“We’ve had concerns about the potential development of a tent city. We have a record number of overdoses — and people who have died from overdoses, every single one of those people is a person lost to a family,” Clark said.
Clark also expressed disappointment at the decision to begin charging provincial sales tax on event tickets, saying Saskatoon’s hospitality industry needs time to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic before imposing added costs. Clark said he was less concerned about the city receiving less this year from the province’s PST revenue-sharing program. Municipalities generally appreciate the program and Saskatoon’s planners expect some fluctuation because it’s tied to sales tax revenue, he said.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: