Saskatoon Transit today unveiled two unique pieces of student artwork for its 5th annual Student Art Contest. These pieces celebrate the vibrance of youth using active transportation and will be displayed on transit buses around Saskatoon. This contest is aimed at students in grades 3 and 7, as public and active transportation is part of the learning plan for those grades.  

"We are thrilled to partner with elementary schools on this project and extend a big thank you to all students who participated in this year's contest," says Cory Shrigley, Customer Support and Engagement Manager of Saskatoon Transit. "This artwork captures the spirit of active transportation and its role in our community. Students this summer should take great pride in seeing art created by their peers displayed on the side of Saskatoon Transit bus."  

The winning pieces were based on their reflection of the "Active Transportation" theme. They highlighted the importance of integrated transportation modes such as public transit, cycling, walking, e-scooters, car sharing, taxis, carpooling, and ride-sharing. 

• Grade 3 Winner: 
  • Ada, Vera, Skylar, Samar and Juliette  
  • École Alvin Buckwold School  
• Grade 7 Winner: 
  • Raowha 
  • Lakeridge School  

“Our school division promotes active transportation and encourages mindful choices that support student well-being and our community,” says Jennifer Haywood, Superintendent of Education at Saskatoon Public Schools. “This contest aligns with our curriculum and Move to Grow campaign, advocating for active ways to commute to school. 

“Congratulations to both schools for their creative artwork that brings these ideas to life in a beautiful visual, hopefully inspiring others to adopt healthier and more sustainable transportation habits.” 

Each winning artwork will be prominently displayed on five Saskatoon Transit buses, totalling ten buses, throughout the city.  

Every employee deserves to feel safe at work and Saskatoon Transit is actively taking measures to provide a safe environment for frontline employees and customers.

Saskatoon Transit is working with the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 (ATU) and other community stakeholders to address concerns with transit bus and facility safety. This work is being done as part of a larger community safety strategy throughout our community that the City of Saskatoon, SPS and SFD are actively rolling out.

Bus operators, supervisors and customer service employees have been exposed to more aggressive and violent incidents this spring. Since the beginning of May, Saskatoon Transit has increased security patrols at the Downtown, Confederation Mall and Market Mall transit terminals along with additional supervisor ride-alongs with operators to have an increased uniformed presence on buses and at facilities.

Several other initiatives are underway as part of the Saskatoon Transit Frontline Employee Safety Plan to improve safety on buses and at terminals for employees and riders. The plan will enhance security, improve internal processes, expand employee training, augment mental health support for employees following an incident, strengthen coordination with emergency services and build a stronger culture of safety at Saskatoon Transit. Initiatives include:

1. Streamlined process for reporting an incident to SPS to assist the incident investigation.
2. Deployment of the Fire Community Support team to bus terminals and on bus routes with a higher number of reported incidents.
3. Running a public marketing campaign featuring frontline employees from Saskatoon Transit to increase the profile of bus operators in the community.
4. Developing a process to ban a problem customer from Saskatoon Transit buses and facilities.
5. Exploring the feasibility of installing CCTV cameras at the Downtown and Confederation Mall terminals.
6. Rolling out the new Workplace Violence Prevention Policy and updated Respectful and Harassment-free Workplace process and introducing the new Corporate Customer Conduct Standard.
7. Developing and delivering new customer service and de-escalation training for frontline Saskatoon Transit employees.
8. Enhanced mental health support for Saskatoon Transit employees.
9. Advocating for tougher sentences under the Criminal Code for assaults against a Saskatoon Transit employee.

Saskatoon Transit will continue to protect its employees and customers through these new initiatives and by working closely with SPS, SFD, ATU and other community stakeholders on the "One City" approach to Community Safety and Wellbeing strategy.

In addition to these new initiatives, all buses have a protective operator barrier and CCTV cameras with visible signage to inform passengers that their actions are being recorded.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see Clint Black at SaskTel Centre on Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 6:15 p.m.
• 6:55 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatchewan Rattlers take on the Niagara River Lions at SaskTel Centre on Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 6:15 p.m.
• 6:55 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatchewan Rattlers take on the Calgary Surge at SaskTel Centre on Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 6:15 p.m.
• 6:55 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see Snoop Dogg at SaskTel Centre on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 5:45 p.m.
• 6:25 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

It's here! Start today by attending the City of Saskatoon's 48^th Annual Civic Pancake fundraising Breakfast!

