Tag Archives: City Hall
Bylaw passes to close and lease portion of Tremblay Street
A bylaw was passed at a regular La Ronge council meeting Wednesday to close and lease a portion of Tremblay Street.The closure will affect a 13-meter strip of land lying immediately south of La Ronge ...
Aug 16, 2019 Sections of Tremblay Street will be leased to two private companies. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Education key to prevent city from falling victim to fraud
You can have all the security measures in place but it only takes one person to click on a bad link to put an entire organization at risk.Those comments are from the City of North Battleford's IT coor...
Aug 16, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
After Saskatoon fraud incident, City of Melfort confident appropriate security in place
One day after the City of Saskatoon fell victim to a massive online fraud, the City of Melfort is confident they have the measures in place to prevent a similar situation.The City of Saskatoon announc...
Aug 16, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Roof repairs scheduled for Mel Hegland Uniplex
La Ronge Council approved $50,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Mel Hegland Uniplex.The decision was made at a regular council meeting Wednesday where Thorpe Industries Ltd. was chosen as the...
Aug 16, 2019 The roof will be repaired starting this month at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Melfort council approves funding for Brunswick School crossing improvements
New infrastructure will soon be put in near Brunswick School to slow down traffic.Melfort council approved to spend over $100,000 to build three concrete buildouts at the Bemister Ave. - Scotia St. in...
Aug 14, 2019 Three concrete buildouts and stop signs will be installed at an intersection near Brunswick School in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Call for byelection nominations closes
The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection has closed.In the September 18 vote, residents will elect a new mayor and one new councillor.Merlin Seymour and Richard Levesque are seeking the ma...
Aug 14, 2019 The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection ended today. The election will be held on Sept. 18 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
City crews go to work in school zones
City residents may notice some work going on in school zones.Recently crews went to work installing elevated crosswalks in front of W.J. Berezowsky School in the city's east end.The school sits in Cou...
Aug 14, 2019 City crews put the finishing touches on elevated crosswalks in front of Berezowsky school Wednesday morning. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Union worries reduction to full-time firefighters possible as city, department talk costs
The president of North Battleford Fire Fighters Local 1756 is worried public safety could be at risk as a potential 25 per cent reduction to the number of full-time firefighters could be in store. Bot...
Aug 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort and Tisdale amongst northeast communities receiving flood mapping
Multiple northeast communities that are viewed to have a high risk of flooding will receive flood mapping.On Monday, Aug. 12, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale...
Aug 13, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
PA arena project left out of federal funding allocations
Politicians on all levels for Prince Albert are questioning why the federal government rejected a proposal to help fund a new arena, which they are calling a priority project. Saskatchewan is eligible...
Aug 13, 2019 Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne, seated right, and Saskatchewan Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds Gordon Wyant signed an infrastructure funding agreement on October 3, 2018. (file photo/CJME)