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Ominocity’s Farewell Letter to the Traffic Bridge
Over a century old, venerable structure to be dismantled by the city On October 4, 2012, the City of Saskatoon will begin the dismantling of the Traffic Bridge aka Victoria Bridge. It’s not going
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Ghost town, Saskatchewan Part Two: Photo Essay
Smuts, Saskatchewan – portrait of a town long dead When I was seven-years-old, this bizarre and strangely mysterious school bus showed up at the end of my block. Being seven, I had never seen
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Paddock Wood suffers beer backlash
Local brewer stirs up controversy after opening pub Paddock Wood, a local beer brewer, is facing a backlash after opening their own downtown pub, The Woods Alehouse. The Yard & Flagon pub, in addition
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Ominocity’s Guide to Saskatoon Park(ing) Day
Everything you need to know about Park(ing) Day and why it is important for Saskatoon Saskatoon is changing. It’s no longer that quiet prairie city we grew up in. I bought my home in
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Confessions of a Sound Tech Intern: Essay
Being one of few females in a male-dominated industry is like being in Highlander Earlier this year I had the good fortune to be offered an internship of sorts: one of Saskatoon’s most beloved
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Ominocity’s Guide to Preparing for Tour
Making to do lists may not be best use of time, says local musician I am an idiot. I am leaving for tour in less than 24 hours and I have already forgotten a
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Planet S Magazine celebrates ten year anniversary
Venerable Saskatoon alt-magazine posts Best of Saskatoon survey Saskatoon’s Planet S Magazine, a bi-weekly alternative publication, has hit the big one-oh. Oh oh! To celebrate their decade-long stint in the streets, the magazine has
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Ominocity’s Guide to Going Back to School
Students predictably flock back to educational institutions following end of summer It’s an event you could set your watch to. Like the wayward abandoned wiener purchased from a questionable exhibition fair hotdog stand, summer
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Saskatoon hosts Polaris Prize Salon panel discussion
Local music critics to weigh in on the Polaris Music Prize 2012 short list Members of the Polaris Music Prize jury will be in attendance at a free panel discussion event to discuss the
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Ghost town, Saskatchewan: Photo Essay
Bounty, Sask. clings to life despite ghost town status It looks like a scene from a prairies zombie apocalypse. Or, worse, a passage from Cormac McCarthy’s dystopian novel The Road. The village of Bounty,
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