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Saskatoon has enjoyed another wonderful summer season of festivals and street events, the Farmers’ Market, plus the arts, cultures, foods and hospitality.

The city, corporations, and the community at large have invested hundreds of millions of dollars creating the Riverside development, parks and trail system downtown, including facilities such as Remai Modern.

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Why on earth, then, has the city chosen to evict the Farmers’ Market from its current downtown location? Its popularity truly exemplifies Saskatchewan’s diversity. Each venue helps to make Saskatoon “shine.”

May Clark needs to practise what he preaches about the virtues of our great city. Fix the roof of the building as their landlord. Accommodate the market in any long-range plans for the site. And while he’s deliberating, introduce a free downtown bus shuttle, linking main bus terminals with key downtown venues. It would work wonders for the environment and the problems of increasing traffic congestion.

Let city hall know your feelings.

Duncan Myers

Saskatoon

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