Many also showed up early in the morning hours, such as Lorne Knihniski. He and his 17-year-old daughter headed to the lineup around 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Knihniski described the scene he saw when the pair pulled up.
“We were in line about 5:45 this morning, and there were at least 200 to 300 cars ahead of us, which was quite a surprise,” he said.
Police arrived around 7 a.m., according to Knihniski. They opened the doors to Prairieland to get some of the traffic off the road.
Once the site opened at 8:30 a.m., Knihniski said it took an hour and a half to get in and out of the drive-thru.
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May 17, 2021 | 10:17 AM
A semi carrying an empty anhydrous tank was found on railroad tracks early on May 17, 2021 near the Cory Potash Mine. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Traffic was moving slowly through one lane Monday morning as emergency crews dealt with what could have been a horrible situation.
According to a Facebook post by the Delisle Fire Department, a semi was reported on the train tracks near Highway 7, a few kilometres southeast of the Cory Potash Mine near Saskatoon, just before 4 a.m. Monday.
Warman RCMP said in a release late Monday morning, the semi had crossed the median and left the roadway.
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May 3, 2021 5:37 AM
Fire crews battle a blaze on the 100 block of Avenue B South early Monday, May 3, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Thick smoke, illuminated by the downtown lights, filled the sky early Monday morning.
A blaze ripped through a structure on the 100 block of Avenue B South, which has been identified as Rosaly’s Pan-African Restaurant by a spokesperson with the Saskatoon Fire Department. According to a release by Saskatoon police, crews were dispatched out to the restaurant at 1:50 a.m.
Early this morning, @SaskatoonFire responded to a blaze on the 100 block of Avenue B south.
It appears to be the structure beside the Block building, right behind Fire Station 1. #yxepic.twitter.com/4NhQcQsrbX
First it was frontline police officers. Now it’s the teachers’ turn.
The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) has been making use of its SaskTel Centre vaccine clinic, with Tribal Chief Mark Arcand stating the STC is taking a proactive approach. With educators soon to be eligible for the vaccine, the STC is stepping up.
“Right now, it doesn’t matter if you’re a teacher, non-teacher, police officer, whatever. You have to pre-register with the Saskatoon Tribal Council,” Arcand said Monday. “Based on what were hearing through (the Saskatchewan Health Authority) or the province, teachers will be eligible as of Wednesday … What we’re doing is pre-registering and pre-booking for Friday, April 30.”
Policing our way out of the problem, or taking a proactive, holistic approach?
That’s the question those within the justice system and elected officials are dealing with when it comes to the decriminalization of certain illicit substances. According to a recent report from the Globe and Mail, British Columbia is looking to become the first province to decriminalize carrying small amounts of illicit drugs.
That practice has been recommended in Canada in the past, with studies backing the act of harm reduction in response to the drug crisis.
Scott Bernstein is the director of policy for the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. He joined guest host Mike Couros on Gormley on Feb. 5.