Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon to relocate city archives

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According to the city, the archives contain 450,000 photographs, 4,000 feet of shelves and 3,000 linear feet of records, along with thousands of maps and blueprints dating back to the early 1900s. About 3,500 boxes of material will be moved to a new location this week. 650 CKOM's Mia Holowaychuk reports.

9 Apr 2024 English Canada News

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