Saskatoon residents go 15 years without a referendum

Fifteen years ago, the fountain of direct democracy in Saskatoon dried up, marking a drastic change in how big decisions are made.
Saskatoon residents had become accustomed to directly deciding all sorts of issues, including where to build a new arena, whether to allow shopping on Sunday and even on daylight saving time.
Many issues required more than one plebiscite or referendum to settle.
People line up in the Buena Vista school gymnasium on Oct. 22, 2003 to vote in the municipal election, whi