.

Mail-in ballots must be received by the Election Saskatoon Office before 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 13, 2024, to be counted.

Get ready to make your voting experience faster: Register for the Voters List before October 22

Elections Saskatoon will use a Voters List for this fall’s civic election for the first time since 1988. The Voters List is a list of eligible, registered voters in Saskatoon. The Voters List makes it easier to verify a voter’s identity, and its use ensures only eligible voters vote once. 

Pre-register for the Voters List to help make your voting experience faster and more efficient when you go to vote, either at early voting opportunities or on Election Day. We encourage all eligible voters to get ready to vote by registering early, here’s how:

Go Online: Visit saskatoon.ca/voterlookup before October 22, 2024, to check, update or add your information to the Voters List:

• Review your information, make sure it’s correct.
• Have you moved? Update your address.
• Just turned 18 yrs.? Register to vote for the first time. Congratulations!
• Changed your name? Update your voter information.

You can also have your information on the Voters List updated or added via these options:

• email elections@saskatoon.ca
• phone the Elections Saskatoon Office 306-657-VOTE (8683)
• in-person at Elections Saskatoon Office at 200-145 1st Ave North. 

Besides making sure you’re registered, and your voter information is correct, it’s important that all voters, regardless of having children in the school system, indicate (or update) the school division you support. This is to ensure you receive the correct ballot when you go to vote.

Note: Only voters who own assessable property, but do not reside in Saskatoon, will select No School Support when they register for the Voters List. 

Remember, voters: if you don’t get a chance to check, confirm or update the Voters List before October 22, 2024, via your available options (online, email, phone, or in person) - not to worry! All eligible voters will be able to register at the voting location they attend either at an early voting opportunity or on Election Day.

Key upcoming dates

• The Official Candidate Nomination period started Monday, September 23, 2024, and will remain open until Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Nomination papers will be accepted by the Elections Saskatoon Office during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, until 4 p.m. on Nomination Day, October 9, 2024. The deadline for candidates to withdraw is October 10, 2024, by 4 p.m.
• The names of candidates who have officially declared are listed on Elections Saskatoon website at saskatoon.ca/voterinfo. The list is updated daily as candidates officially declare.
• Mid-October 2024: Candidate profiles, provided to Elections Saskatoon, will be made available online.
• Mid-October 2024: Watch for the 2024 Civic Election Voters Information Guide delivered by Canada Post.
• November 1-4, 2024: Advance Polls, ten poll locations all open 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• November 4-8, 2024: Post-Secondary, Special Polls
• November 9, 2024: Drive-Thru voting at City Hall
• November 13, 2024: Election Day, all polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The City’s website, saskatoon.ca/vote2024, remains your trusted source for all 2024 Civic Election information, including details on who can vote, when to vote and where to vote, ID requirements for voting, advance voting, special polls and more. Civic election information is easy to find via the election quick links on the homepage of saskatoon.ca.  Questions? Call 306-657-VOTE (8683).

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

NEW

AVE C N ROAD CLOSED AT JAMIESON ST
(Railway repairs)
Start: October 2, 7:00 a.m. End: October 2, 11:00 p.m.

CIRCLE DR S EB CURB LANE CLOSED; SPEED REDUCTION IN PLACE FROM CLARENCE AVE S TO PRESTON AVE S
(Water main work)
Start: October 2, 9:00 a.m. End: October 2, 3:00 p.m.

22ND ST E EB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED AT AVE O S
(Sewer data collection)
Start: October 2, 10:00 a.m. End: October 2, 12:00 p.m.

NIGHTWORK

CIRCLE DR E WB CURB & CENTER LANE CLOSED FROM FAITHFULL AVE TO IDYLWYLD DR N
(Minor Bridge Maintenance)
Start: October 2, 7:00 p.m. End: October 4, 6:00 a.m.

ONGOING

8TH ST E VARIOUS SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AT ACADIA DR
(Environmental monitoring)
Closure will be set daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Start: October 1, 9:00 a.m. End: October 2, 3:00 p.m.

25TH ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM 2ND AVE N TO 1ST AVE N
(Pavement work)
Start: October 1, 9:00 a.m. End: October 2, 4:30 p.m.

CIRCLE DR E WB CURB LANE CLOSED AT VENTURE CRES
(SaskEnergy work)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 2, 5:00 p.m.

MELVILLE ST ROAD CLOSED FROM LORNE AVE TO JASPER AVE S
(Infrastructure improvements)
Start: October 1, 7:00 a.m. End: October 2, 6:00 p.m.

EVERGREEN BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM LOWE RD TO ZARY RD
(Water & sewer connections)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 3, 5:00 p.m.

7TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM EMPRESS ST TO WINDSOR ST
(Water main preservation)
Start: September 4, 7:00 a.m. End: October 4, 4:00 p.m.

7TH AVE N ROAD CLOSED FROM WINDSOR ST TO WARMAN RD
(Water main preservation work)
Start: September 18, 11:00 a.m. End: October 4, 4:30 p.m.

STONEBRIDGE BLVD EB CURB LANE CLOSED AT WELLMAN LANE
(Sidewalk infill)
Start: September 27, 8:00 a.m. End: October 4, 4:30 p.m.

33RD ST E WB LANES CLOSED FROM QUEBEC AVE TO ONTARIO AVE
(BRT platform construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB lanes
Start: September 23, 7:00 a.m. End: October 7, 5:00 p.m.

22ND ST W WB CURB AND CENTER LANE CLOSED FROM AVE P N TO AVE Q N
(BRT installation)
Start: September 16, 7:00 a.m. End: October 8, 4:00 p.m.

