Tag Archives: City Hall
City to probe federal election candidates on tackling crime
North Battleford City Hall plans to send a letter to federal election candidates in an effort to see what they propose to do to help battle crime in the area. Mayor Ryan Bater raised the issue at coun...
Sep 25, 2019 Coun. Don Buglas shown at council Monday. Council approved the mayor's proposal to write a letter to candidates in the federal election on how they plan to reduce crime and improve the criminal justice system in this area. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Hudson Bay holding byelection in October
The Town of Hudson Bay needs a new councillor.Following the resignation of former Coun. Darin Barker due to him moving away from the community, Hudson Bay will host a byelection to fill the vacant sea...
Sep 25, 2019 (Facebook/Town of Hudson Bay)
Council approves CSO union's new collective agreement
North Battleford lawmakers approved a new collective agreement and annual salary increases with the Community Safety Officers' Association.At council's recent meeting, they also authorized a separate ...
Sep 25, 2019 Council approved a resolution for a collective agreement for the Community Safety Officers Association at its meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort Historic Post Office receives Lt-Gov. Heritage Award
Seven years of work on Melfort's Historic Post Office was recognized by Heritage Saskatchewan.The Historic Post Office received a Physical Heritage Conservation award for its near $200,000 window repl...
Sep 24, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Council nixes gas bar proposal after receiving letters against it
The people have spoken.North Battleford lawmakers decided against approving a discretionary land use request for a proposal by a developer to build a gas bar and convenience store at a property at 170...
Sep 24, 2019 City Planner Ryan Mackrell outlines concerns with a proposal for a gas bar in the College Heights neighbourhood. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Collision discussed at council's meeting
North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater took the opportunity in council's meeting Monday evening to express his concerns for those involved in a collision between a 15-passenger van and a school bus earlier...
Sep 24, 2019 A firefighter sorts through debris following the crash Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tisdale receives grant from provincial government for regional landfill
Key funding towards a multimillion dollar project was officially presented to the Town of Tisdale.Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw gave a $1.7 million grant on behalf of the provincial government...
Sep 23, 2019 Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw (centre) shakes hands with Tisdale Mayor Al Jellicoe. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Fifty years ago: Prince Albert City Hall raised new provincial flag
The green-and-yellow provincial banner, in its current form has been flying over the skies of Prince Albert for the last half century.Fifty years ago Sunday, as part of a province-wide ceremony, that ...
Sep 23, 2019 (Bill Smiley Archives/P.A.Historical Society/P.A.Daily Herald)
A new vision for P.A. playgrounds
An ambitious plan for Prince Albert's playgrounds is set to be unveiled at an October city council meeting. The report is an inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city, with individual recommendation...
Sep 20, 2019 In June, a state-of-the-art $1,000,000 playground with considerations for kids with disabilities was opened at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse. The funding for that project came from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Project. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Town decides to remove one light pole in plans for safety reasons
Battleford lawmakers were stuck between a pole and a hard place when they had to make a decision about a complicated issue at council's last meeting.A family complained in a letter that one of the lig...
Sep 19, 2019 Town of Battleford Coun. Kevin Russell, left. Lawmakers mulled over the issue of removing one of the light poles on the foot path near the 35 Street lookout at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)