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City councillors will soon discuss a plan to to make Saskatoon a cooler place to live during a season considered to be an endurance competition by some.

A report by the standing policy committee on environment, utilities and corporate services outlined some of the key components of Saskatoon’s winter city strategy. It includes a focus on recreation and sport, active transportation, and festivals alongside local-serving and tourism-related activities both indoors and outdoors.

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“Winter is always around the corner,” said Ward 2 Coun. Pat Lorje.

“This is a great city and we just really want to make it even better and make sure that there’s lots of great recreational opportunities for people 365-days a year.”

The city will be hosting a discussion on March 15 on the winter city strategy’s potential in Saskatoon, as well as identifying key players who could contribute to the plan.

They would also be examining the Edmonton’s winter city strategy, which has been identified as a best practice approach, to develop the basic principles. Lorje said “creative borrowing” is important if the ideas have been piloted and considered successful.