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Trio of land deals as City of P.A. plans for growth

P.A. city council has approved nearly $650,000 in land purchases designed to make room for the city's long-term growth. At the same meeting on Monday night, councillors agreed to sell two plots of lan...

Feb 04, 2020 The shaded areas on the edge of the city show planned future developments and roads. (Council Agenda Package/City of P.A.)

Construction industry reacts to resolution

The province's cities, town and villages are calling for the provincial government to make a change to the tax system. The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities' Association (SUMA) passed a motion calling...

Feb 04, 2020 Delegates at SUMA's annual convention in Regina voted on 20 different resolutions Monday. (Twitter/SUMA)

Special monument planned in Prince Albert to honour MMIW

A monument to help honour and pay tribute to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls may have a home on Prince Albert's riverbank by later this summer.The Sisters in Spirit project was the ide...

Feb 04, 2020 Family like those of Monica Burns will soon be asked for input on a special project. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Melfort mayor discusses revenue sharing increase

The mayor of Melfort is weighing in on the provincial government's recent announcement on revenue sharing.Premier Scott Moe told delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association conventi...

Feb 04, 2020 Mayor Rick Lang. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Battlefords officials presenting at SUMA convention this week

Battlefords officials will be present at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) Convention in Regina this week. Mayor Ryan Bater said the city will be among the presenters discussing...

Feb 03, 2020 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater is attending the SUMA convention in Regina this week. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Residential street clearing a priority to deal with rut issues

Warm weather and a recent cool off have left streets with sections of snow, ice and ruts.The city of Prince Albert's roadways manager said crews are working hard to wrap up residential areas first."Ri...

Feb 03, 2020 (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Melfort residents encouraged to avoid contamination of recycled materials

The City of Melfort is urging residents to pay close attention to what they put in their blue recycling bins.The message comes after Malaysia announced the return of 11 shipping containers of plastic ...

Feb 03, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

City council seeks to impose curfew on pathways

P.A. city council has taken a further step towards a bylaw that could restrict the movement of people in parts of the city at night. An amendment to the current parks bylaw that would ban access to th...

Jan 31, 2020 Access to city walkways like the Rotary Trail would be closed at night under the extended bylaw. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

City honoured with national recognition for "innovative" asset management efforts

The City of North Battleford has been honoured with national recognition for its efforts in asset management planning work.The city announced in a release Wednesday the Federation of Canadian Municipa...

Jan 30, 2020 The City of North Battleford receiving national recognition for its work involving asset management planning. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Mayor announces re-election bid during State of the City address

Greg Dionne formally announced he would seek a third term as mayor of Prince Albert during his annual State of the City address on Thursday. In front of an audience of just under 400 people, he spoke ...

Jan 30, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)