engagement

For this month's newsletter, I will highlight an important event hosted by my female colleagues called Women Leading, provide an update on budget deliberations and the downtown event and entertainment district, provide highlights of decisions before City Council this month and upcoming events in our community.

Highlights include:

• Budget Next Steps 
• Women Leading: Civic Engagement Forum for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Saskatoon
• Downtown Event and Entertainment District Funding Tools
• Black Bin Utility Update
• Governance Model of Appeal Boards
• Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review - Amendment Package Seven

This months newsletter includes updates relating to:

• Budget and the funding gap - what does this mean?
• Civic Engagement Forum for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Saskatoon
• Cycling and safety improvements
• Zoning bylaw amendment
• New Animal Services Contracts
• Future of the City Greenhouse 
• Dedicated Transit Support Workers 
• E-scooter pilot

With April well underway, it is time for our monthly Ward 8 update.

This month's updates includes, but is not limited to:

• update on provincial advocacy,
• neighbourhood events,
• proposed changes along McKercher Dr,
• update greenhouse gas targets, and
• expanded affordable housing units.

This months newsletter includes updates relating to:

• the Downtown District Plan
• Proposed changes on McKercher Dr
• Green cart updates
• Ward 8 updates, including rezoning, Living in Harmony Awards, public art.

With a beautiful summer underway, I hope everyone is enjoying this last week of August.

With a busy month of updates underway, I will just jump right in. This months newsletter contains updates specific to our ward, what to expect before Council this month and details about upcoming Community Association AGMs.

Highlights include:

• Brighton Gate West and Meglund Cres rezoning and discretionary use applications
• On Demand Transit changes
• Farmers' Market 
• Downtown Event and Entertainment District Site Options
• Community Association AGMs

I hope you have been enjoying your summer. With many local festivals, the Meewasin Trail and parks, and nearby lakes I hope you are making the most of this heat. For those extreme heat events, don't forget to share the list of cool down locations.

Don't forget about all the local Summer Play Programming in our neighbourhoods. Check it out here: Briarwood, College Park (weekend), East College Park, Greystone (weekend) and Wildwood. This free programming runs until August 25. 

Highlights of the newsletter includes:

• Brighton rezoning applications
• Changes to On Demand Transit in Brighton
• Parking and speed limits
• City Council reports, including animal cruelty investigations, zoning bylaw review and the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program

With a big newsletter outlining upcoming reports to City Council, ward specific news and community engagement opportunities, I will just jump right into the update.

Topics include:

• East Side Leisure Centre
• Edward McCourt Park Community Garden
• Downtown Grocery Store
• Zoning Bylaw Review - Infill Amendments 

Residents from both East College Park and Briarwood have proposed a community garden for the East College Park neighbourhood. Learn more about this initiative and share your feedback.

Here are a few items of interest on the upcoming City Council agenda:

• Policies for school and playground zones;
• COVID-19: masking in civic spaces;
• Recycling depot improvements and review; and
• The Knox United Church Heritage Designation Amendment Bylaw.

Have you heard about discussions regarding speed limits in residential neighbourhoods? Perfect, we want to hear from you!