Tag Archives: City Hall
Crime prevention review suggests summer Farmers' Market, more lighting for the downtown
A downtown Farmers' Market in the summer and more lighting downtown. These were some of the crime prevention committee suggestions in the latest report offered to council.City council heard a presenta...
Feb 25, 2020 Junior Planner Brett Kitchen, left, and City Planner Ryan Mackrell shown at council's meeting Monday. They presented a report on Downtown North Battleford Improvement Initiatives proposed by a crime prevention committee during their presentation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Drinking water advisory issued in Birch Hills
Birch Hills is under a precautionary drinking water advisory, but the town administrators are hopeful the advisory is lifted by Wednesday.The Water Security Agency (WSA) issued the advisory on Saturda...
Feb 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
City seeks help to fund estimated $15 million project
Prince Albert may get some help from the federal and provincial governments on an expensive new project at the water treatment plant. The new raw water pump house has been a source of distress for cou...
Feb 25, 2020 A federal-provincial grant could provide up to $11 million toward the new pump house on the river. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
City waives neighbourhood block party fee for 2020
It may be only February but in a few months it will be neighbourhood block party time again.As a bonus, anyone or any group interested in hosting a block party this year won't have to pay an administr...
Feb 25, 2020 Deputy Mayor Kelli Hawtin shown at council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
P.A. establishes curfew on walkways, exempts Rotary Trail
Prince Albert city council has banned access to public walkways between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., adding a last minute amendment to exempt the Rotary Trail. Council gave the curfew, aimed at combatting prop...
Feb 25, 2020 Coun. Terra Lennox-Zepp has been a vocal opponent of the bylaw. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Curfew and big ticket item set to dominate council meeting
Prince Albert city council could vote to close public walkways between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. at Monday night's city council meeting.The bylaw aimed at combatting property crime passed first ...
Feb 24, 2020 Monday's city council meeting will start at 5 p.m. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada
February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...
Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)
Grant program application deadline approaching
The deadline for applications for the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant program is coming up quickly.Organizations have until Friday, Feb. 28 to submit their applications."Any community organizat...
Feb 24, 2020 More information on the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant program can be found at City Hall in Melfort. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Two nominees for Carrot River’s mayoral by-election in March
Two residents have thrown their hats in the race to become Carrot River's mayor.Acting Mayor Ila Boehm and Brock Irvine, a park maintenance worker at Pasquia Regional Park, will be the town's two nomi...
Feb 21, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
City of Meadow Lake takes a proactive approach to roadwork
It's still winter, but administrators at the City of Meadow Lake are starting to take an early look at contractors for street paving this June. City Manager Diana Burton told meadowlakeNOW the project...
Feb 21, 2020 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)