Sherwin-Williams opens new facility in Saskatoon to expand central Canada operations
canadianmetalworking.com
October 7, 2025 News Release
Sherwin-Williams General Industrial Coatings, a division of Sherwin-Williams, has opened a new 20,000-sq.-ft. facility in Saskatoon, Sask., to strengthen its coatings supply, technical service, and customer support throughout central Canada.
The new location represents a strategic investment in a region where severe winter conditions can make timely customer response difficult. With dedicated sales and technical service representatives now based in Saskatoon, the company will provide faster turnaround times and a broader range of customized coating solutions.
Midtown mall hits record sales while improving safety, manager says
By Marija Robinson
CKOM
Oct 9, 2025
Midtown mall is gaining positive attention for its increased visitors and record sales productivity numbers — not for any security incidents, says the mall’s general manager.
The downtown Saskatoon shopping centre’s pedestrian counting system logged 4.3 million visitors in the past 12 months. During an appearance on the CKOM Morning Show with Mark Loshack, Tara Faris, the Midtown’s general manager, told Loshack it’s a “great number” for the mall.
How Sheldon Dingwall rebuilt his Saskatoon guitar company after a devastating fire
By Anna-May Zeviar
CBC News
Oct 08, 2025
It's a global name in electric guitars and basses, but unless you're in the music industry, you may not be familiar with Dingwall Guitars.
The bespoke instrument-making company was founded in Saskatoon in the 1980s by Sheldon Dingwall, who still serves as the company's CEO.
"We have been building electric bass guitars here in Saskatoon for the last 40 years. Saskatoon's our home," Dingwall said. "It's also the birthplace of the Canadian electric guitar industry. So it's really cool to be here."
'Cornerstone of the community': Five Corners Cafe continues a Saskatoon coffee legacy
By Naomi Hansen
for CBC News
Oct 07, 2025
Is there such a thing as an intersection with five corners? The answer is yes — and Saskatoon is home to one.
Historically, the area where the Broadway Bridge meets Broadway Avenue and 12th Street was commonly known by locals as "five corners," a name that dates back to the 1920s. Nowadays — and a century later — there's a coffee shop at that very intersection that pays homage to the past with its name: Five Corners Cafe, located at 614A Broadway Ave.
Broadway business excited as end of bridge construction nears
By Will Mandzuk
CKOM
Oct 6, 2025
The end of a major construction project on the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon is finally in sight.
The 93-year-old bridge has been closed since May while it undergoes a rehabilitation. While no exact date for reopening has been provided, the City of Saskatoon said the project is on track to be completed at the end of October.
Buddy Home Health allows people to live at home longer
By Don Rice
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Oct 14, 2025
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Vijay Pillai who opened Buddy Home Health Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon in September.
Vijay said his business came from a realization that many seniors and people with disabilities have to receive health care services at home. His services allow people to remain at home longer.
Customers-turned-owners open second Gong Cha location at Midtown
By Don Rice
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Oct 07, 2025
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Tu Anh Nguyen, who together with her husband Loc Luu, opened their second Gong Cha location at Midtown Plaza in June.
The couple first discovered Gong Cha when they lived in Vietnam. Since moving to Saskatoon about 10 years ago, they were thrilled to find a Gong Cha franchise that had just opened in Stonebridge in 2018, and quickly became regular customers.
BMPP Pizzeria brings massive size to pizza in Saskatoon
By Don Rice
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Oct 21, 2025
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Pranay Lama, who brought the first Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria (BMPP) to Saskatchewan in the Sutherland area in September.
Lama loves to tell people that BMPP holds the world record for largest deliverable pizza. At 54 inches square, one Giant Sicilian pizza can serve over 50 people. Each pizza typically has around 20 pounds of dough, seven pounds of tomato sauce, and four pounds of cheese. It requires a special delivery carrier and 24 hours notice to make sure they have the dough on hand.
Encouraging news on the downtown retail vacancy front. The former Franky's Banh Mi location on 21st, Subway on 22nd, and Elwood Flynn and Ultimo spaces at 21st and 3rd all appear to be leased.
Encouraging news on the downtown retail vacancy front. The former Franky's Banh Mi location on 21st, Subway on 22nd, and Elwood Flynn and Ultimo spaces at 21st and 3rd all appear to be leased.
That is very good news for the downtown. Looking forward to seeing what new businesses/retailers are going to occupy those spaces.
Great info about the Saskatoon market in this article
Demand for new retail outstrips supply in Saskatchewan
Both potential tenants and potential investors maintain strong interest in growing region
By Mario Toneguzzi
Business Writer
RENX.ca
Oct 29, 2025
Saskatchewan’s retail real estate market is tightening further, with vacancy hovering near historic lows as strong consumer demand and steady population growth outpace development.
Industry analysts at the recent Saskatchewan Real Estate Forum say the imbalance between limited supply and rising demand is making competition for prime retail space fierce, particularly in Regina and Saskatoon, where retailers are vying for scarce storefronts in high-traffic corridors.
Paradox offers unique pizza and in-house crafted beer blends on Broadway
By Don Rice
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Nov 12, 2025
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Graham Kerr, who along with business partner Dylan Bray opened Paradox Pizzeria & Brewery on Broadway Avenue in July.
Paradox brings a Detroit style pizza to Saskatoon, made in rectangular trays, allowing the cheese to run right to the edge. They also feature their own blend of beers and a stock of other Saskatchewan-based liquor products. They have limited off-sale available.
I live in the area and have been meaning to check out Paradox...after this article I will def be making a visit. Important to support our local entrepeneurs when we can. Also....I love pizza and beer...lol
I live in the area and have been meaning to check out Paradox...after this article I will def be making a visit. Important to support our local entrepeneurs when we can. Also....I love pizza and beer...lol
My wife and I tried it a couple weeks ago and it was great! Not quite as good of Detroit style pizza as Campio in Edmonton, but not too far off and obviously much closer!
I live in the area and have been meaning to check out Paradox...after this article I will def be making a visit. Important to support our local entrepeneurs when we can. Also....I love pizza and beer...lol
Certainly nothing paradoxical about pizza and beer, imho!
‘A nice reminder of home’: Safari Market launches African-Caribbean buffet in Saskatoon
By Hallee Mandryk
CTV News
November 29, 2025
Edith Conacher has been living in Saskatchewan for 32 years after falling in love with a farm boy from the prairies. Together, they have spent the last 11 years, working to bring part of Edith’s culture to Saskatoon.
“It’s not just about where I’m from, which is Ghana. We wanted a place where all Africans and people from the Caribbean, or people who have visited Africa and love it, can find something that they love and so our slogan, the name Safari - Safari is a Swahili word that means journey,” Edith said.
Chica's Chicken opens in Saskatoon with fourth Canadian franchise
By Don Rice
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Dec 02, 2025
Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Kshaf Abid, who along with her husband Abid Sherali, opened Chica’s Chicken near the Centre Mall in September.
A Toronto trip last Christmas led to Kshaf and Abid trying Chica’s Chicken, and a quick decision to bring the franchise to Saskatoon. A few short months later the latest Chica’s franchise, just the fourth in Canada, was opened on 8th Street. This is the second restaurant for the husband-wife duo, who previously opened and continue to run Mr. Pretzels at Lawson Heights Mall.
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