Year in Review 2018: May saw Saskatoon's backyard fire ban implemented, Weir removed from NDP caucus

In our Year in Review series, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix looks back on the stories that affected residents the most in 2018.
Fire ban
After months of delays and debates, Saskatoon residents are no longer allowed backyard fires outside the hours of 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
By a widely expected vote of 6-5, Saskatoon city council voted to introduce the ban outside the nine-hour window.
The fire pit debate has gone on for years, long before city bylaws were changed in May 1994 to allow them in backyards, a