Welcome to Saskatoon

Saskatoon. It's not a bad place to live. Cost of living is pretty good. It's big enough that there are interesting things to do and small enough that it only takes a maximum of about a half hour to get there. Lions skatepark is one of the better parks in western Canada. Yeah it has ridiculously cold winters, but the generally long and hot summers usually make up for it. The economy here is on a steady boom while the rest of the world is struggling. Oh and the music scene is really starting to take a turn for the better.
So why am I telling you all of this? Because apparently Saskatoon is not only the murder capital of Canada but is also considered the 9th most dangerous city on the planet. Of course these are based on statistics because honestly, are you in more danger living in Saskatoon or Detroit? Don't tell anyone though, a little bit of assumed toughness never hurt anyone.

Saskatoon Blog Heavyweights

Being bored at work today I stumbled upon an interview with Owen Woytowich. He's a professional photographer from Saskatoon who now works full time for SBC. A few of us actually ran into him on a random occasion at the skatepark this summer and had a game of "old guy "skate"". You can read the interview here

In that interview I also made my way over to YouWillSoon Which is a very entertaining blog from a few more local Saskatoon skateboarders. Although I don't actually "know" these guys, I've been around skateboarding in Saskatoon long enough to know who they are. I'd also like to point out that, for the record, people who A) Love Danzig. B) Are funny and C) Obviously enjoyed Girl/Chocolate's "golden years" as much as I did are generally pretty awesome and for no other reason should have their blog checked out because of it.