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Owls and Roosters: September 2006
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006. Letter to the editor Loss of built-heritage in Saskatoon South Downtown September 25, 2006. Irony abounds in excitement over finding historic anchor. Monday, September 25, 2006. One could not help sense the irony when divers recently discovered the cast iron anchor from the June 1908 wreck of the sternwheeler cruise ship, S.S. City of Medicine Hat. The plan is to clean up the artifact and display it at the River Landing to help celebrate Saskatoon's past. It was sad to hear t...
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Owls and Roosters: November 2006
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Remai Ventures and Corporate Greed Saskatoon StarPhoenix November 22, 2006. Developer's role in demise of legion building ignored. Wednesday, November 22, 2006. End of era for legion branch. SP, Nov. 11). As someone whose family members fought in both world wars and belonged to the Canadian Legion, I understand the importance of their sacrifice and the difficulty the branches face in trying to keep their halls open with a dwindling membership. The legion is still in use, wit...
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Owls and Roosters: July 2006
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Monday, July 31, 2006. Letter to City Council regarding new transit service for August 14, 2006, meeting. July 31, 2006. His Worship the Mayor. And Members of City Council. Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5. Dear Mayor Atchison and Members of Council:. Re: New Transit Service. Section 3.1 of the. Strategic Plan Study for City of Saskatoon Transit Services Request for Consultant Proposals January 2004. The public consultation that was done was mainly by telephone, on-board and on-line surveys using pre-arranged quest...
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Owls and Roosters: August 2006
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006. SASKATOON LEGION HALL LOSES OUT TO DEVELOPMENT" from Hēritage The Magazine of the Heritage Canada Foundation, Spring 2006. Hēritage The Magazine of the Heritage Canada Foundation. Volume IX, Number 2 Spring 2006. SASKATOON LEGION HALL LOSES OUT TO DEVELOPMENT. A local developer’s plans to build a luxury hotel and spa in downtown Saskatoon will swallow up the historic Royal Canadian Legion Hall. This building was erected with the sweat equity of First World War veterans. They...
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Owls and Roosters: Art Gallery of Saskatchewan cost soars to $84M; closed-door meetings continue; Remai donation changes little; StarPhoenix misleading public
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Monday, June 06, 2011. Art Gallery of Saskatchewan cost soars to $84M; closed-door meetings continue; Remai donation changes little; StarPhoenix misleading public. More spending, more secrecy, more sham meetings and more lies. In other words, it’s business as usual on the Art Gallery of Saskatchewan (AGS) file. At a press conference on May 25, 2011, Mayor Don Atchison and. On April 3, 2009. According to the StarPhoenix. Tried to downplay the controversy surrounding the move of the. One of the more outrag...
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Owls and Roosters: Taxpayers on hook for any Art Gallery of Saskatchewan fundraising shortfall; Public open-house and online survey an insulting sham
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Monday, June 20, 2011. Taxpayers on hook for any Art Gallery of Saskatchewan fundraising shortfall; Public open-house and online survey an insulting sham. Saskatoon taxpayers had better hope that Art Gallery of Saskatchewan capital campaign chair Doug Hodson finds the remaining $5 million needed to reach the current fundraising goal of $20 million, otherwise they will be on the hook for it. The city failed to share this information with the public. On December 12, 2005. City council approved the Mendel e...