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Two City of Saskatoon employees were taken to hospital Wednesday after they were assaulted by a man with a skateboard.
It happened just before 8:30 a.m., downtown at the intersection of 20th Street East and First Avenue South near Midtown.
According to Goran Saric, the city’s director of roadways, fleet and support, three workers were fixing potholes when someone attacked them using a shovel and a skateboard. The man then took off.
Two of the workers were taken to hospital to be treated for minor head injuries. They were both treated and released.
Saskatoon police described the suspect as being in his late 20s wearing blue jeans and a black bunnyhug with a red hat and black medical mask.
Electric vehicles hit the road in Saskatoon pilot program
The City of Saskatoon is driving its emissions reduction plan forward by adding four electric vehicles to its fleet as a pilot project.
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By Brad Jennings
Mar 11, 2021 10:34 AM
A fully electric fleet is the ultimate goal of a new pilot project that will see 4 electric vehicles hit the streets of Saskatoon.
Director of Roadways, Fleet and Support Goran Saric says four battery electric Chevy Bolts will be utilized by Saskatoon Light and Power, Facilities Management and Parking Enforcement. Saric says during the pilot project the vehicles and their charging stations will be studied to identify efficiencies, their ability to meet services standards and their lifecycle costs to maintain. City Council approved $200,000 for the cars, that are being leased, and the vehicle charging stations which are now operational. Saric says while electric vehicles have higher upfront costs, savings can be expected through maintenance and fuel cost reductions. Saric says the city’s corporate fleet includes around 470 vehicles.
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Mar 11, 2021 11:15 AM
The City of Saskatoon launched a pilot project with four electric vehicles on March 11, 2021. (City of Saskatoon)
The City of Saskatoon is putting four electric vehicles on the road, supporting its Low Emissions Community Plan (LEC).
The four vehicles also complement Saskatoon Transit’s electric bus pilot, which launched last summer. The cost of the electric vehicle pilot project stands at around $200,000.
“They do not require fuel, they do not require oil changes, spark plugs, transmission servicing … so savings from less maintenance and not needing fuel are expected to help balance the current disparity in outcome costs between conventional (vehicles) and electric vehicles,” Goran Saric, the city’s director of roadways, fleet and support, said during a media conference Thursday.