It’s chilly here in Saskatchewan. It was –48 (with the wind) this morning which was cold enough that it takes a toll on cars, houses, and especially old hotels. At work yesterday some pipes froze and while that was being taken care of, a 6 inch piece of wire fell and hit some old plumbing [...]
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Items The Lighthouse Needs
A lot of your have been asking what The Lighthouse needs for donations. It varies but here is a list of our ongoing material needs. If you are so inclined, you can drop them off at anytime at 304 2nd Avenue South. If you have any questions, drop me an email. Ongoing Needs Gloves/mittens Winter [...]
Renovations at The Lighthouse
DeeAnn Mercier takes you on a tour of the renovations that are ongoing at The Lighthouse Supported Living right now. Mental Health Services is providing funding for nine rooms to be renovated and then used for long term mental health beds. It will provide increased stability for the residents which saves the system a lot [...]
Column: Dream Big to Tackle Challenges
My column this week in The StarPhoenix When business writer and consultant Jim Collins wrote the book, Built to Last, he introduced the term BHAG into the lexicon. The Big Hairy Audacious Goals are organizational changing objectives that change how businesses operates. One of the best examples was General Electric’s CEO Jack Welch declaring that [...]
The Continental Hotel
I have been fascinated by The Continental in Saskatoon since I was in Boston and saw my first high end boutique hotel. While the market in Saskatoon would never supported it, I have always wanted to see someone turn The Continental into one. Working at The Lighthouse, we park behind it and walk by The [...]
Mexico City trashes it’s garbage problem
Interesting article on how Mexico City has become so successful in reducing waste that it is closing it’s largest landfill. Mexico City will close one of the world’s largest garbage dumps by Dec. 31 and will instead turn the garbage from millions of people into reusable materials and energy, MayorMarcelo Ebrard announced Monday. Some 700 [...]
Column: Let’s Put More Fun Into Winter
In today’s The StarPhoenix While the winter has been mild so far, it still is winter. That means dressing in layers, being cold and not being able to enjoy so much of what makes Saskatoon great – mainly spring, summer and fall. Even though winter is our dominant season, we don’t do a great job [...]
Portraits of Saskatoon
If you are still looking for a spectacular gift with a Saskatoon theme, check out these prints by Saskatoon photographer Christina Weese of the Victoria Traffic Bridge. They look fantastic, are a limited run, and you are supporting a local artist. Oh yeah, someone is also getting a great gift. Speaking of the arts, I [...]
Column: Vote to help exploited women
In today’s The StarPhoenix A couple of Fridays ago I met over the noon hour with Jason Moore and Don Windell of Lighthouse Supported Living, and they were talking about a problem we have all confronted over the years in Saskatoon: How do we help sex trade workers to get off the streets? While the [...]
Column: Turbine Project Handled Poorly
My column in today’s The StarPhoenix The city announced a couple of years ago that it was exploring the idea of a tall wind turbine in Saskatoon. I loved the idea when it came out and have followed its progress off and on. The city evaluated sites near the university, Diefenbaker Park and the landfill. [...]
