Tag Archives: City Hall
Roof repairs scheduled for Mel Hegland Uniplex
La Ronge Council approved $50,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Mel Hegland Uniplex.The decision was made at a regular council meeting Wednesday where Thorpe Industries Ltd. was chosen as the...
Aug 16, 2019 The roof will be repaired starting this month at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Melfort council approves funding for Brunswick School crossing improvements
New infrastructure will soon be put in near Brunswick School to slow down traffic.Melfort council approved to spend over $100,000 to build three concrete buildouts at the Bemister Ave. - Scotia St. in...
Aug 14, 2019 Three concrete buildouts and stop signs will be installed at an intersection near Brunswick School in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Call for byelection nominations closes
The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection has closed.In the September 18 vote, residents will elect a new mayor and one new councillor.Merlin Seymour and Richard Levesque are seeking the ma...
Aug 14, 2019 The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection ended today. The election will be held on Sept. 18 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
City crews go to work in school zones
City residents may notice some work going on in school zones.Recently crews went to work installing elevated crosswalks in front of W.J. Berezowsky School in the city's east end.The school sits in Cou...
Aug 14, 2019 City crews put the finishing touches on elevated crosswalks in front of Berezowsky school Wednesday morning. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Union worries reduction to full-time firefighters possible as city, department talk costs
The president of North Battleford Fire Fighters Local 1756 is worried public safety could be at risk as a potential 25 per cent reduction to the number of full-time firefighters could be in store. Bot...
Aug 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort and Tisdale amongst northeast communities receiving flood mapping
Multiple northeast communities that are viewed to have a high risk of flooding will receive flood mapping.On Monday, Aug. 12, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale...
Aug 13, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
PA arena project left out of federal funding allocations
Politicians on all levels for Prince Albert are questioning why the federal government rejected a proposal to help fund a new arena, which they are calling a priority project. Saskatchewan is eligible...
Aug 13, 2019 Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne, seated right, and Saskatchewan Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds Gordon Wyant signed an infrastructure funding agreement on October 3, 2018. (file photo/CJME)
Safety concerns raised about proposed digital billboard
Some residents aren't happy about last month's Prince Albert city council decision to erect a large new digital community billboard near the intersection of 15th Street W. and Second Avenue W. The hig...
Aug 13, 2019 A rendering shows what the proposed digital community billboard will look like for motorists headed north on Second Avenue W.towards the Diefenbaker Bridge. (Google maps/ PA city council agenda)
Melfort council opposes six-plex unit following residents’ presentations
A six-plex will not be built on the southside of Melfort.Following an hour's worth of presentations from six residents on Third Ave. South, Melfort city council unanimously voted against a potential s...
Aug 13, 2019 Multiple residents from Third Ave. S attended Melfort's council meeting on Aug. 12 to present their cases and find out if a six-plex on their street would be approved or not. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Nipawin Chamber officially hands over building to the town
Nearly four months of discussions regarding the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce's building have concluded.The Nipawin Chamber announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7 that its building located near Cen...
Aug 09, 2019 The Town of Nipawin officially has possession of the former Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce building (Facebook/Nipawin & District Chamber of Commerce).