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BHP ENCHANTED FOREST HOLIDAY LIGHT TOUR

Welcome to the  BHP Enchanted Forest, a special holiday event of the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation and Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park. We are celebrating our 25th Anniversary! Open November 18th, 2023- January 7th, 2024. This unique partnership has provided the citizens of Saskatoon and visitors from throughout Saskatchewan and beyond with the spirit of the Holiday Season for 25 years. Saskatoon is proud of the BHP Enchanted Forest, one of the longest-running and best Christmas light shows in Canada.  The Foundations and our Sponsors invite you to enjoy the light show from the comfort and safety of your own vehicle again this special holiday season.

We’re excited to unveil three new light displays to celebrate our 25 th Anniversary.

The BHP Christmas Around the Globe The Tunnel of Lights Prairie Portraits

To accommodate the new displays we have extended the Light Tour to 2.5 kms

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Celebrating our 25th Anniversary!

Saturday November 18th, 2023- Sunday January 7th, 2024. 5:30 PM-10:00 PM Nightly

Drive-thru every night including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Eve Closing Night – Sunday January 7th

Thank you to the City of Saskatoon and staff of the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, for their support in hosting the successful Holiday Light Tour.

Turn your radio to 97.3 when you approach the gates at the Forestry Farm to listen to “Enchanted Forest Radio” featuring holiday music and greetings from our partners!

ENCHANTED CAR PASSES

Available at all Saskatoon Shoppers Drug Marts and Saskatoon Co-op Food Stores and Gas Bars plus Warman, Martensville and Watrous. Buy them early for $30 and save on gate admission. Great for Christmas Gifts for family, friends, clients and staff. Great for excursions with up to 7 persons in the same vehicle.

DRIVE-THRU ADMISSION PRICES AT THE GATE

$10 Per Person or $35 Per Car (Up to 7 people), 5 years or under Free. Cash is preferred at the Gate to speed up the admission process. However, Visa, Mastercard and Debit Cards will be accepted.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana for managing the Gate on behalf of the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation and the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation.

Light Walks

Saskatchewan blue cross light walks.

Back by popular demand! TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Thursday November 16th & Friday November 17th 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park $5/person or $20/family – Ages 5 & Under Free! Cash preferred. Credit or Debit accepted at the gate No tickets in advance, pay at the gate. No vehicles or pets allowed. Park nearby or drop off and pick up near the front gate Warm Up and Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate available in the hall… first come first served! For your safety you must stay on the roadway at all times during the walk.

TROLLEY BUS TOURS

Come take a magical journey through the BHP Enchanted Forest with a beautiful Trolley tour bus! Lots of room, leather seating, a platform at the back, Christmas music, pop, water and even cookies and hot chocolate! Book Now at LivingSkiesLimousine.ca   As k about our private tours in Lincoln Stretches, and Limousine Buses!

TOUR OPERATORS

If you operate a motor coach tour or limousine service through Saskatoon, you will want to add the BHP Enchanted Forest to your itinerary. A tour through the forest will take approximately half an hour. Admission is $5 per passenger and no charge for the Driver and/or Tour Director. Total admission payable at the Gate by Cash, Debit or Credit, or cheque payable to The Enchanted Forest. Please have payment ready when you arrive.The Holiday Light Display route is tour bus friendly.

Christmas Gift Packs

Looking for a perfect Christmas gift for your staff? Give the gift of a journey through Saskatoon’s own Winter Wonderland! Enchanted Car Pass Christmas Gift Packs now available! Save $10 per car pass on orders of 50 or more. Order yours now.

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A Bright Idea!

Here’s a Bright Idea! Sponsor a Light Display at the BHP Enchanted Forest. A limited number of displays are now available. Place your company logo on a one-of-a-kind light display while they last. Great Public relations over the Christmas Holiday Season. Book yours now!

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BHP. Our Presenting Sponsor

BHP continues to show Saskatchewan what it is to be a great community sponsor. We welcome back BHP as the Presenting Sponsor.

Watch the Enchanted Movie!

See the BHP Enchanted Forest as you’ve never seen it before…from the sky. Float through the forest and let the excitement grow, then jump in the car and come see it live and in real life.

Saskatoon CO-OP Grocery and Gas Bars

Enchanted Car Passes will be available at all Saskatoon CO-OP Grocery and Gas Bar locations plus Martensville, Warman and Watrous.

