Representing the student, our member services centre can answer any question you have about the Plan while acting as a liaison with the insurance company to overcome any issues that you may encounter.
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
As the home of Canada's Best Tasting burger, Harvey's prides themselves on delivering the perfect burger experience. At Harvey's there's a burger with your name on it! Visit Harvey's in Lower Place Riel today!
Open Monday- Friday at 10:00 a.m.
On August 3 Student Health and Counselling Services will reopen on the third and fourth floors of Place Riel.
To help facilitate the move, the Student Health Centre and Student Counselling Services will be closed from July 28 to August 2. Throughout the closure, students will be encouraged to take advantage of alternative services, including:
- Saskatchewan Health Line: 1-877-800-0002 (24-hour health advice)
- Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service: 933-6200 (24-hour support)
- Walk-in clinics: Listed under "Physician" in the phone book's yellow pages (for urgent care)
- Royal University Hospital emergency room: 655-1362 (for life-threatening emergencies)
- Campus Safety: 966-5555
Effective August 3, Student Health and Counselling Services will be open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed from noon to 1 p.m.). To book an appointment, please call (counselling services at 966-4920 or health services at 966-5768) or visit the office.
For detailed information on the types of services offered, visit www.students.usask.ca/health
Enjoy a home-made lunch, satisfy your coffee craving, or relax with the gang; Treats offers you a wide variety of quality coffee and fresh food in a friendly atmosphere.
Summer Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Travel Cuts is now located in their new location on the main level in the Place Riel Students' Centre. Stop by and check out the new office or for all your travel inquiries.
The USSU is proud to announce that we have moved to our new location in Place Riel. If you wish to meet with the USSU Executive or staff please visit the Main Office in Upper Place Riel.
The USSU Information Centre has moved into its new location in Upper Place Riel. You won't have to look far to find it, the new location is right across from the former location.
The USSU Information Centre is your first stop for on or off campus-related information, as well as many products and services including U-PASS stickers, locker rentals, faxing, theatre and live event tickets, photocopying cards, inkjet refills, and more.
Check out our new Place Riel video!! Tro Lo Lo.....
Mac's is open for business in Lower Place Riel for your convenience from 7 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. - 7 days a week. Mac's is now your main stop for lottery, purchase of all transit services (excluding U-Pass) and phone cards. Try their new frosters, ice cream, snacks, hot dogs and more. They have many convenience items as well – milk, bread, toilet paper, sandwiches, etc.
Come check out the new Lower Place Riel!
Le Crepe Bistro's new location in Lower Place Riel is now open. Come down and see what's new.
Extreme Pita's new location in Lower Place Riel is now open. Come visit and try one of your old favourites or one of the new items on the menu.
Come celebrate the new location of the International Student and Study Abroad Centre - A new unit which brings together the International Student Office and Exchange and Study Abroad Office into one integrated unit.
For more information visit the ISSAC website or swing by and visit Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 80, Lower Place Riel.
Beginning November 19, 2010
Due to renovations related to the Place Riel student centre expansion at the University of Saskatchewan, it is expected that the Saskatoon office of the Saskatchewan Archives Board will be closed to the public for several weeks to accommodate construction work in our public service areas. As a result of a change in the construction schedule, the forecasted start date for this work has been moved up.
The new forecasted start date for this closure is November 19, 2010, although this date is still subject to change depending on the construction schedule.
At this time, the forecasted re-opening date is December 16, 2010, although this date is subject to change. The office will also be closed December 25, 2010 to January 3, 2011, while the University of Saskatchewan is closed for the holidays.
Any change to the date of closure will be posted on the Saskatchewan Archives’ website as soon as it is available; visit www.saskarchives.com.
Following closure, any changes to the re-opening date will be available by phoning 306-933-5832, or by checking the Saskatchewan Archives’ website.
During the closure period Saskatoon archivists will continue to accept telephone enquiries at 306-933-5832 and to receive written and email enquiries. Full reference services will continue to be available in our Regina office.
We regret any inconvenience caused to our clients as a result of this closure.
Umi Sushi Express Grand Opening - Thursday, October 28th
To celebrate their grand opening in Lower Place Riel, Umi Sushi Express will be giving away a free bento box at the bento bar to the first 150 people from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
They will also be handing out a free sushi pack from 12 p.m. -1:30 p.m. (one sushi pack per person)
The newly renovated Pharmacy, located in Upper Place Riel, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The Campus Centre Pharmacy in Upper Place Riel is temporarily closed for renovations. Watch for the new Campus Centre Pharmacy opening soon.
