A look back at Don Atchison’s best lines

Don Atchison said some memorable things over his 22 years on city council. Here’s a look back at a few. “We are a city of bridges, but not just the structural bridges we drive back and forth on all the time. We are a community that can bridge and work together as one.” “I’m going to work as hard as possible and continue to strive to make the city better than it is today. That’s the only promise I will make. The rest of them are goals.” -on his re-election campaign versus Tom Wolf in 2012. “Greetings from Saskatoon, one of Western Canada’s fastest growing cities with the greatest quality of life. Home to Canada’s largest scientific project in history, the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, and now home to Canada’s craziest mayor. It’s a great honour, I think. I’d like to thank the enterprising people of Saskatoon who have spoken, proving once again that the true centre of power lies well west of Toronto.” -accepting craziest mayor in Canada title from Rick Mercer in 2004. “It’s respect for the position, not Don Atchison. I’ve always said, ‘Casual dress, casual thoughts.’ ” -Commenting in 2003 on his short-lived plan to require anyone attending the mayor’s office to wear a shirt and tie. “The only way to revitalize the downtown is with a structure like this. It will stabilize every piece of property in downtown Saskatoon immediately.” –Describing Atreos, a climate-controlled $80-million glass atrium he proposed in 1996 to cover 21st Street from the Delta Bessborough to Midtown Plaza, and Second Avenue from 19th Street to the Bay building.