Today’s column in The StarPhoenix. Former mayor Henry Dayday wrote to council in May questioning how much debt the city was taking on and how Saskatoon residents were going to pay for it. He pointed out that the city has $175 million in debt on its books and potentially another $225 million related to new [...]
Winnipeg
Atlanta to Winnipeg
Ever since Winnipeg decided to build the MTS Centre to only hold just over 15,000 people, I have questioned whether they would ever get a NHL team back. Well it appears they will but the question remains, will it be sustainable in the smallest hockey arena in the league. The Boston Globe doesn’t think so. [...]
Heading back to Saskatoon…
Trip two to Winnipeg is almost done. We are checked out of the Polo Park Canad Inns a while ago and I am spending the next couple of hours in workshops discussing the ins and outs learning about HIFIS and how we can use empirical data more effectively in Saskatoon (and across Western Canada). Believe [...]
Affordable Rental Suites in Winnipeg
For all of the news about affordable housing in Saskatoon, most of the affordable housing units are still over $200,000. There is still a huge need for low rent units. A company in Winnipeg is solving both the problem of creating low rent apartments and finding a solution for how to build on narrow abandoned [...]
How does Saskatoon’s snow clearing budget stack up to other cities?
From the Star Phoenix’s City Hall Notebook There has been a lot of discussion since the weekend storm comparing Saskatoon to other cities in Canada. I used 2006 census data (of municipalities, not greater metro areas) and the long-term snowfall data from Environment Canada and compared it to the most recent snowbudgets for some major [...]
Pacman is nothing but consistent
While as a Saskatchewan Roughrider fan, I would have loved to see Pacman Jones wreak havoc with the Winnipeg Bluebomber locker room, I am amazed how he messed this up. Twitter + Ustream = Unemployment. He has messed up in Tennessee, Dallas, and now has flunked out of Winnipeg. From Paul Friesen at the [...]
Suspicious Substance found at Canad Inns Stadium
Winnipeg Blue Bomber football practice was delayed on Monday for nearly two hours at Canad Inns Stadium. One of the players, while on his way to the locker room, happened to look down and notice a suspicious looking, unknown white powdery substance on the field. The head coach immediately suspended practice while the RCMP were [...]
