Tag Archives: City Hall
Fifty years ago: Prince Albert City Hall raised new provincial flag
The green-and-yellow provincial banner, in its current form has been flying over the skies of Prince Albert for the last half century.Fifty years ago Sunday, as part of a province-wide ceremony, that ...
Sep 23, 2019 (Bill Smiley Archives/P.A.Historical Society/P.A.Daily Herald)
A new vision for P.A. playgrounds
An ambitious plan for Prince Albert's playgrounds is set to be unveiled at an October city council meeting. The report is an inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city, with individual recommendation...
Sep 20, 2019 In June, a state-of-the-art $1,000,000 playground with considerations for kids with disabilities was opened at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse. The funding for that project came from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Project. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Town decides to remove one light pole in plans for safety reasons
Battleford lawmakers were stuck between a pole and a hard place when they had to make a decision about a complicated issue at council's last meeting.A family complained in a letter that one of the lig...
Sep 19, 2019 Town of Battleford Coun. Kevin Russell, left. Lawmakers mulled over the issue of removing one of the light poles on the foot path near the 35 Street lookout at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Councillor claims he was lied to about speed bump
Two months after a new playground was built, Crescent Acres residents are concerned about speeding cars. They want to see a speed bump installed on Muzzy Drive across from the park. "There's a lot of ...
Sep 19, 2019 The playground on Muzzy Drive cost just over $100,000 and opened in July (Michael Joel-Hanson/paNOW staff)
Patterson Park lighting project bid approved by La Ronge councillors
A lighting enhancement project in Patterson Park was given the green light at a regular council meeting last week after Mid City Electric Ltd. was chosen as the successful contractor. The cost of the ...
Sep 18, 2019 The 2019 Town of La Ronge capital budget called for more than $230,000 work of spending in Patterson Park. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
‘It’s great to have their support’: Big Brothers Big Sisters Day in Melfort
Kathryn Carswell can't recall how many times the City of Melfort has proclaimed Sept. 18 to be Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Day.The development coordinator for BBBS of Melfort joined Mayor Rick Lan...
Sep 18, 2019 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Melfort Development Coordinator Kathryn Carswell (second left) and two children waiting for an adult mentor joined Mayor Rick Lang (second right) as Melfort proclaimed Sept. 18 as Big Brothers Big Sisters Day. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Nipawin engaging in traffic study
Students from L.P. Miller Comprehensive School in Nipawin have been putting on high visibility vests and assessing areas throughout the town.It's part of the Town of Nipawin's recent traffic study to ...
Sep 18, 2019 The Town of Nipawin is engaging in a traffic study to see if modifications are needed to areas in town where pedestrians are waiting extended times to cross the street. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
What to do with Prince Albert's waste
Prince Albert city council members are learning alternatives to more landfill space are not cheap, however they appear eager to chase cleaner options. "We may not be able to afford to do a full-scale ...
Sep 17, 2019 A trash can in Kinsmen Park. Thirty-five per cent of Prince Albert's garbage is organic material that could be composted. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Seniors petition city for bench
Nine months after they asked the city of Prince Albert for a bench at the bus stop across from their building, it appears residents of Sherman Towers will get it."So many are elderly, and a lot are ch...
Sep 17, 2019 A woman with a cane supports herself by gripping a sign post while waiting for the bus on First Ave. E. (Sherman Towers Tenant Association/P.A. city council package)
Lagoon project funding now split between town, province and feds
The Town of Battleford managed to pocket almost $4 million in total for ratepayers and still move ahead with its plans to upgrade and expand its lagoon wastewater treatment system.Mayor Ames Leslie an...
Sep 17, 2019 The Town of Battleford announced funding for lagoon upgrades. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)