With sunshine in the forecast, today's pancake breakfast is sure to kick off the start of summer and bring our community together! Join us, all proceeds from today's fundraising breakfast will be donated to our charity partner, United Way Saskatoon & Area:

• Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rain, or shine
• 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Outdoors beside Civic Square at 23^rd Street and 4^th Avenue
• $7 gets you delicious pancakes (with topping choices), sausages, coffee, tea, or juice. Cash or debit accepted.

At a time when kindness is needed more than ever, we will again offer Act of Kindness Breakfast tickets for purchase. Consider purchasing an extra $7 breakfast ticket for someone who would appreciate a hot breakfast today!

Unused breakfast tickets posted to the Act of Kindness Ticket Board will be donated back to United Way Saskatoon & Area! We are confident our community momentum for the Act of Kindness Board will continue. The Act of Kindness Board is sponsored by Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union.

This year’s breakfast has an expanded lineup of diverse musical performers, dancers and entertainment on our community stage, vehicle displays and information booths to visit. Local celebrity pancake flippers will serve up delicious pancakes, fun mascots will attend and as always, the popular relay race will be fun to watch! 

The City of Saskatoon thanks the many valued breakfast sponsors who offered their generous support this year to make our community breakfast another success! 

Visit saskatoon.ca for more information including today's entertainment line-up. 

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Glow Party at SaskTel Centre on Saturday, June 15 at 1:00 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 11:45 p.m.
• 12:25 p.m.

Direct service from the Special Events to see the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Glow Party at SaskTel Centre on Sunday, June 16 at 1:00 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 11:45 p.m.
• 12:25 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

Direct service from the Special Events Stop (23rd Street and 2nd Avenue) to see the Saskatchewan Rattlers take on the Brampton Honey Badgers at SaskTel Centre on Wednesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m., is available at the following times:

• 6:15 p.m.
• 6:55 p.m.

Post-event drop-off is at the downtown terminal and regular fares apply ($3.00 per trip). Fare can be purchased on your mobile phone using either the TGo or transit app, transfers and passes are also accepted. Typically, buses arrive onsite 30 minutes prior to the end of the event.

Plan your trip to events at SaskTel Centre on Route 333 using the Transit app up to two weeks in advance. Check out the Transit+ feature to help make connections that combine Transit with OnDemand Transit, riide, and Uber. Download the Transit app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

Transit service times for special events at SaskTel Centre and other popular destinations can always be found at SaskatoonTransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations. Experience the convenience of using Saskatoon Transit to attend all your favourite events.

Plan to attend the City of Saskatoon’s 48^th Annual Civic Pancake Breakfast tomorrow, June 11!

A much-loved outdoor event, the Civic Pancake Breakfast kicks off the start of summer and brings our community together! Join us, all proceeds from the breakfast will be donated to our charity partner, United Way Saskatoon & Area:

• Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rain, or shine
• 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Outdoors beside Civic Square at 23^rd Street and 4^th Avenue
• $7 gets you delicious pancakes (with topping choices), sausages, coffee, tea, or juice. Cash or debit accepted.

This year’s breakfast will have an expanded lineup of diverse musical performers, dancers and entertainment on our community stage, vehicle displays and information booths to visit. Local celebrity pancake flippers will serve up delicious pancakes, fun mascots will attend and as always, the popular relay race will be fun to watch! 

At a time when kindness is needed more than ever, we will again offer Act of Kindness Breakfast tickets for purchase. Consider purchasing an extra $7 breakfast ticket for someone who would appreciate a hot breakfast on June 11. Unused breakfast tickets posted to the Act of Kindness Ticket Board will be donated back to United Way Saskatoon & Area!

We are confident our community momentum for the Act of Kindness Board will continue. The Act of Kindness Board is sponsored by Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union.

The City of Saskatoon thanks the many valued breakfast sponsors who offer their generous support to make our community breakfast a yearly success! 

Visit saskatoon.ca for more information including the entertainment line-up.