Jazz fest, other events get break on parking fees

Saskatoon city council is giving events and festivals a break on the cost of closing some paid parking stalls for the rest of the year.
Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to waive fees for closing parking spaces within the space of a festival event — an existing policy that was applied more consistently this year, resulting in extra costs for events.
The move came in response to a request from the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival to waive the fees for closing part of Spadina Crescent a