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Multi-family development near Montgomery Place can proceed

Last week, Montgomery Place residents scored a bit of a win when the City of Saskatoon announced that a proposed wind turbine at the nearby landfill would not go ahead as planned. This week, they weren’t so lucky as city administrators prepared a report for council that states a proposed multi-family development on land just North [...]

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Saskatoon’s Nutana area offers diversity in its people and its homes

Here’s a link to an article that’s part of a series that appear in Bridges in which Charles Hamilton gets a feel for a Saskatoon neighbourhood from a resident of the area. This one is about the Nutana area of Saskatoon. Read it here. See our neighbourhood page for Nutana here. I’m always happy to [...]

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Construction of Affinity Credit Union offices underway in City Park

Construction is underway on the new Affinity Credit Union offices which will be located at 710 Duke Street in Saskatoon’s City Park. The construction plan, managed by Meridian Development will make use of the existing 49,000 square foot building on the site. Some additional space is being added at the North end of the building [...]

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Montgomery Place residents win one as proposed wind turbine gets scrapped

A story in this morning’s Star Phoenix says that the wind turbine that had been previously approved by Saskatoon city council for construction has been scrapped.Only one bid was received to build the controversial 120-metre turbine, and that bid was $1.35 million more than the budget allotted for the project. Vocal residents of Montgomery Place argued [...]

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Montgomery residents say no to proposed apartment buildings in their area

Residents of Saskatoon’s Montgomery Place area are rattled at the thought of apartment buildings in their area, one of the few neighbourhoods in the city that is comprised entirely of single-family dwellings.North Ridge Developments, which owns an 18 acre parcel on 11th Street East is seeking approval to build three four-storey rental apartments with a [...]

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Zoning change keeps Westmount dance studio alive despite protests from neighbours

“The rezoning of a Westmount dance studio and karate school that split the neighbourhood was approved Monday by city council as friends and dance community members rallied behind the business.” Read: Westmount fitness studio can dance on – Star Phoenix

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Rivergreen Ecovillage fails to secure financing – developer cancels plans

David Hutton is reporting some disappointing news about the Rivergreen Ecovillage, a “green” condominium development that had been proposed for Phase 2 of River Landing. The 65-unit condo complex was to be built at the corner of 19th Street and Avenue C in Riversdale but the developer has announced the cancellation of the project after [...]

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Saskatoon city council approves River Landing office building

City council has unanimously approved construction of a 71,000 square foot office building that will likely become the first private-sector development to get under way at Saskatoon’s River Landing. The five-storey office building, to be located at 475 2nd Avenue South across from the Remai Arts Centre, will include some retail space, a restaurant, a [...]

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Saskatoon’s Two Twenty comes to life with the opening of Collective Coffee

Collective Coffee, the latest addition to the Riversdale business district opened its doors yesterday to become the first operating tenant at Saskatoon’s Two Twenty. Located at 220 20th Street West, this charming little coffee stop immediately comes off as a fun place to be. With just four tables and a stand up bar, fifteen people [...]

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School enrollment continues to decline in Silverwood Heights

Declining enrollment at four Silverwood Heights elementary schools is a normal course in a neighbourhood’s development and maturation according to Ward 5 councillor Randy Donauer who represents the area on city council and also lives in the area. This Global News report examines the causes behind declining enrollment. Learn more about the Silverwood Heights area [...]

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Art Gallery of Saskatchewan “rock solid” for River Landing

City manager Murray Totland says the proposed $50-million Art Gallery of Saskatchewan is now “rock solid” with all funding agreements between Saskatoon and the provincial and federal governments completed.  Announced two-years ago, the art gallery is still in the design stage but construction should begin as early as 2012. The gallery will be built next [...]

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