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From bikes lanes to freedom rallies, plenty of ground was covered during Monday’s city council meeting …
COUNCIL SWITCHES PLANS FOR PROPOSED VICTORIA AVE. BIKEWAY
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Residents opposed to a proposal for bike lanes on Victoria Avenue between Eighth Street and Taylor Street swayed enough votes on council to get a different option moved forward.
Council’s transportation committee had recommended a bidirectional lane along the west side of the affected blocks. That plan would have taken on-street parking from a number of homes along the route, prompting pushback from several residents.
By Brad Jennings
Apr 27, 2021 12:18 AM
A decision on whether Councillor Darren Hill will have to resign from City Council will be decided by a Court of Queenâs Bench judge.
Hill was late in filing election contribution and expense statements, a violation of a city bylaw that disqualifies elected officials from their position. However, a section in the bylaw states that council can make an application for the matter to be put in front of a judge.
Council unanimously passed a motion for that to happen, including Mayor Charlie Clark, who says an independent evaluation of the situation makes the most sense. Clark suggested whether they chose to do nothing and let Hill return to council, or disqualify him from council, each of those paths would likely end with an appeal in front of a judge.
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Sitting in Saskatchewan Health Authority physician town halls and then hearing about anti-restriction rallies “feels like two completely different realities” for Saskatoon child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
Despite government and health officials’ calls to stay home, an event billed as a “children’s freedom rally fun day” took place at Kiwanis Park on Saturday, drawing a crowd of more than 100 people many of them children. They were grouped in close proximity around tables, making crafts and getting their faces painted.
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Apr 24, 2021 6:36 PM
More than 120 people gathered at Saskatoon’s Kiwanis Park for what organizers called a “children’s freedom rally fun day” Saturday.
Unlike many other protests, rallies and demonstrations taking place at the Vimy Memorial inside the park during the pandemic, the maskless group centered its event around children. Balloon animals, a fishing pond and face painting were all advertised.
For Marcus Grundahl, the lone person protesting the event Saturday, public protests are one thing but using children to flout public health goes too far.
“The line was drawn when they invited kids to essentially an anti-mask event,” Grundahl said.
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Sitting in Saskatchewan Health Authority physician town halls and then hearing about anti-restriction rallies “feels like two completely different realities” for Saskatoon child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
Despite government and health officials’ calls to stay home, an event billed as a “children’s freedom rally fun day” took place at Kiwanis Park on Saturday, drawing a crowd of more than 100 people many of them children. They were grouped in close proximity around tables, making crafts and getting their faces painted.
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