City Hall

Open house to recognize Melfort's historic post office window replacement

The Melfort Historic Post Office will have its doors open to celebrate the recent window replacement project. The city will host the event on March 6, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m., to recognize the window rep...

Feb 20, 2020 The windows of the historic post office in Melfort were replaced in 2019. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Flag raising at City Hall recognizes National Day of KINdness

Local Kinsmen, Kinettes and city officials gathered at city hall to raise a flag in honor of the Kinsmen's 100th anniversary. Mayor Merlin Seymour told meadowlakeNOW, he was once a Kinsmen for over 20...

Feb 20, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Council updates bylaws concerning public complaints

Meadow Lake councillors have updated policy regarding public complaints to reflect privacy concerns when it comes to body cameras, city building cameras, and footage submitted by locals filing a compl...

Feb 19, 2020 (Nicole Reis/ meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Battleford mulling report on old opera house/town hall renovation

Battleford's mayor and councillors are still considering the renovation and restoration of the old Town Hall building after learning from a recent report it could cost up to $3.5 million.The restorati...

Feb 18, 2020 Laura Plosz of Group2 Architecture and Interior Design greets guests at a prior open house. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City begins public consultation on back alley bylaw

As Prince Albert city council appears posied to ban access to public walkways at night, the city's politicians are also making progress on the more complicated potential curfew in back alleys. People ...

Feb 18, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

100 years of service for Kin Canada

After a century of supporting local organizations and fundraisers, Kin Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary.To commemorate the organization's milestone, members of the Melfort Kinsmen and Kinet...

Feb 18, 2020 Melfort Kin members and Mayor Rick Lang raised Kin Canada's centennial flag at city hall Tuesday morning. (northeastNOW staff)

Restaurants and food trucks discuss how to split the P.A.pie.

As Prince Albert city council ponders tougher regulations that would create food truck exclusion zones around restaurants, local restaurateurs are cautiously in favour of new rules. However, at least ...

Feb 15, 2020 Mobile food vendors like this one may have to trade further afield in P.A. (Submitted/When Pigs Fry)

Cameras in taxi cabs discussed at recent town council meeting

La Ronge council was approached with the suggestion of mandating cameras and debit machines in taxi cabs at a regular meeting this week.Jason Blue with Blue Taxi's presented the idea to council as he ...

Feb 14, 2020 There are no plans to require cameras and debit machines in local cabs. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

$1 million worth of expansions and upgrades for P.A. rec. facilities

Nearly $1 million worth of improvements to P.A. recreation facilities were announced on Friday at the Alfred Jenkins Field House.A partnership between P.A. Canadian Tire owner Malcolm Jenkins and the ...

Feb 14, 2020 Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne thanks Malcolm Jenkins on behalf of all P.A. residents. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

R.M. pays over $500K for new dozer

After a tendering process, R.M. councillors chose a new dozer based on other factors besides price.The R.M. signed a purchase agreement for a 2020 D6 CAT Dozer, for the price of $538,400 plus tax from...

Feb 14, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)