Tag Archives: City Hall
P.A. Mayor concerned about prostitution, gangs
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne wants to know what's being done to curb prostitution in the city, saying gang activity is behind the number of young girls selling themselves on the street. At a board ...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/The Canadian Press)
N.B. receives funding for sanitary sewer trunk upgrade project
The City of North Battleford is thrilled it will receive support for a large-scale infrastructure project planned after hearing it has been approved for joint-government funding for its sanitary sewer...
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has received good news of funding for a large-scale infrastructure project planned. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Council awards tender for design of new raw water pump house
Prince Albert city councillors have selected an engineering firm to design a new raw water pump house in the city, voting to go ahead with planning for a new facility at a cost of nearly $380,000.Loca...
Mar 26, 2019 A report from city administration last fall listed a number of structural, mechanical and electrical issues with the raw water pump house. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
City nixes plan to acquire CN Station due to high costs
North Battleford City Hall has decided to discontinue its plans to attempt to acquire the old Canadian National Railway (CN) station building after encountering a number of road blocks in the process....
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has decided to discontinue its efforts to attempt to acquire the old CN station building, shown, in North Battleford, mainly due to high costs. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Province announces plans for new francophone school in P.A.
Both sides involved in bringing a new francophone school to Prince Albert aren't saying much about the idea, although the province has confirmed plans are in the works. The Government of Saskatchewan ...
Mar 26, 2019 The site of the former Rivier Academy is being considered for a planned francophone school in P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Spring melt keeps fire department busy with sharp pickups
Calls for discarded needles or sharp pickups in North Battleford appear to be on the rise, according to numbers from the fire department.The department received 100 calls in 2018 for pickups, but has ...
Mar 26, 2019 Fire Chief Trevor
Brice, front centre, at North Battleford city council Monday. He is warning people of the hazards of coming in contact with any discarded needles found on the streets, alleys or in the parks. (Angela
Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Number of P.A. homicides not typical: Police
The deaths of four people by violence in Prince Albert in recent weeks - including two within days of each in the same downtown apartment building - has shocked the community, but isn't typical, polic...
Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Sinkhole opens up on Rotary Trail
Users of Prince Albert's Rotary Trail will have to make a short detour, if they are heading west past sixth Ave. W.A sinkhole has formed near the water treatment plant, as a result of an underground s...
Mar 22, 2019 A 10-foot wide sinkhole opened up on P.A.'s Rotary Trail after a pipe burst earlier today. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Council reluctantly agrees to deadline extension on taxicab report
A request to extend the deadline for a report on the city's taxicab bylaw has been granted, although city councillors expressed concern over the length of time it has been taking for a review of the m...
Mar 21, 2019 The Canadian Press
City representatives in Ottawa see opportunities in sports tourism
They didn't win the award, but representatives from the City of Prince Albert visiting Ottawa this week say they are still happy to have been able to take part of the annual Canadian Sports Tourism Al...
Mar 21, 2019 The team from Australia took home the trophy at the Junior Men's Softball World Championship in Prince Albert. The city says it's eyeing more opportunities in sports tourism following the successful event. (file photo/paNOW Staff)