Saskatoon residents oppose cell tower precedent [Video]

SaskTel is proposing a new cell tower placed on the corner of a Saskatoon park to improve coverage and network capacity, but nearby residents say it’s too close to their homes, and against City of Saskatoon policy.

“Most cell towers in Saskatoon have been in either large parks, mostly in commercial, mostly near highways, but never near a residential area as close as this,” said Danny Boyer, a resident in the Holliston neighbourhood.

Residents say the park sees a lot of activity from the surrounding homes in the community, and recent city improvements were made in the form of a new playground and pathway.

“Tens and tens of thousands of dollars upgrading the park,” said Bob Lindsay, who lives down the street from the proposed tower site. “Now they’re going to turn it into some industrial site. It’s just, the one hand doesn’t seem to know what the other hand’s …