Tag Archives: City Hall
Pride rainbow crosswalk goes down in Battleford
Fifty years ago, the Stonewall uprising in New York City by members of the LGBTQ+ community served as a catalyst for a liberation movement and the modern fight for gay rights across the globe.In its w...
Jun 27, 2019 Bobbisue Thompson, centre, with Battlefords Pride, and town councillors Kevin Russell and Doug Laing helped paint a rainbow crosswalk in Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Gophers raising a stir in Westview neighbourhood
A property in Prince Albert's Westview area has become a "holy ground" of sorts, and people who live in the area are digging for answers.The property owned by Prince Albert Apostolic Church has become...
Jun 26, 2019 A trio of scouts keep an eye out for intruders at 717 MacArthur Drive. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
City donates land for proposed mental health supported independent living project
City council has donated land for a proposed independent supported living housing project in North Battleford that will look to ease the transition for those living with mental illness into the commun...
Jun 26, 2019 Canadian Mental Health Association Battlefords branch Executive Director Jane Zielke de Montbrun. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Students bring rainbow crosswalks in Air Ronge to life
Air Ronge Deputy-Mayor Julie Baschuk believes the rainbow crosswalks painted by elementary school students Wednesday is a simple way communities can make a big impact. "These crosswalks just send such...
Jun 26, 2019 Students and teachers from Gordon Denny Community School painted pride crosswalks outside the school. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Air Ronge 2019 budget brings no mill rate or tax increases
There will be no changes to the mill rate or any other taxes in Air Ronge after council approved its 2019 operating and capital budget at its June 19 meeting."Last year, the Saskatchewan Assessment Ma...
Jun 25, 2019 The largest capital costs include Heritage Park upgrades, and a new garbage truck and bins. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Dekker Centre executive director vows change after posting deficit
Programming that does not attract a wide audience and no significant fundraisers in the last 15 months.Those are two major problems Executive Director Kali Weber points to as bearing the brunt of resp...
Jun 25, 2019 The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
New playground installed for children with physical, intellectual disabilities
The Alfred Jenkins Field House is now home to a unique kind of playground.Tuesday morning representatives from a variety of groups including the City of Prince Albert, Government of Saskatchewan and C...
Jun 25, 2019 Brittany Hudak and Malcolm Jenkins mark the official opening of P.A.'s newest playground (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
City lawmakers receive preliminary data from community safety survey
How do residents perceive safety and crime in their community?That question was centre stage as early results from the community safety survey were presented to municipal lawmakers Monday night.Projec...
Jun 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A.'s boarded-up houses: what's the answer?
Not for the first time, the mayor of Prince Albert is committing to deal with the ongoing problem of boarded-up, unlivable houses in the city and says council will ponder doubling property taxes on va...
Jun 25, 2019 One of the boarded-up houses in P.A. that appears on a list of 13 that are not in compliance for safety and health reasons and have a deadline for compliance looming. There are another 68 properties with issue. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
City, town, area First Nations set to sign landmark collaborative working agreement
Five regional First Nation governments, the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford are set to sign an agreement that will see them work towards a reconciled regional community.The First Natio...
Jun 20, 2019 A historic joint meeting of North Battleford and Battleford council took place Thursday evening where resolutions were passed to pave the way for an official signing. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)