Tag Archives: City Hall
West Flat playground to be replaced
A West Flat park is getting a $100,000 upgrade. The city has decided to replace the small play structure at Lions Park off 13th Street West with a much larger modern one. Tenders for the design, suppl...
Jan 10, 2020 This structure, installed in 2008, is set to be removed and replaced with a much larger modern playground at Lions Park near the Bernice Sayese Centre. (Council Agenda/City of P.A.)
La Ronge council makes changes to scheduled public meetings
La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich believes council meetings will become more streamlined as changes have been implemented for 2020. In the next three months, there will only be three regular council meetin...
Jan 09, 2020 HMC Management Inc. oversees council meetings via webcam. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Snow dump clearance underway
We may have gotten the biggest dump of snow of the season so far. But for the city's snow removal team, it's just another day ."This is just normal work for us," Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy told pa...
Jan 09, 2020 Machines clear snow heading East along 28th St. East. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Shuttered hotel inspected by city staff
Staff from the City of Prince Albert are checking in on the shuttered Quality Inn Hotel downtown, which could become a public asset in the month's ahead.The hotel, which has been closed since the summ...
Jan 08, 2020 The Quality Inn has been closed since the summer. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Flag debate heads to Court of Appeal
A controversial flag depicting a cartoon fetus will be the focus of discussion during a court hearing next week in Saskatoon.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has agreed to hear from lawyers representi...
Jan 08, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
City considers sidewalks in new areas
The City of Prince Albert is pondering installing new sidewalks.Administrators asked councillors to submit suggestions for areas without sidewalks that might benefit from them. The department of publi...
Jan 08, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW staff)
Battleford council extends deadline for supporters to provide plan to save former St. Vital Church
Battleford lawmakers have given the former St. Vital Church a temporary reprieve so that groups that hoped to preserve the century-old building can come up with a concrete plan to fundraise to preserv...
Jan 07, 2020 Battleford Coun. Doug Laing at council's meeting Monday. Council decided to defer the deadline for proponents to provide a concrete plan to raise funds to help preserve the old St. Vital Church. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town prepares to move ahead with 23 St. W. rehabilitation
Battleford will finally see improvements to one of its roads badly in need of upgrades.The town plans to resurface the road and its base for 23 St. W., between Second and Third Avenues. The job can't ...
Jan 07, 2020 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, with CAO John Enns-Wind at council’s meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Drivers urged to take note as kids head back to school
Class is back in session after winter break. As students return to school, CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to obey posted speed limits and driving to weather conditions. The organization also ad...
Jan 06, 2020 A Prince Albert city councillor is asking drivers to keep some thoughts in mind as kids head back to school this week. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Curtis Olsen named city's sport and recreation manager
The City of Prince Albert is starting the new year with a new recreation manager. But while he may be new to the position, he's no stranger to Prince Albert's sport and recreation programs.Curtis Olse...
Jan 06, 2020 Curtis Olsen has worked for the city's recreation department for 10 years (submitted photo/Curtis Olsen)