Jonas Beebe has worked at the Stepping Stones shelter in Prince Albert for some time now, helping clients make the switch from being homeless to finding more stable housing. But, he clearly remembers ...
Jan 18, 2025
Police promote body-worn cameras as a way to gather evidence and improve public trust and transparency; however, a police studies expert believes that their use could be "problematic.""Subsequent stud...
Jan 17, 2025
The Town of Tisdale is looking at amending a zoning bylaw to allow for temporary work camps. At the council meeting on Monday, the town instructed CAO Lovely Magnaye to create a bylaw "to amend the To...
Jan 17, 2025
The significant snowfall in Nipawin has led to the Town reminding residents of snow removal priorities. A news release stated that crews were mobilized and working to clear streets and sidewalks follo...
Jan 17, 2025
The $100,000 HWY 4 project, new ticketing software for the community safety officers, and remediating asbestos from the Battlefords Humane Society building, were among the big items on the North Battl...
Jan 16, 2025
The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) has issued their 2024 annual fire report. The report was presented at the Town's Operations Standing Committee meeting on Thursday. The department responded to 179 ca...
Jan 16, 2025
Organizers were surprised to find well over 150 people at the first of four meetings on the plan to build a permanent shelter for homeless people in Prince Albert. Extra chairs had to be set up to acc...
Jan 16, 2025
The North Battleford Fire Department reported a decrease in calls over 2024 at the Monday's council meeting. "At the end of the year, our total call volumes were 641," said Deputy Fire Chief Paul Perr...
Jan 14, 2025
Council in Melfort heard from the RCMP Detachment Commander at their meeting Monday night. Staff Sgt. Ryan Case presented his quarterly update to council, and it seems the cooler weather has had an af...
Jan 14, 2025
A growing issue with needing to remediate meth from public housing units added almost $1 million to the costs managed by Prince Albert Housing in 2024. The publicly funded organization said they had t...
Jan 14, 2025