1. April 2008 by Kari Calder.

For those of you who have had the opportunity to visit the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival in previous years will be happy to hear that the federal government has increased it’s funding to this incredible event from $38,000 to $80,000.  The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is put on by SaskTel and is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Jazz to the province of Saskatchewan.  The Jazz festival this year will be held in the city of Saskatoon from June 20-29 in various locations around our city.  I have attended this event in previous years and have to say it’s one of the most enjoyable weekends of the summer in Saskatoon.  The city is extremely busy with music in the air.  Whether you are a frequent jazz listener or just someone wanting something to do during the week the Saskatchewan Jazz festival is definitely an event you will want to attend.  For other events that are happening in our city be sure to check out my Saskatoon events page for up to date information on upcoming events.

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd. 

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1. April 2008 by Kari Calder.

It looks like all new buses in the Saskatoon transit system will be going ahead and getting cameras installed in them.  Since the summer of 2006, there has been a pilot project in place with cameras on buses.  The purpose of this, is to curb inappropriate behaviour and violence on the transit systems.  Personally I have only occasionally used the public transit system in Saskatoon but was surprised to hear some of the things that go on in it from a friend who is a bus driver.  He said that several times over the past couple of years people have tried to physically assault him as well there is an abundance of inappropriate behaviour.

In major cities like London, they have an extensive network of camera’s throughout the city as well as on all public transportation.  This has played a huge role in the reduction of crime in their city.  I definitely believe that this is a step in the right direction for the safety and security of our city.  Saskatoon is experiencing a huge amount of growth right now and what that means is that there is an abundance of people relocating to our city.  To help foster the growth of our city we need to be sure it is as safe as possible.  With the recent increases in the Saskatoon real estate market many people are starting to looking in more affordable areas as well.  These areas traditionally have had a higher crime rate.  Many of these people are young families just getting in the Saskatoon real estate market for the first time.  We need to be sure these areas are safe for these new families moving to these Saskatoon neighborhoods.

Read the entire article at the Star Phoenix.

Kari Calder
Saskatoon Real Estate Agent
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd.

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