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City seeks buyer for former Quality Inn

If you're in the market for a seven-storey 67,000 square foot downtown property, act fast. The City of Prince Albert will be accepting offers on the former Quality Inn until Aug. 11. Around a year aft...

Jul 21, 2020

City recycling program sees significant improvement

From bad to much better.North Battleford residents are receiving praise for improving their recycling habits significantly, based on Loraas Environmental Services Ltd.'s latest report."We heard pretty...

Jul 21, 2020

City enters into agreement with Rural Municipality to provide services for land it plans to acquire

As part of the initial steps, North Battleford council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Municipality of North Battleford to provide services for the former Saskatchewan Hospital g...

Jul 21, 2020

Feds and provinces agree to $19 billion aid package

The federal government is giving the province's $19 billion to help restart their economies amidst the pandemic.Saskatchewan is expected to get $500 million from the deal. In a media release, Premier ...

Jul 17, 2020

KVC, Historic Post Office set to open Sept. 1 in Melfort

The City of Melfort has outlined the reopening plan for many of its indoor facilities.As northeastNOW reported earlier this week, the Northern Lights Palace arena will open for user groups Aug. 17.The...

Jul 17, 2020

P.A. trailer courts receive water discontinuation notice

Residents of two local trailer courts are concerned after receiving notice their water could be shut-off unless the City of Prince Albert and the parks' B.C.-based owner can come to an agreement.Drift...

Jul 17, 2020

Goats on the grass: City ponders green mowing

Are you looking for an environmentally-friendly alternative to your lawn-mower?Prince Albert city council is considering allowing residents and companies to use supervised goats and sheep to clean-up ...

Jul 16, 2020

Art Hauser Centre to open Aug. 10

Hockey camps scheduled to begin Aug. 10 at the Art Hauser Centre will go ahead as planned. The city announced on Wednesday the ice plant at the Art Hauser would begin running the week of July 27 in pr...

Jul 15, 2020

RM council votes to cut pay for absent councillor

Editor's note: This story has been amended from a previous version on July 15, to include points of clarification from Councillor Wayne Acorn.Wayne Acorn, Div. 5 councillor for the Rural Municipality ...

Jul 15, 2020

La Ronge looking to hire municipal operations director with annual wage starting at $121,000

Some members of the Town of La Ronge council want to hire a director of municipal operations with an annual salary up to $135,000.That's according to a job listing posted two days ago, which stated to...

Jul 15, 2020