2. April 2008 by Kari Calder.

The city of Saskatoon in conjunction with the federal and provincial government announced an immigration project that will assist new people relocating to Saskatoon.  The program is aimed at helping immigrants succeed in their new life in the city of Saskatoon.  This is an extremely important program as the increase of new potential workers will help off-set the high rate of job vacancies.  The city of Saskatoon is growing through a huge growth phase rate now and as a result we are seeing smaller companies or else businesses that pay lower salaries being affected the most.

From a Saskatoon real estate perspective this is also great news for people that currently own older homes in less appealing Saskatoon neighborhoods.  The demand for low cost housing will increase throughout our city, more than it has already.  Many of this people will receive government assistance in purchasing a home in Saskatoon and starting their new life.  If you are interested in investing in Saskatoon real estate be sure to contact me and I will be more than happy to help you anyway I can!

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

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2. April 2008 by Kari Calder.

If you are a Saskatoon home owner or will be looking at getting into the Saskatoon real estate market in the near future you will want to be sure to sign up for a great program the city of Saskatoon offers.  The city offers a grass and leave collection program targeted towards Saskatoon residents that helps keep leaves and grass from the city landfill.  Unfortunately this program is only available to 800 total subscribers which is double the amount of subscribers allowed last year.  If you are one of the lucky people that sign up early and get on this program the city will provide your Saskatoon home with a green front street roll-out cart that you can put in your unbagged leaves, grass clippings and non-woody vegetation.  The city will empty the carts every two weeks starting on May 5th until October.  The cost of the program is only $40 and the registration deadline is April 18th.  You can signup on www.saskatoon.ca or else by calling 975-2486.   This is a great program for Saskatoon home owners looking for an alternative to dispose of their leaves and grass clippings.  Spring is right around the corner and with that comes an abundance of yard work.  Be sure to sign up and get on the list!

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

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2. April 2008 by Kari Calder.

Over the next few days parking meter rates will be increasing across the city of Saskatoon.  As mentioned in a previous blog about Saskatoon parking meter increases, this plan to increase the cost of parking across the city comes into effect today, April 1st.  Metered parking in Riversdale with increase to $1.00 per hour, from the original .50 cents.  All other areas will be increasing to $1.50 per hour from the original $1.00.  People parking in Saskatoon have several ways they can pay for parking including: coins, CITYCARD, or by cell phone.  You can purchase the CITYCARD at City Hall or several other public locations including Lawson Civic Centre, Saskatoon Field House, Lakewood Civic Centre, Cosmo Civic Centre and Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre.  To pay by cell phone you can call 955-9969, wait for the prompt and then enter the four digit meter number.

Remember if your are leaving your Saskatoon hometo be sure to take some extra change, your cell phone or your pre-paid CITYCARD to accommodate the new parking rates.

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

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