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Enchanted Car Passes will be available at all Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Saskatoon.

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Saskatoon Zoo Foundation

The Saskatoon Zoo Foundation shares funding from the BHP Enchanted Forest Holiday Light Tour. The Foundation raises funds for capital projects and improvements to the Saskatoon Zoo.

Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation

The Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation shares funding from the BHP Enchanted Forest Holiday Light Tour. The Foundation raises funds for capital projects and improvements to the Saskatoon City Hospital.

The BHP Enchanted Forest Holiday Light Display, in it’s 24 year history, has raised more than $5,000,000.00, shared between the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation and the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation.

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Saskatoon's Enchanted Forest: A legacy of lights

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SASKATOON — It has been 25 years of sparkling lights and luminous fundraising for Saskatoon’s Enchanted Forest popular holiday attraction. Did you know that the BHP Enchanted Forest is one of Canada’s largest and longest-running Christmas Holiday Light Shows?

In an interview Hugh Vassos, Marketing Director, states, “The organizers started as the two foundations along with a couple key contributors and that structure has lasted for the past 25 years.”

Vassos says they are celebrating their 25th anniversary with the addition of three new light displays. The new additions include the BHP Christmas Around the Globe display, the tunnel of lights and the prairie portraits.

“Along with the new displays, there is an extended drive-thru display stretching to 2.5 kms.”

How has the Enchanted Forest evolved since its first year? The EF committee says the biggest evolution has been the addition of new lights displays, now including up to 75 custom-built images, as well as changing all the lights to LED making the display more energy efficient.

The popular holiday attraction in Saskatoon blends its dazzling festive displays with fundraising for the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation, with $7M in net proceeds shared for these causes to date.

Vassos says there are several highlights they are proud of, “Being able to provide the community with an event that has become a family tradition since 1999 and was the only event available to attend during the holidays in 2020. Also the spectacular displays that stretch out through the beautiful urban forest that is the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park.”

As with any outdoor displays in Saskatchewan during winter, the major challenge each year is the weather, as it is so unpredictable. Some attendees say this year’s brown December eliminates the snow capturing the essence of the lighting at night however it has not deterred people from coming.

A team of approximately 50 people starts set up in September and take down follows the last day of the attraction’s opening in January

Saskatoon’s Rotary Club provides an excellent partnership, taking care of managing the front gate for the event.

Sweden’s Team Hasselborg, while not on the ice competing at the Grand Slam of Curling in Saskatoon, took in the popular Saskatoon holiday attraction and posted video to their team's Instagram page, stating, “Saskatoon is a beautiful city, day and night.”

Vassos says, “We host bus tours, large and small, and attract all sorts of groups for Christmas parties. The BHP Enchanted Forest has become a source of tremendous pride for Saskatoon residents. Residents become tour guides for visiting friends and relatives over the holiday season.”

The event just doesn’t just boost Christmas spirit and the fundraising initiatives; attracting over 75,000 visitors through the gates also results in economic spinoffs for Saskatoon in the hospitality and retail industry.

Vassos says, “Over the years we have received amazing feedback particularly that this event has become part of so many people’s family holiday traditions. The event is truly for everyone and provides enjoyment to thousands as well brightens everyone’s mental well-being. “

Noah’s Ark, the fireworks, and Santa’s workshop are deemed some of the most popular displays with the light tunnels also becoming a new favourite.

Online reviews corroborate the 25th anniversary theme of the Enchanted Forest being part of a family tradition. A number of reviewers said they were introduced to the holiday spectacular as kids and are now taking their own families to be part of the magical lights display. Spending time with the family really lights up the whole holiday season, and Saskatoon’s Enchanted Forest offers this merry and bright opportunity.

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A must-see Saskatoon Christmas light display is back for another year - this time with 75,000 lights

Scott and Shelly Lambie stand in front of their light display on Clinkskill Drive in Saskatoon. (Alexa Lawlor/CTV Saskatoon)

In December, driving around the city at night often means passing various houses decorated with Christmas lights – but if you’re on Clinkskill Drive in Saskatoon, you can’t miss one house in particular.

Seven years ago, Scott and Shelly Lambie were sitting in front of the TV watching YouTube videos with their daughter. Scott says they were looking at various Christmas light displays, and his daughter said “Hey, you should do that!”

