A Saskatchewan media and technology expert says parents need to keep an eye on the latest trends on social media platforms like TikTok – and check if their kids are participating.
SASKATOON Saskatoon City Council on Tuesday passed a bylaw banning conversion therapy in a 9-1 vote. “The message that I want to send is that everyone is welcome in our community, that our identity is yours, and that no identities are bad,” Ward 2 Coun. Hilary Gough said. Gough said the bylaw’s symbolism is also important. “The dangers to people who are gender and sexually diverse in our community are not their identity, it’s not their orientation, but it’s the perceptions of those around them.” Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer said he supports banning conversion therapy, but voiced concerns the bylaw is too vague and takes away the rights of those who wish to seek counselling for a specific outcome.
SASKATOON After suffering through a polar vortex, Saskatoon is now seeing above seasonal temperatures, peaking at 5 C on Monday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. “This is a warm wind, it s coming right from Alberta, it is a Chinook,” said meteorologist Terri Lang. “They re getting quite warm, and in fact, even had some thunderstorms this morning in central Alberta if you can believe that, that s how warm the air is.” Those at Optimist Hill took advantage of the warmer temperatures. “We re going to be open on Monday, Tuesday this week which is not normal for us,” said Optimist Hill co-chair Joe Van’t Hof.
Saskatoon City Council voted to give permission to the Saskatoon Public School Division to conduct a site validation study of Optimist Park as a potential location for a new school to replace three other aging schools in the area.