Saskatoon Construction III

[4LSaskatoon]

We attended the Stantec presentation. (note... the Roxy is a great little theater... )
They wanted to make it clear that city property taxes are not funding this project.
They talked about investment in the downtown entertainment district creates investment in commerce, housing, retail, etc. Successful downtowns are a small percentage of the total city... but over 30% of the tax base.
Currently, they estimate approx. 3,500 people live downtown... and their future Saskatoon downtown exceeds 10,000. They added that Saskatoon has tremendous potential... in investment from BHP, U. of Sask., Rare earth minerals head office here, Agriculture, Nutrien HQ., etc.
The creation of of a downtown entertainment district should be an every day space, filled with restaurants, retail, greenspace, winter space... a place for community to gather. They've learned that these public spaces are important for the future of downtown living.. adding that we all want to be proud of their public spaces.
Also mentioned is the future BRT transportation system being built this year.
Another mention is finding what was unique to Saskatoon.. and highlighting that to attract tourism. Their take on it was embracing our Indigenous Culture throughout this project.