They ordered some lights and a few control boxes and began what would quickly become the Clinkskill Christmas Lights.

This year the display has 75,000 lights, compared to the 25,000 they had in their first year.

Scott said they begin putting the lights up on the roof in September before it snows. In November they begin putting up all of the other lights – which they work on almost every day.

“Usually after work for a couple hours, and put in eight-hour shifts on the weekend and keep going until it’s done,” he said.

Some of the new features this year include the lights wrapping around into a tree that’s about 60 feet high in the backyard, and a new colour pixel tree, each individual light can be programmed to be a different colour.

The couple programs the lights to sync with the FM radio channel 89.7 and people can tune in from their cars, or they can watch from the front sidewalk.

“We’ve got the radio tuned in so they can hear it (from the sidewalk),” Shelly said. “Makes it a little bit easier to get in front of the lights and watch the show.”

The display has become a staple in the city; Scott said last year, Shelly handed out around 700 candy canes – in one night.

“Our five-year-old grandson, we asked what he wanted for Christmas and it was to hand out candy canes (to the people who come to see the lights),” Shelly said.

“I grew up in Saskatoon and we always did the light tour. We didn’t have a lot of money but it was something we could always do. And it’s great to see the kids dancing up and down the sidewalk, so excited to get a candy cane – which is such a little thing.”

Scott Lambie said he’s noticed the kids always enjoy when “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” plays during the light display, while Shelly loves them all.

The lights are on from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weeknights and 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends.

The couple warns visitors driving by to be careful to not park in driveways, and to watch out for excited children who may accidentally run onto the road.

They encourage visitors to park down the street on nice nights and walk down to watch the display from the sidewalk.

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Located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, the Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a national research facility and one of the largest science projects in Canada's history. The CLS speeds up electrons to produce intensely-bright synchrotron light that allows scientists to study materials at a molecular level. Over 1,000 researchers from around the world use the CLS every year. The CLS offers free public tours several times a week and you can reserve your tickets online. On your tour, you'll learn about the facility’s history, how its technology works, and examples of how researchers have used the facility to conduct groundbreaking research in the fields of health, agriculture, the environment, and advanced materials. You are also welcome to explore the CLS from the comfort of your home with the self-guided  virtual tour​  available 24/7.​

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Best Christmas Lights Displays in Saskatoon

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Whether you’re an experienced electrician or you don’t know your AC from your DC, one thing’s for sure – you’re a fan of beautiful Christmas lights displays. Quite apart from the wonderful sense of nostalgia that accompanies the familiar faces, toasty-warm gatherings, and dazzling lights, Christmas lights displays are a fantastic opportunity to create some treasured family memories. And if you live in or around the Saskatoon area, you’re in for a treat indeed.

There’s no shortage of creative, visually gorgeous Christmas lights displays to choose from. Read on to discover some of the very best seasonal events the region has to offer. 

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Set against the stunning background of a million sparkling lights — and scored to the invigorating tune of live music — the Christmas Glow Saskatoon event looks like it’s going to be something rather special this year. A musical light tunnel and the child-friendly Christmas Light Gardens are just two examples of the incredible feats being accomplished with the lights themselves, while the best of Saskatoon’s own food and craft culture will be on display at the vendor’s markets. 

Best of all, there’s a licensed on-site bar for the adults to kick back while the kids make the most of the numerous playgrounds and interactive activities available.

2706 CLINSKILL CHRISTMAS DISPLAY

A clear favourite to be included in anybody’s list of the best Christmas lights displays to be found in Saskatoon, the house at 2706 Clinskill has been making a name for itself in this niche for a number of years now. Regularly topping lists of the most impressive displays in Canada, this event’s main draw is the incredibly well-orchestrated link between the lights themselves and the radio station that operates from the same location. Everything is synchronized together, which makes for a dazzling audio-visual spectacle.

THE ENCHANTED FOREST: SASKATOON FORESTRY FARM PARK

Presented jointly this year by BHP Billiton and Saskatoon Forestry Farm, the Enchanted Forest is an annual event that Canadians everywhere can look forward to since it usually makes the list of the largest Christmas lights displays in the entire country. There are tons of attractions on offer to delight the whole family, including a whole miniature street dedicated to candy (the aptly named Candy-Cane Lane), Santa and all his reindeer, and a good old-fashioned 12 Days of Christmas event too. 

