Tag Archives: City Hall
Stolen property, assaults and weapons charges highlight busy September for police
According to the latest statistics from the Prince Albert Police Services, crimes related to violence, drugs and guns, remain a big problem in the city.There were 66 reported assaults last month, comp...
Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Lt.-Gov. of Sask. Heritage Award given to Melfort for historic post office window project
The city of Melfort has been honoured for their work on the windows at the historic post office.The project received one of three Saskatchewan Heritage Awards in the Physical Heritage Conservation cat...
Oct 10, 2019 Window replacement at Melfort's historic post office. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Town encourages residents in arrears to contact town to arrange to pay taxes owing
The Town of Battleford is encouraging people to pay their taxes in arrears to ensure the town doesn't have to take action that could put their properties at risk.CAO John Enns-Wind gave an update on o...
Oct 09, 2019 Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind look at outstanding taxes at council's recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City of Melfort approves new official community plan and zoning bylaw
The City of Melfort has a new official community plan.Planning started about 19 months ago as the city put together a steering committee to start. That was followed by consultation and research with C...
Oct 09, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
City hoping for high turnout at community meetings
If you've got a question about police, roads, recreation or something else in the city of Prince Albert, bring it to one of two community meetings being hosted Wednesday and Thursday evening. Upwards ...
Oct 09, 2019 Prince Albert City Hall. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Humboldt council approves discretionary use for crematorium
Four months after sending their initial application to city council, the co-owners of a Humboldt funeral home received permission to install and operate a crematorium.Humboldt council gave Malinoski a...
Oct 09, 2019 Humboldt council chambers was filled to capacity by residents awaiting council's decision on giving Malinoski and Danyluik Funeral Home discretionary use to install and operate a crematorium within city limits. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Town Hall to see more brick-work upgrades while weather stays favourable
The Town Hall in Battleford will continue to see improvements after councillors approved a $20,000 brick and masonry repairs to the building's exterior.Mayor Ames Leslie said it is a good opportunity ...
Oct 08, 2019 The Battleford Town Hall building will see more brick-repair work before the year ends. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Busy summer at Kinsmen Water Park
Despite an unseasonably cold and rainy summer, Kinsmen Water Park's latest season was the busiest it's seen in six years, with 30,098 visits registered from June to August. The high attendance is bein...
Oct 08, 2019 A child using one of the slides at Kinsmen Water Park. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Parks department to make budget ask for playgrounds
A new report on the state of the Prince Albert's playgrounds was praised by city councillors on Monday night. The document is a detailed inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city with individual rec...
Oct 08, 2019 The new playground that opened on Muzzy Drive this spring cost $114,000, it was funded by money from the 2018 budget (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Historical Society makes plea to save former St. Vital Church, hoping cost can be reduced
The Battlefords North West Historical Society made an appeal to save the former St. Vital Church at council Monday, asking the town to use the $35,000 assigned to potentially demolish the building nex...
Oct 08, 2019 Tammy Donahue Buziak of the Battlefords North West Historical Society makes a plea at Battleford council Monday to save the former St. Vital Church. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)