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The City of Saskatoon needs to consider how to deal with drones now, Coun. Pat Lorje suggested Tuesday.

City council unanimously passed a bylaw requiring anyone who wants to use a remote-controlled aircraft, or drone, in a city park to get approval from the city first.

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Administrative staff are also working on a wider bylaw to govern drone use within city limits.

“We’re going to have to anticipate the future on this one,” Lorje said at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Under the bylaw passed Tuesday, anyone who wants to use a drone in a City of Saskatoon park must get the OK from the city manager’s office.

Lorje asked about other city property, such as the city-owned land near the landfill. She also wondered about drones one day delivering packages around the city.

City manager Murray Totland said the overall policy on drones may be expanded to include other areas where the city has jurisdiction.