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SaskTel Centre has shelved plans to hold the popular Taste of Saskatchewan food festival this summer due to ongoing issues with the downtown Kiwanis Memorial Park.

Wear and tear on the vegetation in the park and a disappointing, weather-battered event in July have contributed to the decision to take at least one year off from the riverside festival.

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The potential for the event to be cancelled next year came up at city council’s 2020-21 budget deliberations on Monday night during discussion of the budget for SaskTel Centre, a city-owned facility.

Coun. Zack Jeffries expressed surprise when SaskTel Centre executive director and CEO Will Lofdahl explained why his 2020 budget did not include funding for the event.

“I certainly know there were challenges this year, but it would certainly be unfortunate if I could not get a deep-fried Mars bar in July,” Jeffries said of one of the popular items at Taste of Sask.