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P.A. to enforce new taxi regulations

A month and a half after Prince Albert updated its taxi bylaw, the city will begin enforcing the new regulations. Key changes include mandatory cameras inside all taxis.Mayor Greg Dionne estimates onl...

Dec 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Highway 55 bridge project in final stages

The Highway 55 bridge rehabilitation project is inching closer to completion.The $8 million project that was headed by the engineering firm Stantec was originally slated to be complete this fall.Howev...

Dec 03, 2019 (Susan Westgard/northeastNOW Staff)

Professor says proposed back alley bylaw likely to be challenged

A Prince Albert-raised criminal justice professor says council's proposed back alley curfew would likely be challenged in court if passed. For Kevin Walby, associate professor at the University of Win...

Dec 03, 2019 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Police, fire, and non-profits focus of first deliberation meeting

It was an evening of many asks at North Battleford City Hall's first deliberation meeting Monday for the 2020 budget.Council heard about police and fire services' needs as well as eight non-profit org...

Dec 03, 2019 North Battleford City Hall heard from several non-profit groups and well as police and fire services needs during the first night of 2020 budget deliberations Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City of Melfort urging people to obey signage at work sites

The City of Melfort is hoping to promote safety for their workers and the public when it comes to work zones.The discussion comes after a City of Melfort Facebook post about a vehicle that collided wi...

Dec 03, 2019 A vehicle crashed into this barricade on Shadd Drive on Thursday, Nov. 28. (Facebook/City of Melfort)

City proposing two per cent property tax increase for 2020

The City of North Battleford has released its proposed 2020 budget that reflects a two per cent increase for property taxes as well as a two per cent increase for utility rates. There is no increase f...

Dec 02, 2019 The City of North Battleford has released its proposed 2020 budget. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Melfort council asks admin to look for efficiencies in operating budget

Melfort city council and administration met on Friday, Nov. 30 to touch on the city's capital budget and operational budget for 2020.The operational budget preview was a quick overview of Melfort's st...

Nov 30, 2019 Melfort City Hall (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

City staff complete emergency response training

As a test emergency alert lit up phones across the country on Wednesday, senior Prince Albert city staff members underwent their own emergency preparedness training. The special one and half day progr...

Nov 29, 2019 The last time P.A. Municipal Emergency Plan was used was during the 2016 Husky oil spill (file photo/paNOW Staff)

SaskWater assuming water services in Meadow Lake

The City of Meadow Lake has kicked off a new era in water services with the finalization of its partnership with SaskWater.SaskWater and the City of Meadow Lake have signed a water supply agreement th...

Nov 28, 2019 (submitted photo/City of Meadow Lake)

City of Melfort outlines planning process in case of emergency situation

Phones, tablets, radios, and other devices screeched on Wednesday after another test of the Emergency Alert System across Canada.It's all part of a system designed to warn us about impending or develo...

Nov 28, 2019 The city hall in Melfort would be the nerve centre in event of a major emergency. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)