By the numbers: Meewasin, Montgomery solar power plant among projects boosted by funding announcement Mayor Charlie Clark called the investments so valuable and said they are coming at a critical time when economic recovery is needed in the city and the province.
Author of the article: Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 2 minute read • Hundreds of trees in the old Mendel Art Gallery parking lot have been cut down while the Meewasin Valley Authority does improvements to the riverbank near Kinsmen Park. Photo taken in Saskatoon on March 17, 2021. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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An injection of cash from the federal, provincial and city governments will help move 11 green infrastructure and “COVID-19 resilience” projects forward in Saskatoon, including enhancements to the Meewasin Trail and construction of the delayed utility-scale solar power plant east of Montgomery Place.
By the numbers: Meewasin, Montgomery solar power plant among projects boosted by funding announcement
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by Fred Payton
With the coming of the Spring weather, a walk along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River can be very appealing.
It had been a while since I had walked the Rotary Trail west of the Historical Museum, and when I came upon a bench I hadn’t seen before, I was glad that I had taken that direction.
Apparently the bench was placed there last October. It is placed so that one can sit on it and look out towards the river. When I was there, the ice was thinning, but still very much in place. The bench itself, I realised, had been placed there in memory of someone who was dearly loved; in memory of someone who dearly loved the location, of someone who had for many years watched the river from that location, watched the ice thinning in the spring, the river flowing in the summer, and the water freezing over in the autumn so that it was solid ice throughout the winter.
Tree removal begins around Nutrien Wonderhub The Meewasin Valley Authority removed around 80 trees for trail and parking lot improvements, and says the finished project will have more vegetation than before.
Author of the article: Alex MacPherson • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021 • 4 days ago • 2 minute read • The Meewasin Valley Authority is removing dozens of trees from the former Mendel Art Gallery parking lot to make way for improvements. The MVA says the finished product will have more vegetation than it did before work began. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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The parking lot behind the former Mendel Art Gallery building looks a little different these days.
By Brad Jennings
Mar 14, 2021 6:57 AM
The Meewasin Valley Authority is currently working on 3 ongoing projects to enhance trails in the community.
Alan Otterbein, Manager of Design and Development, says the goal of enhancements to the River Heights trail, Southwest Trail and Downtown trail boils down to providing access to trail users and address the needs they are seeing over time. Otterbein says a recent trail study projected trail use would double over 30 years, and each year they are seeing numbers increase. In 2020 Otterbein says trail counters estimated 1.9 million users which represents a jump of over 200 thousand people from 2019. Enhancements he says will accommodate those users and address the age of the infrastructure.
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