Posts Tagged ‘community’
Posted by Norm Fisher on April 28, 2013
The Saskatoon Police Service has started to map all reports of criminal activity within the city of Saskatoon and is making the information available to the public, online. This handy mapping tool allows you to map offences by date (right up to yesterday) and by the type of criminal activity. It provides a city wide [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on April 13, 2013
For three consecutive years, the Saskatoon census metropolitan area has been Canada’s fastest growing area showing steady growth and adding about 26,000 people to our numbers during that time. A new projection released by Saskatoon city officials this week predicts population in this area will expand to reach 460,333 by 2032 while the population within [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on October 27, 2012
On Sunday, November 18, 2012, Royal LePage will hold its 11th annual curling Fun Spiel. Proceeds from the spiel will go to support Interval House violence intervention programs in Saskatoon, designed to end the cycle of violence. Saskatoon Interval House is an emergency, temporary shelter for women and their children who require safe accommodation. Royal LePage [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on September 24, 2012
I wrote you last week about a special fundraiser that I was scheduled to participate in on Wednesday, September 19 and I wanted to let you know of the results. A group of sixty agents, assembled in Vancouver for our company’s national sales conference joined forces to raise funds for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on September 19, 2012
Good morning! I’m doing something later today that has me kind of excited and I’m hoping that it may be of interest to you. If it is, great!. If not, no worries. Later this afternoon I, with a group of friends, will take the grueling three kilometre trek up Grouse Mountain in beautiful Vancouver, BC [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 26, 2012
In celebration of the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer break, the Kinsmen Park rides will be hosting their “School’s Out – Customer Appreciation Evening” on Friday, June 29, 2012. They’ll be offering FREE rides between 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. that day, so round up the kids and come [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 13, 2012
Last week, I asked you for a product donation to Royal LePage’s National Garage Sale for Shelter. Many of you came through and we ended up with piles of great stuff to resell on Saturday at the local Royal LePage office . Thank you! The wind presented the odd challenge, and the odd bit of [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 2, 2012
I have a huge favour to ask of you and I’m really hoping you will help. On May 12, Royal LePage will host a “National Garage Sale for Shelter” and our Saskatoon office is participating. All of the proceeds raised in Saskatoon will benefit local women and kids seeking shelter at the YWCA Crisis Shelter [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on March 14, 2012
About 150 Montgomery area residents showed up at Monday’s city council meeting for one final kick at the cat, an attempt to stop North Ridge Developments from building multi-family dwellings on a 29-acre parcel of land that they own on 11th Street West. That effort failed. Citing concerns for safety and uncertainty about the impact [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on March 6, 2012
There are a few things that one can count on. Death, taxes, and the occasional nasty snow storm if you live in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon is snowed under today. I moved 12 to 18 inches of it off of my driveway this morning and the weather forecast says we can expect it to continue for most [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on February 25, 2012
A small group of volunteers have come together to promote alternate uses for the Third Avenue United Church out of concern that the historic building could eventually be sold and destroyed to make way for new development, according to a story in today’s Star Phoenix. If approved by the church, the non-profit organization will promote [...]