Tag Archives: City Hall
Melfort council passes budget with 2.07 per cent average tax increase
The city of Melfort has passed its 2020 budget, and residents will see a 2.07 per cent average tax increase.Council passed the budget at its meeting Monday, Jan. 13.Mayor Rick Lang said the increase i...
Jan 14, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort council doubles borrowing capacity ahead of waterline grant applications
Melfort council approved an increase in the city's external borrowing capacity to $17 million during their Jan. 13 council meeting.The new number is more than double the previous $8 million limit set ...
Jan 14, 2020 The City of Melfort is expanding its borrowing capacity to help address a massive water line replacement project (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff).
City approves tax and utility rate increase for 2020 budget
North Battleford lawmakers approved a three per cent municipal property tax increase and a two per cent utility rate increase for the city's 2020 budget at its meeting Monday night. There was no incre...
Jan 14, 2020 North Battleford city council voted unanimously in favour of the proposed budget. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
P.A. woman wants smart meter exemption on health grounds
The city of Prince Albert is fielding a request from a woman who does not want her current water meter replaced with a smart meter.In a letter to council, the woman says the smart meter would negative...
Jan 14, 2020 The city of P.A. rolled out the mandatory water meter replacement program in March of 2019. (file photo/paNOW)
Robberies in Prince Albert on the rise
For 2019, the Prince Albert Police Service observed a 24.7 per cent increase in reported robberies when compared to 2018 numbers.That was one of the statistics relayed to the Board of Police Commissio...
Jan 13, 2020 Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen responds to questions about community safety during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Snow removal underway in Melfort
Following a significant snowfall over the weekend, crews from the City of Melfort are working to make the streets look like streets again.Director of Development, Planning, and Community Relations Bre...
Jan 13, 2020 City crews were out early Monday morning to clear snow on Main Street. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
To revitalize downtown, Battleford creates business incentive program
Battleford may see some improvements to its main street businesses with a new town incentive program for the downtown.In his report, the Town of Battleford's CAO John Enns-Wind said the aim of the Dow...
Jan 13, 2020 The Town of Battleford has a new incentive program for businesses for downtown revitalization.
Anti-gang program seeks base
A new anti-gang initiative is looking for a space to call home. The provincially-funded program will offer services and supports to reintegrate former gang-members into their communities. In Prince Al...
Jan 11, 2020 The West Flat Citizens Group is asking the city of P.A. to consider leasing them the former Boy Scouts Hall off 13th St. West. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert compiles list of veterans and politicians for future street names
The City of P.A. has created a list of 14 names to be used for future streets, pending final approval from council.Five of the names on the list represent politicians, including councillor and former ...
Jan 10, 2020 The next street in the city will be named for Thomas Settee. (inmemoriam.ca)
Town of Hudson Bay receives grant from Provincial Traffic Safety Fund
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the latest round of grants from its Provincial Traffic Safety Fund on Thursday, Jan. 9.One of the handful of northeast communities to receive funding was the T...
Jan 10, 2020 A lot of the communities to receive grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund were for speed display signs similar to this one in Melfort. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)