This is a critique on Discover Saskatoon itself. Discover Saskatoon seem to promote what they are trying so hard to be. Not what Saskatoon truly is which is a great mix of different types of people. Not everyone is a 20ish year old influencer/art lover. (Does the art gallery pay for Discover Saskatoon?) This is especially evident in the coverage of the hospitality industry. All this “tourism board” seems to do is promote the same 3 or 4 restaurants. A lot of which have lower ratings and don’t seem to last more than a few years. It almost seems like the people who are writing about this industry are doing so as they have some connection the owners. I would like to see Discover Saskatoon actually show off Saskatoon to the people who are visiting town for various conferences/events. Not just show off cute cafes and “farm to table” restaurants that show well on social media so they can get clicks. Saskatoon has a great mix of restaurants that have been around 10 years plus and they never seem to get any coverage. I hope this finds your board well and possibly gives you a...
Read more"Saskatoon Shines" ... no Saskatoon smells. It smells of sewer gas. The roads are very poor with little lighting and terrible road layouts. Visiting and working in this miserable depressing industrial city in winter was awful. Driving back and forth between the work site and hotel was stressful as the roads are not snow plowed. The best thing about Saskatoon is it makes you appreciate where you come from and that eventually you can leave...
Read moreIt's been about 6 years since I have had to travel through Saskatchewan ! I thought it was bad then and nothing has changed. Iwish that I didn't have to drive through Saskatchewan to get to the rest of Canada ...No rest stops anywhere it's the prairies you have lots of room give us places to stop ! COME TO B.C. WE GOT REST STOPS ALL OVER THE PROVINCE THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY AND HAVE A...
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