Rider nation gets ready for season home opener

Riderville arrived in style to finally open the new Mosaic Stadium on Saturday.

Saskatchewan Roughrider fans decked out in green and some in a little bit of red descended on Confederation Park for a pre-game party hours before kickoff against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. CST.

Confederation Park had a bit of a facelift leading up to the home opener.The park now has some local Indigenous art created by students and artists. It also had morewalking space and the parks 90-year-old fountain has been fixed up.

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The city spent $2 million on renovating the park, located adjacent to the new stadium.