You won't believe what our city council just did
Okay, so this is actually wild. You know how Saskatoon is a city that will invite you to a farm-to-table dinner and then make you defend the concept of a city for twenty minutes? Well, our city council just had a whole back-and-forth about whether kids under six need an adult on the bus, and they landed on... no, they don't. Seriously. After *just last month* voting to keep the rule, they flipped it. Seven votes to four. Like, are we trying to win an award for most confusing civic policy?
This isn't just a quirky Saskatoon thing; it's a head-scratcher. Think about a little one navigating the bus during rush hour on Idylwyld Drive, or trying to figure out which stop is theirs along Broadway Avenue. It's a huge shift in responsibility. The city says this makes transit more accessible, which, okay, I get that. But the pushback last month was about safety. What changed in a few weeks besides the wind direction? This really feels like a case of "we changed our mind, but don't ask why."
* **The Big Flip:** City council voted 7-4 to remove the rule requiring children under six to be accompanied on buses. * **The Recent Past:** This same council voted by the *exact same margin* just last month to *keep* the rule. * **The "Why?":** The city says it's about accessibility. Critics say it's about safety. Both can be true, but the sudden reversal is what has everyone talking.
I'm telling you, Saskatoon — seven bridges, two rivers, and something happening you haven't heard about yet. This one? This one is definitely something we need to talk about over a saskatoon berry pie down by the river.
Blessing Adesanya, MiTL Sports Desk, Saskatoon.
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