Infrastructure

What'sHappeningNOW March 6, 2020

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Michael Joel-Hansen about the planned $300 million new hospital building in Prince Albert.

Mar 06, 2020

An expanded future for Victoria Hospital

Reaction has been widespread from Prince Albert and the surrounding area following Premier Scott Moe's announcement of a new expansion for the Victoria Hospital Friday morning.The improved and enlarge...

Mar 06, 2020 PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, left, premier Scott Moe, Mayor Greg Dionne and P.A. Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave stand with a rendering of the new $300 million building. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

An expanded future for Victoria Hospital

Reaction has been widespread from Prince Albert and the surrounding area following Premier Scott Moe's announcement of a new expansion for the Victoria Hospital Friday morning.The improved and enlarge...

Mar 06, 2020 PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, left, premier Scott Moe, Mayor Greg Dionne and P.A. Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave stand with a rendering of the new $300 million building. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

An expanded future for Victoria Hospital

Reaction has been widespread from Prince Albert and the surrounding area following Premier Scott Moe's announcement of a new expansion for the Victoria Hospital Friday morning.The improved and enlarge...

Mar 06, 2020

Precautionary drinking water advisory issued for rural water utility customers

Customers of the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility system north of the river are being advised to boil their water.The precautionary drinking water advisory is being issued by the Water Security Agenc...

Mar 03, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Council support for Cosmo Lodge restaurant bid

nowPrince Albert city council's executive committee has given overwhelming backing to the successful bidder who'll take over the operation of the Cosmopolitan Lodge at Little Red River Park.Shananigan...

Mar 03, 2020 The Cosmo Lodge at Little Red River Park is set to become a licensed restaurant and entertainment venue. (file photo/ paNOW Staff)

Power outage affecting east-central Sask.

The power is out in a number of local communities this afternoon.SaskPower says crews have been sent out and are trying to determine the cause of an outage reported in Bjorkdale,Chelan, Barrier Lake, ...

Feb 27, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

City and residents prepare for melting temperatures

With temperatures projected to go well above zero degrees Celsius Friday afternoon, Prince Albert residents may want to take a few preventative measures to save their homes from any potential damage.A...

Feb 27, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Drinking water advisory issued in Birch Hills

Birch Hills is under a precautionary drinking water advisory, but the town administrators are hopeful the advisory is lifted by Wednesday.The Water Security Agency (WSA) issued the advisory on Saturda...

Feb 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

City seeks help to fund estimated $15 million project

Prince Albert may get some help from the federal and provincial governments on an expensive new project at the water treatment plant. The new raw water pump house has been a source of distress for cou...

Feb 25, 2020 A federal-provincial grant could provide up to $11 million toward the new pump house on the river. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)