Province approves cemetery designation for Gordie Howe statue
The last hurdle has been cleared to bring Gordie Howe’s ashes to Saskatoon.
The province has approved the city’s application to have the area around his statue at Sasktel Centre designated a cemetery.
Some of the cremated remains of Gordie Howe and his wife, Colleen, will be interred in the base of his statue. They will be encased in a special concrete vessel with a commemorative plaque on top to protect them.
The move comes at the request of the Howe family in collaboration with the Saskatoon Blades.