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Council looks at pandemic plan procedure among meeting highlights

The Town of Battleford updated its pandemic plan to ensure it covers all the details related to the province's COVID-19 pandemic health orders currently and potentially in the future during this week'...

Apr 09, 2020 Battleford council eyed several issues including pandemic plan procedures during its online council meeting this week. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

BARWA Landfill to resume regular hours

Residents in the Nipawin area will be able to use the Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority (BARWA) Landfill in time before Easter Sunday.BARWA - a waste disposal partnership between the Town of Nipawi...

Apr 09, 2020 (submitted photo/Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority Inc.)

A spring reality: potholes a common sight in Melfort

The snow has come and gone and come back again, but the off-and-on melting has revealed potholes on streets and highways.The City of Melfort is asking residents to inform them of any potholes they may...

Apr 09, 2020 Potholes are revealing themselves as the snow melts. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

COVID-19: P.A. passes financial relief measures

Prince Albert city council unanimously passed two new measures aimed at lessening the financial burden of the COVID-19 outbreak on residents at a special council meeting Wednesday night. Individuals a...

Apr 09, 2020 File photo. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

P.A. city council to debate tax increase for businesses assessed at over $5 million

Prince Albert city councillors will debate a tax increase for businesses assessed at over $5 million during Wednesday's special city council meeting. Previously the mill rate was applied evenly across...

Apr 08, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Town online meeting proceeds despite live stream glitch

The Town of Battleford encountered a glitch on its live stream link that prevented the public from viewing the online council meeting Monday. Otherwise the meeting proceeded as planned. This was the f...

Apr 08, 2020 Mayor Ames Leslie shown on a video of the town's online council meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Coun. Dennis Nowoselsky discusses mayoral bid

A veteran city councillor has his eyes on the mayor's chair. Councillor Dennis Nowoselsky said he plans to officially launch his campaign in June, but confirmed he will run in a conversation with paNO...

Apr 07, 2020 Coun. Dennis Nowoselsky says he wants to bring more transparency and a team mentality to city government. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

City of Melfort makes changes to Capital Budget

The City of Melfort has approved a bit of a change to their 2020 Capital Budget.At their regular meeting on Monday, held via video conference, Council approved to shuffle a couple of projects around i...

Apr 07, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

P.A. suspends Destination Marketing Levy

Prince Albert city council has voted to suspend the Destination Marketing Levy for the year 2020.Since 2017, a tax was applied to hotels and used to attract events to the city and support their develo...

City's snow clean-up crews making progress

North Battleford motorists are starting to see the pavement again after the area was walloped with a significant snowstorm over the past few days.The city's crews were out all day Monday in the ongoin...

Apr 07, 2020 City crews making progress on clean-up work following snowstorm Monday and on the weekend. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)