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Potential for more blocked culverts than usual this spring in P.A.

City crews are prepping for a messy spring with remnants of November's snow dump and January's ice storm complicating things in Prince Albert's drainage channels. Director of Public Works Wes Hicks to...

Mar 08, 2021

Arborist criticizes city's urban tree removal

Six months after their street was clearcut as part of a $1.9 million city infrastructure project, a pair of Midtown residents are fighting to ensure the experience isn't repeated elsewhere, and they'v...

Mar 05, 2021

Town pleased with response for tenders for land leases

The Town of Battleford saw a robust response from the community for the current round of tenders for its agriculture land leases.The financial gain for the town in revenue from the land leases for the...

Mar 05, 2021

Melfort council continues budget deliberations, tax increase expected to be about normal

We're starting to get a clearer picture on what Melfort's operating budget and tax increase for 2021 is going to look like.After the first budget meeting in Melfort on Feb. 26, a 4.12 per cent tax inc...

Mar 05, 2021

City to deny request to upgrade 48th Street

Despite the efforts of the R.M. of Prince Albert, it looks like the proposed upgrade of 48th Street East will not go ahead this year. The artery straddles the border between the R.M. and the City of P...

Mar 04, 2021

Battleford mayor encourages green bin use this spring, summer

As temperatures are warming, April will signal a shift for Battleford residents and their garbage.The town is going back to weekly garbage pickup next month, coinciding to when outdoor cleanup begins ...

Mar 04, 2021

P.A. conference aims to elevate youth stories and voices

Undeterred by the cancellation of their inaugural event last year due to the pandemic, organizers of the Voices of Our Youth (Weyawaw Oki Osakayak Pekiskwewina) conference are forging ahead with an on...

Mar 04, 2021

City of Humboldt installs sport court flooring in curling rink

Humboldt's curling rink will be in use much more when there's no ice during the off-season.The City of Humboldt has installed some sport court flooring in half of the curling rink. Director of communi...

Mar 04, 2021

City to formalize how walkways can be closed

In anticipation of asks coming forward as the weather warms, Prince Albert city council is hammering out a policy for how residents can purchase and close public walkways. According to a city report, ...

Mar 03, 2021

Melfort RCMP detachment helping pilot new online crime reporting tool

The Melfort RCMP detachment has been chosen to help pilot a new online crime reporting tool in Saskatchewan.The tool was launched in Swift Current and Yorkton on various dates in February and, as of M...

Mar 03, 2021