In the interim, prescription services will be provided by Willow Grove Pharmacy (665-1000 or 668-2256). The Campus Centre Pharmacy can deliver anywhere in or outside Saskatoon.
Beginning July 30, walking traffic in Upper Place Riel will be temporarily re-routed. Due to the renovation of Upper Place Riel, walking traffic will be temporarily diverted away from the regular entrance between Place Riel to Marquis Hall and Saskatchewan Hall. The temporary hoarding will allow for continued traffic flow without disturbances to the affected areas.
Due to the renovation of Place Riel, EXTREME PITA and TREATS will be closing on Friday, July 16th
Watch for the NEW locations of Extreme Pita and Treats in Lower Place Riel in the Fall of 2010.
Looking for Food & Beverage?
Try Le Crepe Bistro in Upper Place Riel
or
Browsers (Used Bookstore & Internet Cafe) and Louis' Campus Pub both located in the Memorial Union Building (MUB).
The washrooms in Lower Place Riel have been reopened. Place Riel construction crews have completed the necessary modifications to both washrooms.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during the washroom closure.
The Place Riel construction crews will begin installing the Air Handling Unit for the Place Riel project on Wednesday, May 19. In order to install the unit, a mobile crane will be on site to place the Air Handling Unit onto the top floor of the Place Riel addition. The crane will be pulling onto Campus Drive from College Drive, then onto Gymnasium Place, and into the Bowl.
People moving through the affected areas should be aware of this traffic, and take necessary precautions.
The Place Riel building addition will be undergoing a major concrete pour for its 5th floor on Thursday, December 17 (weather permitting). The pour will begin around 6:00 a.m. and continue throughout the morning and possibly into the afternoon on that day.
Students, faculty and administration should be aware that concrete trucks will be passing through the bowl at roughly 15 minute intervals. Quorex Construction will have an additional flag person on hand to help with the increased traffic volume. People moving through the bowl area should be aware of this traffic, and take necessary precautions.
Place Riel construction crews will be transporting building materials to the lower level of Place Riel on the morning of November 20, 2009 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. People moving through the area should be aware of this traffic, and take necessary precautions.
The Place Riel renovation project will continue a major concrete pour until Friday, November 20. Students, faculty and employees should be aware that concrete trucks will be passing through the Bowl. Flag persons will be on hand to direct pedestrian traffic. Please exercise caution when moving through the Bowl area. Flag persons will be on hand to direct pedestrian traffic. Please exercise caution when moving through the Bowl area.
Get an inside look at the renovation and construction activities with your tour guides Warren Kirkland (USSU President) and Scott Hitchings (USSU VP Finance & Operations). Warren and Scott take a closer look at daily life within the construction worker habitat, including their evil plan to pluck helpless students with their giant red killing machine!
To see the video, just go to the official Place Riel Renovation website renewplaceriel.ca. For best results, ensure you have the latest Quicktime video player installed.
A special University Student Council Meeting to present an update on Place Riel Renovations will be held this Thursday, October 29th starting at 6:00 p.m. at Arts 133. The event is open to the public.
Among the presenters will be:
- Justin Wotherspoon, Place Riel Renovation Project Manager;
- Ron Cruikshank, Director of Projects and Engineering, University of Saskatchewan;
- Mike Chysowsky, CEO of Quorex Construction;
- Beth McConnell, Relationship Manger, TD Canada Trust;
- Doug Tremblay, Facilities Management Division, Place Riel Renovation Project Accountant
Following the Presentations, attendees are invited to participate in an open microphone question and answer session. Free Pizza, dessert and refreshments will be served.
For more information about this Place Riel open event, please contact the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union at 966.6960, go to www.ussu.ca, or go to the official Place Riel renovation website www.renewplaceriel.ca.
The Place Riel renovation project will be undergoing a major concrete pour for its third floor on Friday, October 23 (weather permitting). The pour will begin around 6:00 a.m., and continue throughout the morning and possibly into the afternoon on that day.
Students, faculty and employees should be aware that concrete trucks will be passing through the Bowl at approximately 15-minute intervals. Flag persons will be on hand to direct pedestrian traffic. Please exercise caution when moving through the Bowl area.
For more information about the Place Riel renovation and construction project, please go to the official project page www.renewplaceriel.ca.
The USSU is pleased to unveil its own Place Riel cam. Go to the official Place Riel website renewplaceriel.ca any time of the day (or night) to view the latest live pictures from the construction site of the new four storey building addition.
