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Smart meter contract sees added cost but still within budget

The City of North Battleford approved an overage to the contract cost for its smart water meter installation project at its recent meeting, due in part to some complications related to sizing the mete...

Jul 27, 2022

La Ronge named Saskatchewan's most active community

Connor Tessier said he is very proud of what they were able to accomplish.The community services manager for La Ronge is reacting to news of the town being named Saskatchewan's most active community i...

Jul 26, 2022

NB makes slight adjustment to mill rate inline with budget

The City of North Battleford has approved a small adjustment to the mill rate to more accurately align with the tax increases previously approved for 2022. Council originally adopted the 2022 property...

Jul 25, 2022

North Battleford's CUplex now known as InnovationPlex

People visiting the multiplex at Carlton Trail in North Battleford will want to note the new name of the facility. The city reported this week the venue will now be known as InnovationPlex recreation ...

Jul 22, 2022

'Unapologetically me': Ratushniak talks candidly about efforts to change hearts and minds in La Ronge

A planned one-year stop in La Ronge to further his flying career became so much more for Colin Ratushniak. When he moved to La Ronge in April 2019, he had no idea a global pandemic would occur that wo...

Jul 21, 2022

New apartment building coming to North Battleford

North Battleford residents will soon see a new apartment building in the Fairview Heights area. The four-storey, 54-unit complex is being built at 2424 Buhler Avenue, close to Territorial Drive Allian...

Jul 21, 2022

Almost 80 km/hour over speed limit on Barton helps drive review

Using an example of clocking a vehicle driving just under 80 kms/hour faster than the posted speed limit has helped residents of Barton Drive convince council that a review of safety measures on their...

Jul 20, 2022

Battleford traffic bylaw requires changes, new RCMP stats

A new traffic bylaw update for the Town of Battleford requires some additional work.During Monday's council meeting, members declined to adopt the proposed changes from administration. The bylaw has b...

Jul 20, 2022

Ratushniak resigns from his position as mayor of La Ronge

Colin Ratushniak has resigned. The resignation comes less than two years after Ratushniak won a four-year term as mayor of La Ronge during a general election held in November 2020. He had won a four-p...

Jul 19, 2022

City adopts new mill rate; tax notices to be sent out

North Battleford city council formally adopted the new mill rate at its meeting this week so tax notices will be sent out soon.Council adopted the mill rate to reflect a 5.11 per cent tax increase to ...

Jul 19, 2022