Tag Archives: City Hall
Council defers making decision on St. Vital church site
Battleford lawmakers deferred making a decision to de-designate the former St. Vital church site a municipal heritage property after receiving some objections. The province will now step in to attempt...
Apr 21, 2020 Battleford council is deferring making a decision on de-designating the old St. Vital church site a municipal heritage property after the town received some objections. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
P.A. city council pushes ahead on Alley Bylaw; hears petition against it
Prince Albert city councillors heard from the author of a petition against their proposed back alley curfew on Monday night, but remained unfazed in their resolve to move ahead on the issue. If implem...
Apr 21, 2020 According to a city report, up to half of all properties in P.A. abut onto a back alley. (Alison Sandstrom)
City staff say bulk of street drainage issues under control
When the snow begins to melt and temperatures become warmer, Meadow Lake City staff are hard at work facilitating roadway drainage. In an email statement to meadowlakeNOW, city manager Diana Burton sa...
Apr 20, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Highs and lows in March for P.A. Police Service
The month of March was very busy for the Prince Albert Police Service, responding to over 3,200 calls for service. This represented a three per cent increase from the same month in 2019.Among the spec...
Apr 20, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
City crews refocus efforts as temperatures climb
The City of Prince Albert is shifting the focus of its operations.Mohammad Kraishan, operations manager for the city of P.A., said as temperatures warm up staff are focusing on making sure important i...
Apr 20, 2020 The City of Prince Albert will start sweeping as soon weather permits. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Tisdale sees one per cent tax increase, extension on tax discounts
Property owners in Tisdale will see a one per cent tax increase after the town's 2020 budget was approved on Monday, April 13.The budget was approved by a vote of 4-2 with Councillors Gord Mamer and C...
Apr 20, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
‘Six to eight weeks’: government expectations of working under COVID-19 restrictions
Representatives from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments met with Melfort business owners as part of the Melfort Trade Alliance's online networking meeting.The three levels of governmen...
Apr 19, 2020 Local politicians met with businesses owners to discuss the future implications of COVID-19 in Melfort and Area (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
City of Humboldt adjusting business directory to reflect changes during COVID-19
The City of Humboldt has made a couple changes to its online business directory."Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the provincial orders being placed on some businesses or all businesses, we have added...
Apr 19, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Closures allow some projects to move forward earlier
The John M. Cuelenaere Public Library is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but despite this the building is not too quiet.Renovations which were originally planned for the summer have...
Apr 17, 2020 The John M. Cuelenaere Public Library will have a new look when it opens its doors to the public. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
City gives update on operations plans during COVID-19 situation
The City of North Battleford is following a comprehensive strategy as part of its planning work to fortify operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.City manager Randy Patrick said in his report...
Apr 17, 2020 The City of North Battleford continues its work implementing protocols to protect staff and council during the COVID-19 crisis, such as holding meetings online. This week's council meeting was held via Zoom. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)