City Hall

City planning Open House for PDAP applications

People dealing with damages from the big rainstorm last month who are interested in applying to the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) will want to attend this upcoming event. The City of N...

Jul 07, 2022

Possible diamond mine exit worries P.A. mayor

A decision to put further exploration of the diamond mine at Fort la Corne is concerning, said Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne. Having a large company like Rio Tinto involved gave the City of P.A. som...

Jul 07, 2022

New Parks Bylaw prohibits overnight camping

Although a homeless encampment has since left a downtown park, town council has moved ahead and adopted a Parks Bylaw at a regular meeting last week to manage such an occurrence in the future. Back in...

Jul 05, 2022

City planning to renovate River Valley Centre

The City of North Battleford plans to renovate the River Valley Centre to use a space on the east side for the city's building maintenance crew. Council approved the proposal to adapt the facility to ...

Jul 05, 2022

Foul ball: Prince Albert business owners upset after city takes down paid sign

The owners of Northern Elite Firearms say they feel hurt and bullied, after a sign they paid for to help sponsor a local community sports league, was suddenly taken down without their knowledge or con...

Jul 04, 2022

City gives go ahead for new cell tower

The City of North Battleford approved a request from SaskTel to build a new cell tower in the Yellow Sky district. City planner and assistant director of corporate services Ryan Mackrell said in his r...

Jul 04, 2022

No fireworks incidents on Canada Day

The Prince Albert Fire Department said it knows of no issues with fireworks on Canada Day in the first major holiday since the rules around fireworks changed earlier this year. Deputy Fire Chief Alex ...

Jul 04, 2022

Families come together to take in Canada Day fireworks

Families celebrated Canada Day in the Battlefords Friday by taking in the annual fireworks display. Many gathered at the Don Ross Centre Hill and along South Railway Avenue to get a good view of the s...

Jul 02, 2022

Canada Day events scheduled across Northwest region

For those outside of areas like Maidstone and Meadow Lake, there are other Canada Day festivities in the region.The City of Lloydminster is holding its first large-scale gathering on July 1 since 2019...

Jun 30, 2022

Vacant commercial property bylaw encourages owners to move idle buildings

The City of North Battleford passed a new vacant commercial property tax bylaw as a way to encourage owners not to leave their buildings idle. The bylaw involves the levying of a tax rate for vacant c...

Jun 28, 2022