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Make a splash this summer at the City of Saskatoon’s four outdoor pools! The outdoor pools open for the season on the following dates:

• Riversdale Pool (822 Ave H S) on Wednesday, June 5
• Lathey Pool (815 Taylor St E) on Friday, June 7
• Mayfair Pool (1025 Ave F N) on Wednesday, June 12
• George Ward Pool (1915 5th St E) on Tuesday, June 18

A general admission provides drop-in access to public, lane and family swim times, parented splash time and aqua fitness classes. Enjoy amenities including waterslides, springboards, spray features, sports courts and lawn areas. Children under six years of age are admitted free to outdoor pools when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Visit saskatoon.ca/leisureonline for drop-in schedules.

Discount Alert! Bulk Tickets are available for the outdoor pools. This popular admission option offers 10 outdoor pool passes at a discounted price.  A LeisureCard also provides admission to the outdoor pools.

Once again, all four outdoor pools will offer a Weekday Swim Special.  Pay an admission of $1.50/person, Monday to Thursday from 6 p.m. until close.

Swimming lessons are offered at the outdoor pools in July and August. Class options are listed in the Spring /Summer Leisure Guide, which is available for pick up at any leisure facility or viewable online at saskatoon.ca/leisureguide. Registrations are accepted online by logging into your Leisure Online account or calling or visiting any Leisure Centre.

Please be aware that outdoor pools will be cleared immediately if lightning occurs and will close if the temperature is 14 degrees or lower, or during steady rain conditions. Patrons are encouraged to sign up for Service Alerts at www.saskatoon.ca/servicealerts or follow @YXEServiceAlerts on Twitter for immediate updates.

For more information on outdoor pools, visit saskatoon.ca/outdoorpools.

The City is now accepting applications for the Winter 2024-25 Seasonal Commercial Enterprise in Parks Program that supports sport, recreation and/or cultural business opportunities in Downtown parks. 

A Seasonal Commercial Enterprise refers to any organization engaged in the sale of goods or services to consumers for a defined period of time. Applicants must support sport, recreation and/or cultural events or opportunities to be eligible for the program. The deadline for Winter applications is August 15, 2024. Application packages are available at saskatoon.ca/sce or email sce@saskatoon.ca. 

Applications are evaluated based on criteria outlined in the Seasonal Commercial Enterprise in Parks Policy No. C10-026. Once an application has been approved and all required documentation received by the City, a permit and business license will be issued by the City’s Planning and Development Division. Permit costs range from $600 (not-for-profit) to $1,800 (for profit) annually; the fee for a new business license is $135. For more information, visit saskatoon.ca/sce. 

Eight more sleeps! Plan to attend the City of Saskatoon’s 48^th Annual Civic Pancake Breakfast next week! This much-loved fund-raising event always kicks off summer and brings our community together, join us:

• Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rain, or shine
• 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Outdoors beside Civic Square at 23^rd Street and 4^th Avenue
• $7 gets you delicious pancakes (with topping choices), sausages, coffee, tea, or juice. Cash or debit accepted.

This year’s breakfast will have an expanded lineup of diverse musical performers, dancers and entertainment on our community stage, vehicle displays and information booths to visit. Local celebrity pancake flippers will serve up delicious pancakes, fun mascots will attend and as always, the popular relay race will be fun to watch! All breakfast proceeds are donated to our charity partner, United Way Saskatoon & Area.

At a time when kindness is needed more than ever, we will again offer Act of Kindness Breakfast tickets for purchase.  Considering purchasing an extra $7 breakfast ticket for someone who would appreciate a hot breakfast on June 11. Unused breakfast tickets posted to the Act of Kindness Ticket Board will be donated back to United Way Saskatoon & Area! We are confident our community momentum for the Act of Kindness Board will continue. The Act of Kindness Board is sponsored by Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union.

The City of Saskatoon thanks the many valued breakfast sponsors who offer their generous support who make our community breakfast a yearly success! 

Visit saskatoon.ca for more information. 

Victoria Avenue will be closed at 5th Street on Tuesday, June 4, starting at 9:00 a.m. for catch basin repairs. 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 are 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.

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

NEW

MCORMOND DR WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM WANUSKEWIN RD TO CENTRAL AVE
(Curb restoration)
Start: June 3, 9:00 a.m. End: June 3, 3:00 p.m.

51ST ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MINERS AVE TO 1ST AVE N
(Road work)
Start: June 3, 10:30 a.m. End: June 5, 5:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB LANES CLOSED FROM MAIN ST TO 14TH ST E
(Manhole repair)
Start: June 3, 11:00 a.m. End: June 3, 2:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB LANES CLOSED FROM 8TH ST E TO MAIN ST
(Manhole repair)
Start: June 3, 9:00 p.m. End: June 3, 12:00 p.m.

ONGOING

MELVILLE ST WB LANES CLOSED FROM BRAND RD TO JASPER AVE
(Ditching & culvert work)
Start: April 24, 7:00 a.m. End: June 7, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR WB LANES SPEED REDUCTION FROM MCORMOND DR TO MCKERCHER DR
(Guardrail repair)
Start: May 10, 7:00 a.m. End: June 15, 5:00 p.m.

20TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM IDYLWYLD DR S TO 1ST AVE S
(Streetscaping)
Start: May 13, 7:00 a.m. End: June 20, 5:00 p.m.

NEAULT RD ROAD CLOSED FROM 22ND ST W TO WHELAN RD
(Road construction)
Start: May 2, 9:00 a.m. End: June 28, 5:00 p.m.

PRESTON AVE S NB LANES CLOSED FROM TAYLOR ST E TO 5TH ST E
(Storm system construction)
Start: May 21, 7:00 a.m. End: June 30, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANE CLOSED FROM CLARENCE AVE N TO UNIVERSITY DR
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

COLLEGE DR EB MEDIAN & NEXT LANES AND WB MEDIAN LANE CLOSED FROM UNIVERSITY DR TO CUMBERLAND AVE N
(Water main maintenance)
Start: April 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 15, 5:00 p.m.

BRIGHTON BLVD ROAD CLOSED FROM TASKAMANWA ST TO 8TH ST E 
(Construction) 
Use McOrmond Dr 
Start: November 20, 2023, 7:00 a.m. End: November 18, 2024, 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.