Tag Archives: City Hall
Utility bills to rise in P.A.
Pending final approval, monthly utility bills for the average Prince Albert household will increase by between $2.65 to $3.55 in 2020, or $31.80 to $42.60 per year. A homeowner with an average consump...
Nov 22, 2019 (file photo/paNOW staff)
City crews deck the halls downtown
If you're around Prince Albert's downtown before sunrise or sunset, you'll be treated to a sight of twinkling lights and holiday decorations.City crews were out this week hanging holiday ornaments on ...
Nov 22, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District's Facebook page)
Tisdale to be featured at Saskatchewan Rush game
The town of Tisdale will be in the spotlight during the Saskatchewan Rush's home opener.The Rush will open the National Lacrosse League (NLL) regular season Dec. 14 at home against the New England Bla...
Nov 21, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Carrot River’s first female mayor: Ila Boehm becomes town’s acting leader
The Town of Carrot River has its leader on council for the immediate future.Ila Boehm, a councillor for three years, was appointed by unanimous resolution to be Carrot River's acting mayor until a by-...
Nov 21, 2019 Ila Boehm will soon have her picture alongside the 13 other mayors in Carrot River's history (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Levesque wins vacant council seat
Meadow Lake city council byelection results are in and the former administrator and interim city manager Richard Levesque is filling the vacant seat. Levesque garnered 198 votes, Anthony Vandenburg, 8...
Nov 21, 2019 Richard Levesque will join city council (Submitted / Richard Levesque)
Fish "baskets" at water treatment plant to cost $1 million
Plans for Prince Albert's new raw water pump house are coming along less than swimmingly. As city councillors contend with news the major infrastructure project will be significantly pricier than init...
Nov 20, 2019 The current filter at the raw water pump house allows small fish into the water treatment plant. The federal government says that shouldn't happen.(Council agenda package/City of P.A.)
Prince Albert named one of Canada's most dangerous cities
According to a recent article by Maclean's magazine, Prince Albert is the sixth most dangerous city in Canada.The ranking was based on the 2018 crime severity index (CSI), which measures the number of...
Nov 20, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Did penny-pinching cost city of P.A. on pump house price?
Prince Albert city councillors are grappling with news that the cost of a new facility at the water treatment plant will be over double the amount quoted to them by a consulting firm last year.The rev...
Nov 19, 2019 The raw water pump house supplies the water treatment facility from the North Saskatchewan River. Parts of the pump house building are nearly 100 years old. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Town to provide letter of support for local local wildlife rehabilitator
Battleford council authorized the town to write a letter of support for a local wildlife rehabilitator.Council heard during Monday's meeting for about the last six years the local expert, Jim Krentz, ...
Nov 19, 2019 These feathered friends that needed help were cared for by the local wildlife rehabilitator in the Battleford area last year. (submitted photo/Jim Krentz)
'I believe this will change the face of the downtown': new police substation now open
The cutting of a thick line of yellow police tape helped mark the official opening of the Prince Albert Police Service's new downtown substation.The building which used to house the Conexus Credit Uni...
Nov 19, 2019 Sheryl Kimbley, Chair of the Prince Albert Board of Police Commission, is joined at the ribbon cutting by Police Chief Jon Bergen, Mayor Greg Dionner, PAGC Vice Chief Joseph Tsannie, Elder Jacob Sanderson. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)