Community

North Battleford airport runway project gets $135,000

The city of North Battleford will receive half the required funding it needs to finish resurfacing the Cameron McIntosh Airport's Main Runway."This is very good news," Mayor Ryan Bater said. "Not just...

May 30, 2020

P.A. Quality Inn could be in city hands next month

The final countdown has started to the city of Prince Albert acquiring the shuttered downtown Quality Inn hotel under the Tax Enforcement Act. The site closed its doors in June 2019 and its owners hav...

May 30, 2020

More opportunities to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic

Battlefords area businesses have some new opportunities to help them improve their bottom line during the COVID-19 pandemic.Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak said ...

May 29, 2020

Local correctional centres to benefit from provincial capital spending

The Government of Saskatchewan has committed just over $6 million to pay for upgrades at the province's correctional centres.Three facilities in Prince Albert will be benefitting from this spending. B...

May 29, 2020

Carpenter High School class of 2020 graduation ceremony goes virtual

Carpenter High School's 2020 graduation ceremony will look different than previous years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The ministry of education announced May 7, classes will not resume for the...

May 29, 2020

City of Melfort's bylaw team to perform city-wide traffic bylaw sweep

The City of Melfort is cracking down on traffic bylaws next week.The bylaw team will be doing a city-wide sweep for a number of infractions from June 1 to 5.Director of Development, Planning and Commu...

May 29, 2020

Kin Enterprises parades through city

A socially distant parade offered staff and participants at Kin Enterprises the chance to connect Friday. The organization that provides training programs for adults with challenging abilities has bee...

May 29, 2020

Fire Ban lifted in North Battleford

The City of North Battleford has lifted their fire ban.Officials determined environmental conditions have improved enough to allow burning to take place in the municipality. However, residents are enc...

May 29, 2020

Line painting underway in P.A.

Spring road painting work is underway in the City of Prince Albert.A contractor is dealing with street lines and municipal crews are handling crosswalks.Public Works Director Wes Hicks said the contra...

May 29, 2020

Outdoor tennis and pickle ball courts set to re-open across the province

Another set of individual outdoor sports are set to return to the province as the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan continues to roll out.The Government of Saskatchewan has given municipalities in the provinc...

May 29, 2020