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Residents of Hidden Valley urged City Council Monday to not move them from District 4 to District 1 as part of the city's redistricting process.

As always, housing is a hot topic in Wilmington.

A proposed 120-unit apartment complex in Johnson City, which has attracted vocal opposition from nearby residents, could take another step this week toward reality. Johnson City commissioners will consider on first reading this Thursday whether to rezone an almost 11-acre property at 2803 Browns Mill Road. The parcel would change from R-3 (medium residential) to R-4 (medium density residential), which would increase the maximum unit density of the land. The rezoning would require three votes from the commission before it becomes official. Neighbors have said traffic and safety are already iss...

A Saskatoon woman wants answers after discovering a contaminated abandoned lot in the Riversdale area. Karen Farmer learned of the Imperial Oil lot, between 19th and 20th Street and Avenue J and K, while working on a location search for the city centre school project. The lot borders Optimist Park, older homes and some new multi family dwellings. “It’s a contaminated site that has been sitting here for 25 years, close to the downtown of Saskatoon,” Farmer told CTV News. Farmer wants to raise awareness about lots like these in the hopes that they can be put to more productive use fo...

Councillors also heard the latest on the delayed project to redevelop the Caswell Hill bus barns, and ideas for supporting struggling curling clubs.