The event gets added to every single year, so even if you’ve been a repeat attendee over the last while, it’s worth stopping by and having a look – you never know what surprises you will see.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: COLLEGE DRIVE

Occupying a corner right next to Clarence Avenue, which itself is pretty impressive when it comes to Christmas lights displays, the Ronald McDonald House goes all-out every holiday season to outdo the previous year’s efforts. Kids will love the creative twist on Christmas classics, while visitors of all ages will get a huge kick out of just how colourful the lights themselves are. 

Christmas lights displays come in a lot of shapes and sizes, and in Saskatoon, this is as true as anywhere, with residential property-owners rubbing shoulders with large businesses in an effort to outdo the competition. Spread evenly as they are around the Saskatoon area, odds are there’ll be at least one or two you can get down to without much hassle — so what are you waiting for? There’s no better time than now to start planning your Christmas lights display itinerary.

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Saskatoon Transit will be implementing routing and service adjustments effective June 30, 2024

Starting June 30, 2024, Saskatoon Transit will implement routing and service changes in the Brighton, Rosewood, The Meadows, and Aspen Ridge neighbourhoods. 

Overview of what's changing:

Route 29 – Brighton / Nelson Road

New fixed-route service and schedule. Previously OnDemand Brighton.

Route 29 connects Brighton to Nelson Road via Nelson Road and McOrmond Road.

From fall to spring when the U of S is in full session, Route 29 extends from Nelson Road to Place Riel.

Route 86 – Rosewood / Centre Mall

Adjusted fixed-route service and schedule to expand residential service in Rosewood.

Route 86 travels from Centre Mall, through Wildwood, Lakewood, and throughout Rosewood.

Route 87 – The Meadows / Centre Mall

New fixed-route service and schedule. Previously OnDemand The Meadows.

Route 87 connects The Meadows to Centre Mall via Acadia Drive, Taylor Street, Pawlychenko Lane, and Meadows Boulevard to Market Drive.

OnDemand Transit – Aspen Ridge

OnDemand transit service is being introduced in Aspen Ridge, with hub stops at Centennial Collegiate, St Joseph High School, and Nelson Road/Lowe Road. Service starts July 2.

Download the Transit app to help with trip planning, or visit SaskatoonTransit.ca for new maps and schedules.

Questions regarding these changes can be directed to Customer Service 306.975.3100 or  [email protected] .

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as Saskatoon Transit works towards providing an improved transit experience.

The Pike Lake Festival of Lights

By family fun saskatoon | november 24, 2022.

The Pike Lake Festival of Lights is back again! Enjoy the twinkling light displays sponsored by local businesses from the comfort of your car – or join the walking tour on the 9th. The Festival of Lights is included with a valid park entry. Bring your Sask Parks Entry Permit or purchase entry at the gate ($10 per vehicle or pick up an Annual Permit at a discounted promotional rate of $40).

Date : December 9, 2022 (walking night) | December 10 (drive-through) Time : Begins once dark (around 5:30 p.m.). No vehicles will be permitted entry past 9:45 p.m. Location :  Pike Lake Provincial Park Website:  www.tourismsaskatchewan.com

For more holiday events check out  Christmas Events in Saskatoon . Or check out more  Christmas Lights Displays in Saskatoon .

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Justin Timberlake set for first tour performance after his arrest

By Marianne Garvey, CNN

(CNN) — Justin Timberlake is set to return to the stage.

The singer, who was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York, on Tuesday morning, will perform as scheduled at the United Center in Chicago on Friday and Saturday.

Timberlake is appearing as part of his “Forget Tomorrow” world tour.

After visiting a local hotel restaurant and bar, Timberlake was observed around 12:37 a.m. Tuesday morning “operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition,” according to Sag Harbor Police. He was driving a 2025 BMW when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and failed to maintain in his lane of travel, police said.

Timberlake had told police he “had one martini and followed my friends home,” according to court records.

A Sag Harbor Village Police Department officer described him as “unable to divide attention,” adding “he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”

Timberlake rejected a chemical test three times. He was placed under arrest and held overnight for arraignment, according to police. He was released without bail and his next court appearance is scheduled for July 26.

CNN has reached out to representatives for Timberlake for comment.