The Place Riel building addition will be undergoing its first major concrete pour for its 2nd floor on Thursday, September 24 (weather permitting). The pour will begin around 6:00 a.m. and continue throughout the morning and possibly into the afternoon on that day.
Students, faculty and administration should be aware that concrete trucks will be passing through the bowl at roughly 15 minute intervals. Quorex Construction will have an additional flag person on hand to help with the increased traffic volume. People moving through the bowl area should be aware of this traffic, and take all necessary precautions.
Due to concrete pouring in Lower Place Riel, walking traffic has been temporarily diverted away from the north side hoarding wall. Decorative planters have been removed and the space they occupied is now being filled in. This will allow for an improved traffic flow during the fall and winter terms. The hoarding around this concreted area will be removed once it is deemed safe to do so.
Extreme Pita has moved from it's original location next to the Campus Cove in the Tunnel in Lower place Riel. It now occupies the former site of A&W, next to Treats Coffee in the Lower Place Riel food court area. They are again open and operating as of Monday July 20. Extreme Pita's Summer hours are: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fencing Expanded in Campus Bowl
Due to an increase in construction vehicles moving between the campus bowl and the construction zone north of the Place Riel Student Centre, extra fencing has been put up to provide additional safety to people moving near the zone.
As a result of the new fencing, it is no longer possible to move along paths on the western side of the bowl. To see an updated map of the area, please click here. The walking path closure will remain until the construction crane is taken down (currently projected to be in 2010).
Construction Crane Now Fully Operational
Construction on the Place Riel building crane is now complete. The crane, currently the largest in the city, will help to complete the construction of a new four-storey building addition located on the north side of the Place Riel Student Centre. The crane tower’s reach will extend from Place Riel to the campus bowl area.
Because the crane will be helping to move heavy equipment and materials, anyone moving near the construction zone should take caution, and to stay away from the zone fencing whenever possible.
For updates about the Place Riel Renovation Project, please go to the official renovation website renewplaceriel.ca
Place Riel construction crews have completed the assembly of a 200 ft. construction crane. The crane extends from the north side of Place Riel to the project holding area located on the western end of the campus bowl, and is able to lift a maximum of 18 metric tons (39,690 pounds).
The Place Riel construction crew is currently driving piles (steel support columns) for the foundation of the four storey building addition. Meanwhile demolition continues behind the hoarding wall inside Place Riel.
In order to install breakers to supply Place Riel construction, normal power supplying portions of Place Riel will be shut off on Thursday evening, June 4, between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
The following vendors / areas will be affected during the power shut down:
- The Crepe Factory
- Treats
- Games Room
- USSU Student Help Centre
- Extreme Pita
- Campus Computer Store
- USSU Information Centre
- Arts Tunnel Computer terminals (including outlets – tunnel lights and vending machines will remain on).
Emergency power will remain on during the power shut down.
For more information about the Place Riel Renovation project, please go to the official renovation website www.renewplaceriel.ca
Fencing added to Campus Bowl
Place Riel Construction crews have erected additional fencing along the north side path of the campus bowl, extending towards the east. The fencing was put up as a safety measure to better protect people moving along the north side path. Currently the path is being used by transport trucks to haul construction equipment and materials to the lay-down area located on the western side of the bowl. People moving around the bowl are asked to be aware of transport trucks, and to please avoid any contact with the fencing.
Construction Crane Base Installation
Place Riel crews will be placing a foundation base as part of the process for the installation of a construction crane. Once the base is placed, the rest of the crane foundation will be prepared later in the week, including the installation of rebar and a final concrete pour.
Pile Survey
Survey crews will be on site Wednesday, May 26 to make final markings for the placement of piles, which will be part of the foundation for the new four storey building addition.
For more information about the Place Riel Renovation project, please go to the official renovation website www.renewplaceriel.ca
Preparation is underway for foundation construction for the new four-storey student centre building. In order to prepare the building’s foundation, a natural gas line which currently runs underground on the north side of the Place Riel Student Centre will need to be re-routed to run along the west side of Marquis Hall.
SPECIAL NOTICE: All construction activities relating to this gas line will occur after normal office hours only (after 5 p.m.).
The line currently supplies natural gas to Marquis Hall kitchen and building generator.
Once the new line has been installed, a transfer from the old to the new gas line is scheduled to happen on May 20, 2009. In order to make the gas supply transfer possible, all natural gas supplies to that location will be temporarily shut off on that day.
