Tag Archives: City Hall
'It's not safe': La Ronge RCMP officer critical about lack of winter tires on detachment fleet
La Ronge RCMP Const. Kaitlin Moore told town councillors the new vehicle she and two other municipality-paid police officers use for day-to-day operations is unsafe. She made the remark at a regular c...
Jan 16, 2020 The vehicle used by enhanced policing officers has no winter tires. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
French village with wartime connection to P.A. seeks sister city status
Prince Albert city council appears enthusiastic about becoming the sister city of a small French village.Thorey-en-Plaine, located just outside the regional capital of Dijon in the east of the country...
Jan 16, 2020 A ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of France takes place at the site of a plane crash near Thorey-en-Plaine. (Website/Le Bien Public)
Building permit values drop in Melfort in 2019
The value of building permits issued in Melfort in 2019 was slightly lower than the previous year.The value of all permits issued in the city was $9,439,000, compared to $12,119,700 in 2018."Looking a...
Jan 16, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Extreme cold weather means no garbage pickup for second day in Battleford
The Town of Battleford announced there will not be any garbage pickup in the community again today due to inclement weather.With that announcement comes the request for residents to remove garbage con...
Jan 16, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Crosswalk lights in La Ronge to be activated in coming weeks
Crosswalks with activated lights, as well as the new town shop, are expected to be ready for use in the coming weeks. That's according to Project Manager Mike Maggrah, who made a presentation at a reg...
Jan 16, 2020 The new crosswalks cost nearly $50,000 to install. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Food trucks, plastic bags and transit: What's on this month at council
Prince Albert city councillors returned from Christmas break for their first executive meeting of the year on Monday.Later this month, they'll hit the ground running at the first regular council meeti...
Jan 16, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
City to improve safety and traffic flow with Carlton Trail construction project
North Battleford will see some significant changes to improve safety for residents and vehicles travelling in the Carlton Trail area in the year ahead, and also prepare for future growth. As part of t...
Jan 15, 2020 Carlton Trail intersection at Frontier Way will see some changes as part of the city's plans to improve traffic flow in this area. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'It will save a life. Maybe even your own': Melfort Heliport fundraiser officially launched
The fundraising campaign for the new heliport in Melfort is off to a flying start.The official launch of the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) Melfort Hospital Heliport Fundraising Campaign...
Jan 15, 2020 NCHCF Chair Peggy George addresses the crowd at the Melfort Heliport fundraising campaign launch (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
No tax break for P.A. affordable housing building
It appears Prince Albert city council looks set not to double up on benefits for a new affordable housing building, pending final approval at an upcoming meeting. The P.A. Community Housing Society as...
Jan 14, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Issues related to boarded up homes 'complicated': City councillor
There are currently 17 homes boarded up in Prince Albert, and 28 outstanding files.Those figures are contained in a report, which was discussed briefly during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners me...
Jan 14, 2020 This house in the 1000 block of 18th St. W. is among over a dozen boarded up homes in the city, and in this specific case the file has been forwarded for prosecution. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)