Infrastructure

Drinking water advisory still in effect in Hudson Bay

The precautionary drinking water advisory in Hudson Bay approaches its second week. The Town of Hudson Bay said that the advisory issued Jan. 13 remains in place. The advisory was put in place due to ...

Jan 26, 2026

North Battleford approves land sale, tax break for 60-plus-unit apartment project

North Battleford city council has approved the sale of up to two acres of city-owned land on Buhler Avenue to PG Brar Investment Group for a planned four-storey apartment development.Council voted una...

Jan 23, 2026

Update: SaskTel outages in St. Benedict, Middle Lake resolved

UPDATE: The SaskTel outage in St. Benedict and Middle Lake has been resolved. SaskTel announced that all services were restored early Thursday morning. St. Benedict was without Internet, wireless, and...

Jan 21, 2026

BHP issues update on Jansen project; Stage 1 now 75% complete

BHP has issued an update on the Jansen potash project in their operational review for the half-year ended Dec. 31. The company issued the update late Monday afternoon. "The Jansen potash project in Ca...

Jan 20, 2026

After years in an aging building, an outreach centre in Meadow Lake gets a chance to move forward

For years, the work at Door of Hope in Meadow Lake has carried on inside a building that was never meant to handle the scale of need it now serves.In winter, the cold seeps in. Downstairs, food has fr...

Jan 17, 2026

Ottawa announces over $11M to expand high-speed internet in rural and northern Sask.

A new federal investment aimed at expanding high-speed internet access is set to reach more than 1,900 homes in rural and remote parts of Saskatchewan, including nearly 200 Indigenous households.The G...

Jan 16, 2026

City of Melfort trying to deal with icy conditions on roads, sidewalks

The icy conditions around towns and cities in the province are making walking and driving a difficult task. Melfort's Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk told northeastNOW that ice build-up is a ...

Jan 16, 2026

Pipeline leak responsible for Pelican Narrows water shortage

The root cause of a water supply emergency in Pelican Narrows has been confirmed. A significant leak is suspected on a six-inch raw water pipeline that runs from the intake pump house at the beach to ...

Jan 15, 2026

Bylaw closes unused streets behind former bingo hall in North Battleford

Several streets and laneways that were never built will be formally closed after North Battleford city council approved a bylaw authorizing the closure of undeveloped road allowances in the South Rive...

Jan 14, 2026

City finds issues with some gravel roads, Nordale residents hear

An examination of the condition of Prince Albert's unpaved roads (which make up about 16 per cent of the 250 km of roads in the city) found some in need of significant repair. How many will be repaire...

Jan 14, 2026