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E-mail

The Saskatoon Public Library is not able to offer e-mail accounts to library users. However, there are many services on the web that offer free e-mail in exchange for some demographic information and the willingness to have ads displayed with your messages.

Web Sites | Local Resources

These sites offer free e-mail via the World Wide Web.
Canada.com
Yahoo! Mail
Hotmail
Langoo.com Compose and receive messages in 34 languages.
Free Web-based Email Services Links to other web-based e-mail services.

Access to your account from your Internet service provider.
SaskTel
Shaw
AOL
mail2web.com Pick up your e-mail from almost any computer anywhere.

Internet Cafés and other Internet access options in Saskatoon:

Saskatoon Public Library
all locations
Computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Printing: 10¢ / page. Wireless access is also available at the Frances Morrison (Main) Library (access to library printer not available for wireless users).

Community Access Program (CAP)
CAP aims to provide Canadians with public access to the Internet. Seven Saskatoon Catholic schools currently offer access.

Tramp's
244 1st Ave. N.
ph: 652-7175
Hours: Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 8:00 pm
$2.00 / half hour
$3.00 / hour
$5.00 / 2 hours
CD burning
access to USB portable hard drives / flash drives
Printing 25¢ / black & white page or 75¢ / colour page

YWCA Computer Lab
510 25th St. E.
ph: 244-7034 ext. 136
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 4:00 pm
The lab has 9 computer terminals which are fully loaded with required software such as Windows XP and Office 2000 Pro as well as a typing tutorial, Fastype Program. All computers have access to a printer and to the Internet.

Canada-Saskatchewan Career & Employment Services
90 23rd St. E. (corner of 1st Ave.)
ph: 933-6281
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 9:00 to 5:00
Computers and other services for job hunters. Read-only access to USB portable hard drives / flash drives.

Bits & Bytes Computer Repair
107 3rd Ave. N.
ph: 249-4605
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 to 5:00
$5.00 / half hour
CD burning
Printing

Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre
202 Avenue C South
ph: 664-6565
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 - 12:00 and 12:30 - 3:30
Computers available for internet, word-processing, e-mail, and printing. The lab is used by the Learning Centre and is sometimes closed to the public.

LANmark Games
The Centre At Circle & 8th
3510 8th Street E.
ph: 343-7529
Hours: Mon - Thurs: 9:30am to 11:00pm, Fri-Sat: 9:30am - Midnight, Sunday 11:00am to 9:00pm
20min - $2.00
30min - $3.00
1hour - $6.00

Jimmy Java
The Centre At Circle & 8th (ph: 373-3227)
$6.00 / hour
$3.75 / half hour

Cafe.com
Market Mall
2325 Preston Avenue
ph: 955-9339

London Drugs Internet Café
2323 8th St. E. (ph: 664-9500) OR
134 Primrose Dr. (ph: 975-0740)
$1.59 for 15 minutes
$2.99 for 30 minutes
$5.99 for 60 minutes
Printing is 25¢ / page

Browsers
University of Saskatchewan Campus
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 7 pm
Browsers is located in the Upper Memorial Union Building (above Louis' Restaurant and Bar). A partnership between the USSU and U of S Information Technology Services has provided free internet terminals.

WI-FI:

Saskatoon Public Library
all locations
Saskatoon Public Library is offering wireless access to the Internet! The hotspot is on the main level of the library in the Information Services area, near the bookable public computers. Bring in your wireless laptop or handheld PC and access the Internet for free. Some personal digital assistants (PDAs) will also be able to connect to this hotspot.

Saskatchewan! Connected
Residents and visitors to Saskatoon's Downtown and Broadway business districts can now access the Internet free-of-charge using the Saskatchewan! Connected wireless network. If the wireless network is automatically detected, you need only to login. If you don't see a Saskatchewan! Connected welcome screen, set your computer or PDA SSID to "Sask!Connected" and refresh your browser. .

Other hotspots in Saskatoon

Other computer services in Saskatoon:

RIACT (Riversdale Internet Access and Training)
GRAS Self Help Centre
202 Avenue C South
ph: 244-1236
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
RIACT offers a number of free services to its members, including word processing, resume writing, e-mail accounts, web browsing and internet searching and training.

Staples
2327 Eighth Street East OR
105-810 Circle Drive East
24-Hour Copy Centre
You can access a file from a USB portable hard drive / flash drive at Staples Copy Centre. They charge 50¢ to open and view the file and then 8¢ / page for b&w printing or 76¢ / page for colour printing. Scanning - $5.00 for first page, 50¢ each additional page.

Phase II Photographic
123 3rd Avenue North
ph: 665-8505
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 5:30pm
Phase II has a scanning service. They will scan an image for $15.00 and e-mail it for $5.99.

Early Mailing & Printing
248 3rd Avenue South
Ph: 244-4630
Services include faxing, photocopying and colour photocopying. They will also scan a photo for $5.00 and e-mail it for another $5.00.

  This guide was last updated July 2007.

 

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