From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 7:34 AM
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Subject: Snow Ramps
Saskatoon City Council:
On January 21, 2016, I strongly criticized City Council in the StarPhoenix letter to the editor below for not allocating enough money for snow removal and de-icing and for snow ramps on the sides of bridges. Now there are potentially lethal snow ramps by the sides of the overpass on Circle Drive over 33rd street while heading toward the north. These snow ramps look like they could launch a car onto the street below. You need to allocate more money for snow removal and de-icing and hire a competent city manager. See the following 2016 letter to the editor:
Remember the snow ramps that launched a car off a bridge in 2013? They're back: Letter to the Editor
JANUARY 21, 2016 11:00 AM
Once again there are snow ramps on the sides of bridges in Saskatoon. In 2013, such a ramp caused a vehicle to go from the North Circle Drive Bridge into the South Saskatchewan River.
The streets now are extremely icy, which is causing countless accidents. How many people need to drive off bridges before city council wakes up and allocates enough money for snow removal and de-icing? How many winter driving accidents do there need to be before they open their eyes?
How many people need to be injured or killed, and how many cars need to be damaged before the mayor and councillors care? How many voters need to tell them to increase funding for snow removal before they listen?
City council has instead wasted taxpayers’ money on a new police station, an art gallery, Tasers for police, a transit lockout and excessive salaries and benefits for councillors. The mayor and councillors are inept and need to be removed from office in the next election.
Ashu Solo, Saskatoon, from Jan. 21, Letters to the Editor
Sincerely,
Ashu M. G. Solo
I, Ashu M. G. Solo, filed the following:
1. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Mayor's Office) and Councillor Randy Donauer for prayer recitations at government organized events
2. Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Don Atchison for potential online campaign advertising violations
3. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Saskatoon Transit Services) for promoting holidays from only one religion on city buses
4. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Executive Committee) for retaliating against me by not reappointing me to the Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee and not appointing me to another civic committee or board
5. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (City Solicitor’s Office) for retaliating against me by trying to deprive me of my right to directly communicate with members of City Council and by telling employees of other City of Saskatoon departments to not talk to me
6. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Office) and City of Saskatoon (Living in Harmony Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee) for retaliating against me by not considering my submissions to the Living in Harmony Contest
This site contains my media releases, some case documents, emails to City Council, etc.
I don't waste my time arguing with opponents.
The backlash makes me much more determined to fight against bigotry and shows the need for these civil rights cases, so I'll be filing more civil rights cases. You ain't seen nothing yet.