For more information about this and other renovation and construction-related activities, please visit the official Place Riel Renovation website renewplaceriel.ca
Drilling work to prepare a foundation for the construction crane is schedule to being this week (May 11-15). The digging activity will be mainly confined to the cordoned area just north of the Place Riel Student Centre.
Noise levels will be higher for surrounding buildings, including the Murray Building and Marquis Hall. In anticipation of construction noise, sound insulation barriers have been installed in the east facing windows of the Murray Building, and the west facing windows of Marquis Hall.
The drilling is expected to finish sometime this week.
For more information about this and other renovation and construction-related activities, please visit the official Place Riel Renovation website renewplaceriel.ca
Outdoor construction activity for the Place Riel Renovation Project will intensify over the next few weeks. This week (May 11-15) more construction equipment will be moved into the campus bowl within the gated area, including a piling rig (driver). By the end of May, other major pieces of equipment will also be moved into the construction zone, including the project construction crane. Concrete trucks will also frequently be moving in and out of the area over the next few weeks.
Safety is the top priority for the project. Anyone commuting in and around the campus bowl should take precautions to avoid construction activity wherever and whenever possible. Safety flag persons will be posted to help direct hauling vehicles while equipment is being move into the bowl and construction zone.
For more information about this and other renovation and construction-related activities, please visit the official Place Riel Renovation website renewplaceriel.ca
Work on moving construction materials needed for the Renew Place Riel project is scheduled to occur during the week of April 27-May 1, 2009. Most construction materials will be placed within the gated area located on the west end of the campus bowl (a map of the gated area can be found at http://www.renewplaceriel.ca/TheNewBuilding/pdfs/route_map_01.pdf)
During the week, cargo trucks will transport the materials through campus. As always, the Renew Place Riel project’s top priority is safety. While these cargo trucks are moving through campus, flag persons will be on site to help escort the vehicles. Anyone (including those using bicycles) moving around campus during the week is advised to exercise caution by staying away from the transport vehicles. Pedestrians and cyclists are also advised to comply with any direction provided to them by the flag persons.
For more information about the Renew Place Riel project, please go to the official project website renewplaceriel.ca.
The outside area directly north of the Place Riel Student Centre (between the Murray Building and Marquis Hall) is scheduled for asphalt removal for much of the week of April 27 – May 1, 2009. While this area is gated from non-construction personnel, anyone with respiratory challenges or allergies should be aware that this work will create higher levels of dust near the construction zone. Persons near the area should also be aware that there will also be significant levels of noise created during this period. Offices windows directly next to the work area have been specially insulated to help reduce the heightened noise effects.
For more information about the Renew Place Riel project, please visit the project website at renewplaceriel.ca
Students and other persons commuting through either Upper or Lower Place Riel should be aware of hoarding activities. Over the next few days, construction workers will be installing a wall that will run from Lower Place Riel in front of the old USSU Main offices and up the northern portion of the stairway (cordoning off the down escalator).
Over the next few days, the wall will fully extend into Upper Place Riel, permanently sealing the area currently housing the Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal ATMs.
Persons in either Upper or Lower Place Riel are advised to use caution when moving through the area.
For more information about the renovations, please go to the Official Place Riel Renovation website www.renewplaceriel.ca.
Construction activities for the Place Riel Renovation Project will begin soon. Students should be aware that the north exit doors from Upper Place Riel will be permanently closing as of Thursday, April 2, 2009. Students who use these doors as a shortcut to the Murray Library or to the University Bowl should plan an alternate route.
To view an alternate route map, please go to renewplaceriel.ca, the official website for the Place Riel Renovation Project.
Due to pending construction and renovations in and around the Place Riel Student Centre, The City of Saskatoon's Access Transit, which provides transportation to persons with disabilities, is changing its pick up and delivery routes.
Starting April 1, 2009, Access Transit will no longer be picking up or delivering passengers at its main University stop located in front of the Place Riel Student Centre. Access Transit's main stop will now be the south entrance to the Arts Tower. It is anticipated that this change will remain in effect until the completion of the Place Riel Renovation project in the autumn of 2010.
For more information, please go to renewplaceriel.ca, the official website for the Place Riel Renovation Project.
Renovations to the Place Riel Student Centre will begin soon. Students should be aware that the elevator servicing Upper and Lower Place Riel will be permanently disabled on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Students who rely on the elevator should plan alternative routes for getting to their destination.
To view an alternate route map, please go to renewplaceriel.ca, the official website for the Place Riel Renovation Project.