2025.12.09 Civically Speaking. It's Cold Outside.

Deae Listeners,

This week on Civically Speaking, we begin with a check-in on the weather...because ....winter has truly arrived. 

We talk about just how cold it’s getting across Saskatchewan, what that means for daily life, travel, safety, and especially for our most vulnerable neighbours.

From there, we return to one of our most important and recurring conversations: homelessness in our community. With extreme cold setting in, the risks are higher, the pressure on shelters is greater, and the need for coordinated, compassionate responses is more urgent than ever. We reflect on what we’re seeing, what we’re not seeing, and the ongoing frustrations with unfocused systems, fragmented services, and reactive approaches instead of long-term solutions.

And as always, we close by sharing what we’re hearing on coffee row...the informal conversations, quiet frustrations, hopeful ideas, and everyday observations that often tell us more than official press releases ever could. 

Cold weather. Complex social issues. Real conversations.

Civically Speaking,

Lenore and Christina 

Civically Speaking- Saskatoon Saskatchewan's #1 show about civic issues.