After this weekend’s shows, Timberlake is scheduled to return to New York with his tour for performances at Madison Square Garden on June 25 and 26.

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“One of the things that matters to me as a writer is to talk in my stories about things we don't always get to talk about. In the last 10 years, as I have been teaching memoir writing, I have probably come to know well and hear the stories of 50 women who have a deeply loved adult child with whom they no longer speak and grandchildren they do not know," Maynard said.

"We don't hear that story; people don't talk about it, maybe because there's an enormous amount of shame and guilt around it. So many women suffer extraordinarily with that. And they suffer alone."

While Maynard will be occupied with her book tour for a while, she said she looks forward to getting back to writing afterward.

“There are two books that are very much on my mind. For the first time ever, I want to write about writing. So I'm going to write a book that I consider a hybrid: A book about my writing life and one that I also hope will be helpful to people who want to write," she said.

"And the other is a sequel to the novel 'The Bird Hotel,' which came out between these two books. When I finally land, I've given myself an entire month of absolutely no commitments but the commitment to be at my desk, and we'll see what happens.

“It may be a whole new set of characters who haven't even come alive in my head yet. Often I'm taken by surprise, and I love that.”

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Maynard is to be appearing at an event sponsored by the Friends of the Delaware Library at 6 p.m. July 10 at the Dempsey Event Center, 123 Hyatts Road, Delaware.

The cost is $55, which includes a copy of the novel, a conversation between Maynard and novelist Lee Martin, book signings, wine and charcuterie, qigong, singing bowls, crafts and a tour of the herb garden.

More information can be found by visiting delawarelibraryfriends.org .

Twinkle Tour: Saskatoon's must-see Christmas light displays for 2020

Plot out a route and embark on a safe and physically distanced tour of some of the city's most festive homes.

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Christmas will be different this year, but one constant is Saskatoon’s annual Twinkle Tour.

Each year, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix compiles a list of addresses of homes with great Christmas light displays. Plot out a route and — either alone or with members of your household — embark on a safe and physically distanced tour of some of the city’s most festive homes.

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If your home is bedecked with holiday lights or you know of a must-see house or neighbourhood that should be on the map, submissions are always being added. Please send us an email, with photos, to [email protected] .

Silverwood 423 Adilman Drive 331 Sebestyen Crescent 338 Thain Crescent 111 Russell Road

Lawson Heights 310 Lenore Drive 319 Cochin Crescent 307 Wathaman Place 191 La Ronge Road

River Heights 409 Clearwater Terrace 103 Assiniboine Drive

City Park 1006 Duke Street 1124 King Crescent

Central Business District 720 Spadina Crescent East

Confederation Park 550 Fisher Crescent 3614 Diefenbaker Drive 198 Douglas Crescent 18 Cartier Crescent

Dundonald Wedge Road Ward Road

Westview 175 Selkirk Crescent

Hudson Bay Park 63 Howell Avenue

Woodlawn 1709 Avenue C North

Parkridge 431 Smith Crescent

Meadowgreen 417 Avenue Y South 127 Appleby Drive

Montgomery Place 3229 Ortona Street

Grosvenor Park 1232 Main Street 1125 12th Street East 1127 12th Street East

Adelaide/Churchill Macdermid Crescent Brown Crescent

Varsity View 1309 13th Street East 1011 University Drive

Greystone Heights 17 Weir Crescent

Nutana Park 2600 block of Cumberland Avenue South 2706 Clinkskill Drive 2710 Clinkskill Drive Bell Crescent Murphy Crescent 2314 Cairns Avenue

Buena Vista 210 Taylor Street West

Haultain 901 Second Street East

Stonebridge 607 Rempel Crescent 611 Rempel Crescent 203 Teal Terrace 439 Langlois Way

Lakeview 455 Delarond Road

Lakeridge 618 Nesslin Crescent

Rosewood 363 Pichler Crescent 751 Hastings Cove 318 Meadows Boulevard

Wildwood 327 Penryn Crescent

Briarwood 1003 Braeside View Briarwood Lake

Sutherland 317 Egbert Avenue 314 Adolph Crescent 129 109th Street West

Erindale Forsyth Crescent Kaplan Green Erindale Lake Kenderdine Road

Silverspring Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo

Central Avenue 1331 Konihowski Road

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