Infrastructure

City of Melfort makes changes to Capital Budget

The City of Melfort has approved a bit of a change to their 2020 Capital Budget.At their regular meeting on Monday, held via video conference, Council approved to shuffle a couple of projects around i...

Apr 07, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Rio Tinto denies allegations in diamond project dispute

Mining giant Rio Tinto has formally responded to claims by its partner Star Diamond Corp. that it breached their options agreement, racked up excessive costs, and failed to share information about the...

Apr 07, 2020 Rio Tinto's huge trench cutter rig seen before its vertical deployment at Project Falcon east of Prince Albert. The mining giant denies all allegations made by its partner Star Diamond. (file photo/Star Diamond Corp.)

Nipawin bridge project to resume in mid-April

Fine-tuning of the $8 million dollar bridge project on Highway 55 north of Nipawin will resume.A release from the town said the contractor - Stantec - will begin work on Monday, April 13. Some traffic...

Apr 05, 2020 The bridge on Highway 55 during peak contruction season (Susan Westgard/northeastNOW Staff).

P.A. retailer adjusts to changing times

COVID-19 is affecting the shopping habits of many residents and one of Prince Albert's biggest retailers is adjusting to recent changes."This has obviously come out of left field. It's unexpected. You...

Apr 02, 2020 Prince Albert Canadian Tire. (paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)

COVID-19: No changes to waste collection

As the pandemic casts a lengthening shadow of uncertainty over an increasing number of aspects of our lives, Prince Albert waste collection remains constant.City Sanitation Manager Nisar Ghani told pa...

Apr 02, 2020

SCFPA frustrated by no commitment for future of École Valois in provincial budget

The French-Canadian Society of Prince Albert (SCFPA) stated in a media release on Friday they're frustrated there was no commitment in the provincial budget regarding the future of cole Valois and oth...

Mar 29, 2020 Ecole Valois School. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Water shut-offs for accounts in arrears suspended last week

Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne insists there have been no water shut-offs in the past week, nor will there be any for the time being. This comes as an online petition, launched Tuesday, calls on the ...

Mar 25, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Don't flush your disinfecting wipes: City of Melfort

The packages may say "flushable" but that isn't the case for so-called flushable wipes according to the city.With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to increased diligence when it comes to cleanliness, the...

Mar 19, 2020 Disinfecting wipes have been in high demand due to COVID-19, but they shouldn't be flushed. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Prince Albert experience brief unplanned outage Wednesday morning

Prince Albert and certain rural areas started Wednesday morning off in the dark.The power outage was first reported to SaskPower at 6:20 a.m. Crews were dispatched and discovered an underground cable ...

Mar 11, 2020 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Prince Albert digs out after snow dump

Just when you thought you were finished with winter, it pulls you back in.Prince Albert's Roadway's Manager Brent Kennedy noted crews have been busy since Saturday cleaning and removing snow from the ...

Mar 09, 2020 (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)