‘We’re there for each other’: Stories from Saskatoon’s contentious tent encampment
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David Fineday holds Sage, a kitten that resident Lillian had been caring for, while waiting for animal control to arrive at an encampment across from Station 20 West as a freight train passes nearby.
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SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
‘We’re there for each other’: Stories from Saskatoon’s contentious tent encampment
He calls himself the "mayor of Tent City." It sounds like a joke until you spend time sitting beside him.
David Fineday holds Sage, a kitten that resident Lillian had been caring for, while waiting for animal control to arrive at an encampment across from Station 20 West as a freight train passes nearby. (Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
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Michelle Berg
September 24, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.
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