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Winter of Saskatoon's discontent gets dramatic reading
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Posted: Jan 8, 2013 11:38 AM CST
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2013 11:36 AM CST
Among the dozens of emails included in this week's city council agenda was this one calling for another vote on residential snow-clearing. (CBC )
Amid a snowier-than usual winter in Saskatoon, there's been a blizzard of angry emails from citizens waiting to get their streets cleared.
The letters, many strongly worded, a few in capital letters, were attached to Monday's city council agenda.
Afternoon Edition host Craig Lederhouse brought in Shakespearean actor Kent Allen for a dramatic treatment.
And so, without any further ado, here's Allen, who's playing King Lear in a current production at the Persephone Theatre:
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