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New council sworn in to large crowd of witnesses

Prince Albert's city hall was filled on Monday night as family, friends, previous councillors and members of the public came out to watch the new mayor and council be sworn in. Following the marching ...

Nov 18, 2024

Crime reduction a strategic priority for town council moving foward

The topic of crime and how to address it dominated a regular La Ronge council meeting held last week. The issue of crime had been identified as one of 10 strategic priorities of council for the next f...

Nov 18, 2024

City of Melfort readies for snow removal after storm system passes

The first major snow in northeast Saskatchewan is upon us, and the City of Melfort says they are prepared. Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk told northeastNOW they are ready for the storm syste...

Nov 18, 2024

Prince Albert Grand Council congratulates new Prince Albert Mayor

Just days after Bill Powalinsky's election victory as the new Mayor of Prince Albert, leadership of Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are extending their congratulations.According to a statement issu...

Nov 16, 2024

Melfort updates residents on contingency plans during Canada Post strike

The City of Melfort is advising residents about potential effects from a Canada Post strike. About 55,000 Canada Post employees went on strike Friday, after the two sides failed to come to an agreemen...

Nov 15, 2024

Historic moments in the Battlefords; ML sees council shakeup

With the cast of a single ballot unseating a councillor with over two decades of experience at the table and the election of the first woman mayor, the Battlefords have emerged from two historic elect...

Nov 14, 2024

New and familiar faces elected during municipal election in Northeast communities

More results have been released from Wednesday night's municipal election. HUDSON BAY: In Hudson Bay, incumbent councillor Brent Dyck had the most votes with 380. Dean Hanson will be on council, garne...

Nov 14, 2024

Six elected as new councillors in Nipawin

We now know who Nipawin's six councillors will be after Wednesday night's municipal election. Stacey Vik was re-elected with 919 votes, while Geoff Stewart will also re-join council after receiving 78...

Nov 14, 2024

Roy Skoglund the new mayor-elect in Tisdale

The new mayor in Tisdale is Roy Skoglund. The business owner received 766 votes in Wednesday night's municipal election. His opponent Devon Schwanke had 154 votes. Skoglund replaces retiring mayor Al ...

Nov 14, 2024

Powalinsky says eclectic campaign team was a key to success

After a dozen years of stewardship under Greg Dionne, Prince Albert's new mayor was chosen by a decisive margin on Wednesday evening. Bill Powalinsky said that his eclectic campaign team is one thing ...

Nov 13, 2024