SASKATOON — Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is being honoured twice over in the Saskatchewan city where she spent her early childhood. Saskatoon city council has announced that a walkway downtown near the South Saskatchewan River will be named Joni Mitchell Promenade. And the University of Saskatchewan will be recognizing her accomplishments by awarding Mitchell an honorary degree on June 4. The promenade is to be officially renamed with a ceremony on June 10, although Mitchell will not be able to attend. “So many of Ms. Mitchell’s powerful songs that have influenced the world are rooted in the places and lives of our community,” Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark said in a release Monday.

Source: National Post April 30, 2018 21:08 UTC