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Article content A plan that promises to dramatically reshape many of Saskatoon’s busiest streets passed its first test despite a lack of detail about how it will work, and strong opposition from some people living nearby. During a marathon meeting late Monday night, city council unanimously endorsed BlackRock Developments Ltd.’s request to rezone land at Main Street and Cumberland Avenue in Varsity View for a 26-unit condominium building. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Council approves contentious Main Street condo project Back to video ...

Article content The first test of an ambitious plan to build thousands of residential units along Saskatoon’s busiest streets is meeting stout resistance from people who are worried about the effects of increased density in their neighbourhood. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Main Street condo clears approval hurdle, despite opposition Back to video Approved early last year, the plan envisions 22,000 new apartments and condos going up along proposed bus rapid transit routes over the coming decades, a sizeable portion of all new infill developm...

  SASKATOON -- The owners of a dog with paralyzed hind legs are hoping to recover their pet’s wheelchair.  Thieves stole the chair from their front porch in the Varsity View neighbourhood and the search is on to find it so Bo can continue to get outside and for regular walks. The 10-year-old Boxer gradually lost the use of her hind legs two years ago so she relies on a specialized wheelchair to get around.  It’s worth about $600 dollars and was left outside January 16 after a snowy walk on Bo’s tenth birthday, according to David Sherin; that was the last time the device was seen...

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Jan 27, 2021 10:43 AM Residents in high-traffic neighbourhoods near Saskatoon’s hospitals, schools and businesses now have a way to ease some of the congestion. At Monday’s meeting, city council unanimously approved changes to the Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program. According to administration, the program hasn’t changed much since 1999. Some of the changes in the new Amendment Bylaw 2021 include: Removing the limit of one permit per licensed driver, and instead to establish a limit of three permits per household; Allowing for people living next to parking zon...

Regina / 980 CJME Jan 23, 2021 2:42 PM Last weekend, was Bo the Boxer’s 10th birthday. David and Danielle Sherin took her out for a special birthday walk, and came back to their home in Saskatoon’s Varsity View neighborhood. Bo (short for Higgs boson – owner Danielle is a medical physicist), can’t walk without the help of a specially designed wheelchair. After her walk, the Sherins took the wheelchair off, and left it on their front porch. “We were going to clean it off. It had some snow on it,” said Danielle. “We got busy making supper. We left it there for...