A reader wonders why direct flights from Saskatoon to other locations in Canada are disappearing, given the city's ongoing growth.
I have been following the story about Air Canada’s decision to pull out of offering direct flights from Calgary to Saskatoon in the near future and, as incredulous as this may sound, it is really no different than what we have now. Has anyone checked flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon lately?
I have and all flights whether they are operated by Air Canada or WestJet travelling from Winnipeg to Saskatoon all go to Calgary first. There are no direct flights from Winnipeg to Saskatoon.
So if Air Canada will no longer offer direct flights from Calgary to Saskatoon and they already don’t provide that service from Winnipeg to Saskatoon, what are we travllers in Saskatchewan supposed to do to get anywhere by air?
This almost sounds like a Monty Python skit; you know, sort of similar to the “I’m here for an argument” one. “I want to get to Saskatoon. No you don’t. Yes I do. Well you can’t get there from here.”
Saskatoon’s John G. Diefenbaker International Airport has been treated like the red-headed stepson of Canadian airports for as long as I can remember.
Saskatoon is also one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, or so I am told and so the timing of these airline changes or snubs for our airports is baffling. Something needs to be done to correct this situation and we should be aiming to improve not reduce our air services in Saskatchewan.
M. A. McCracken, Martensville
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• Letters should be limited to 250 words and the shorter the letter is, the better chance it has at being published.
• Letters will be edited for length and clarity.
• Include your full name, address, phone number and home community so we can verify your identity. Only your name and community will be published. We do not publish anonymous letters or allow the use of pseudonyms.
• Include the text of the letter within the body of an email, not inside an attachment.
• Open letters addressed to someone other than the editor will not be accepted and letters should be original works, sent only to the StarPhoenix. (And let us know if you also sent it to our sister paper, the Regina Leader-Post.) Letters of provincial focus may also be published in the Leader-Post. Letters may also appear online prior to their publication in the print edition.
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• We give priority to letters responding to or inspired by material published by the newspaper, so let us know if you are responding to specific content.
• Send letters to: 204 Fifth Ave. N., Saskatoon, Sask., S7K 2P1
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• The best letters focus on one idea or situation and express a distinct opinion about it.
• Ensure your letter is clear, fact-based and current and try to add a new viewpoint to the discussion.
• Avoid gimmicks like all caps and the overuse of dashes, parentheses, unnecessary quotation marks and exclamation points. One exclamation point per letter is plenty!
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Share your views
The StarPhoenix welcomes letters to the editor. Here’s what you need to know about how to write one in a way that will increase the odds it will be published.
Letters to the Editor:
• Letters should be limited to 250 words and the shorter the letter is, the better chance it has at being published.
• Letters will be edited for length and clarity.
• Include your full name, address, phone number and home community so we can verify your identity. Only your name and community will be published. We do not publish anonymous letters or allow the use of pseudonyms.
• Include the text of the letter within the body of an email, not inside an attachment.
• Open letters addressed to someone other than the editor will not be accepted and letters should be original works, sent only to the StarPhoenix. (And let us know if you also sent it to our sister paper, the Regina Leader-Post.) Letters of provincial focus may also be published in the Leader-Post. Letters may also appear online prior to their publication in the print edition.
• To allow for a diverse group of voices, we will usually only publish one letter per month from a writer.
• We give priority to letters responding to or inspired by material published by the newspaper, so let us know if you are responding to specific content.
• Send letters to: 204 Fifth Ave. N., Saskatoon, Sask., S7K 2P1
Fax: 306-657-6437
Email: letters@thestarphoenix.com
Some letter-writing tips:
• The best letters focus on one idea or situation and express a distinct opinion about it.
• Ensure your letter is clear, fact-based and current and try to add a new viewpoint to the discussion.
• Avoid gimmicks like all caps and the overuse of dashes, parentheses, unnecessary quotation marks and exclamation points. One exclamation point per letter is plenty!
• If you are including information or statistics that are not generally known or easily verifiable, let us know where you found them so we can confirm their authenticity (you can include a note at the bottom of the letter).
• While we welcome a wide variety of views, we will not share or promote misinformation or falsehoods.
Want to know how we decide what to cover and how editorial decisions are made at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post? Get the weekly Letter From the Editor newsletter from the Editor in Chief Russell Wangersky and join the discussion on what goes into covering news and delivering commentary, both in print and online. Click here to subscribe.
Want to know how we decide what to cover and how editorial decisions are made at the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post? Get the weekly Letter From the Editor newsletter from the Editor in Chief Russell Wangersky and join the discussion on what goes into covering news and delivering commentary, both in print and online. Click here to subscribe.
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