COVID-19 risk in the city would be classified using a four-colour scheme: green (minimal risk), yellow (caution), orange (high risk) and red (critical condition). Each colour is associated with specific measures to combat its spread.
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As many of us have our eyes on the summer ahead, Saskatoon city council met on Monday to tackle several issues, including plans for getting back to in-person sessions, contentious debates on mandatory smart utility meters and safety problems around neighbourhood walkways.
RESTRICTIONS EASING AT CITY FACILITIES
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As the province re-opens, the City of Saskatoon is adjusting around relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. During councillors’ questions at the beginning of Monday’s meeting, the city’s general manager, Lynne Lacroix, said various facilities and sports fields are changing programming and capacity limits. The city’s website has a complete rundown of the changes coming in the next few weeks.
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Saskatoon city hall wants to use donations from the public to help offset the cost of repairing the city’s oldest building still on its original site, a job pegged at between $60,000 and $80,000.
The green mansard roof of the 137-year-old Marr Residence is leaking. The chair of the heritage site’s volunteer board attributed the problem to natural wear and tear, and said it’s causing water damage upstairs.
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Art Postle figures one of Saskatoon’s most iconic churches would still have roof problems if not for a fund intended to cover half the cost of repairs and maintenance to designated heritage properties.
Postle, who serves as treasurer for Knox United Church, said the congregation was able to come up with its half of the $20,000 needed to “repoint” bricks on the building’s collegiate gothic exterior almost two decades ago. However, it took a major fundraising effort to generate the church’s share of a roughly $100,000 roof repair job about 10 years later.
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