33RD ST E EB LANES CLOSED FROM QUEBEC AVE TO 1ST AVE N
(BRT installation)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in WB lanes
Start: September 25, 7:00 a.m. End: October 8, 4:30 p.m.

8TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MCKERCHER DR TO BOYCHUK DR
(Sidewalk work)
Start: September 10, 7:00 a.m. End: October 8, 4:30 p.m.

MCORMOND DR NB & SB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM FEDORUK DR TO KENASCHUK CRES
(Streetscaping)
Start: October 1, 7:00 a.m. End: October 10, 5:00 p.m.

8TH ST E WB LANES CLOSED AT MCORMOND DR
(Intersection construction)
Two-way traffic will be maintained in the EB lanes
Start: September 23, 7:00 a.m. End: October 13, 4:30 p.m.

COLLEGE DR WB RIGHT TURN LANE CLOSED AT HOSPITAL DR
(Water main lining)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 13, 4:30 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM HOSPITAL DR TO WIGGINS AVE N
(Sewer lining)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 13, 4:30 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB & WB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM WIGGINS AVE N TO CUMBERLAND AVE N
(Water main lining)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 13, 4:30 p.m.

MCORMOND DR SB CURB & RIGHT TURN LANE CLOSED FROM ATTRIDGE DR TO HEAL AVE
(BRT platform construction)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 13, 4:30 p.m.

22ND ST W WB LANES SPEED REDUCTION FROM HART RD TO BETTS AVE
(BRT Platform Construction)
Start: September 30, 7:00 a.m. End: October 14, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E ROAD CLOSED FROM MCORMOND DR TO ZIMMERMAN RD
(Road construction)
No access to Zimmerman Rd from 8th St
Start: June 10, 7:00 a.m. End: October 31, 5:00 p.m.

24TH ST E WB CLOSED FROM 6TH AVE N TO 5TH AVE N
(SL&P construction)
Start: August 7, 8:00 a.m. End: November 7, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E
(Construction)
Use McOrmond Dr
Start: November 20, 7:00 a.m. End: November 18, 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 has installed a new bike box on Wiggins Avenue at the intersection of College Drive and a painted bike lane for Wiggins Avenue northbound between Elliot Street and College Drive as part of an ongoing commitment to improving road safety for all users.  

The bike box is intended to provide greater visibility and reduce conflict points between vehicles and cyclists. A bike box is designed to provide cyclists with a designated space at the front of the traffic queue. A "no right turn on red" restriction for northbound drivers making a right turn onto College Drive has also been installed.  

A reduced speed limit of 30 km/h on Wiggins Avenue from 50 metres south of Elliot Street to College Drive will take effect on September 30, 2024. New speed limit signage has been installed to inform drivers of the speed limit changes for this block. 

For more information on cycling safety and future infrastructure projects in the City of Saskatoon, visit saskatoon.ca/cycling. 

Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day is Sunday, September 29, 2024.  In recognition, flags at all City of Saskatoon facilities will fly at half-mast for the day.

Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day is recognized every year in Canada on the last Sunday in September. The day pays tribute to the hard work, dedication and sacrifice police and peace officers have made toward the safety of Canadians.

Flags are flown at half-mast to honour police and peace officers killed in the line of duty. Memorial services will also take place in communities across the country.

City Council unanimously approved $13,284,000 for Affordable Housing Incentives to support 18 projects aimed at developing 492 new affordable rental units in Saskatoon. The capital grants were endorsed at Council’s Regular Business Meeting on September 25. The grants are made possible through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). Additionally, 17 of the projects received Council approval for a five-year incremental tax abatement, estimated at $3,028,155.15.

"Saskatoon is facing an affordability crisis,” says Mayor Charlie Clark. “These incentives will help provide housing to families, seniors, and students who are being priced out of the current housing market. Affordable housing units keep people safely housed and off the streets in our city, yet they continue to be a gap in the housing continuum. It is our priority to provide housing options for people of all income levels and abilities in Saskatoon."

Affordable Housing Incentives (2024) Overview

The Affordable Housing Incentives Call for Proposals was issued on June 5, 2024, and remained open until July 5, 2024. This initiative invited applicants proposing the construction of new affordable rental units to apply for capital grants of up to $27,000 per unit, along with the opportunity to secure a five-year incremental tax abatement. The program attracted significant interest, with a total of 25 applications submitted.

Eligible projects must involve the construction of new affordable rental units, which may include units within mixed-market developments. Affordable housing is defined as housing for low-income households, with incomes at or below the Saskatchewan Household Income Maximums, while spending no more than 30 percent of their income on housing or set at the maximum funding available under the shelter benefit.

“It’s very important; these incentives, as they will also help us leverage more funding from CMHC and other funders and address the massive need as reflected on our waiting list and in Saskatoon in general,” says Angela Bishop of Camponi Housing Corporation. “In the spirit of reconciliation, kinship and unity we can all be architects of a stronger, inclusive and more vibrant Saskatoon.”

To qualify for funding, applicants were required to have a minimum of five years of experience in the affordable housing sector or residential development. Additionally, successful projects must secure a building permit no later than December 27, 2026, to meet the timelines set by the Housing Accelerator Fund agreement and the units must remain affordable for at least 20 years.

For more information about Saskatoon’s Housing Action Plan, visit saskatoon.ca/housingactionplan.

For more information about Affordable Housing Incentives, visit saskatoon.ca/affordable-housing-incentives.