Posted: Feb 11, 2021 7:55 AM CT | Last Updated: February 11
An architect s rendering of what a summer market could look like at the Phase 1 entry bosque area of the festival grounds.(City of Saskatoon/Submitted) comments
Saskatoon city councillors will be discussing a proposed multi-million dollar permanent festival site at a committee meeting next week.
The site, which would be built at Friendship Park and River Landing Park between the Broadway Bridge and the River Landing spray park, would eventually include a large main plaza, a bus rapid transit station and several other smaller stages. The total cost of the project is $12.85 million.
(Photo courtesy of the City of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon could have a new permanent site for year-round festivals if city council gives it the green light.
A concept plan is to be presented next week to the Governance and Priorities Committee. A study began last May, with project requirements, recommendations and phases outlined.
According to community services general manager Lynne Lacroix, the new site would be located between River Landing and the Bessborough Hotel, in the Friendship Park area, or River Central along the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.
“The concept plan really creates a vision,” she said. “It’s a grand vision of a very purposefully built, permanent downtown festival site with amenities and benefits while also working to protect environmental, cultural and community considerations.”
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Residents in high-traffic neighbourhoods near Saskatoon’s hospitals, schools and businesses now have a way to ease some of the congestion.
At Monday’s meeting, city council unanimously approved changes to the Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program.
According to administration, the program hasn’t changed much since 1999.
Some of the changes in the new Amendment Bylaw 2021 include:
Removing the limit of one permit per licensed driver, and instead to establish a limit of three permits per household;
Allowing for people living next to parking zones to also get parking permits;
The ability for the City of Saskatoon to either restrict or cancel permits of those who have been found to be abusing the permitting system;