Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Planned power outage set for Carrot River, two First Nations on Friday morning
Some residents in the northeast will be without power on the morning of Friday, Sept. 13.Those in the Town of Carrot River, the Red Earth First Nation, and Shoal Lake First Nation will be without powe...
Sep 12, 2019 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Summit Run raises $16,000 for hospice
Money raised during the Summit Run in June was presented to the Rose Garden Hospice Association on Thursday.The race brought in $16,000 with just under 500 participants running 2 km, 5 km, 10 km and h...
Sep 12, 2019 Summit run organizers (in red) present Marina Mitchell of the Rose Garden Hospice Association with a $16,000 cheque. From left, Lisa Evans, Marina Mitchell, Alyssa Orynik and Leah Boden. (submitted photo/Rose Garden Hospice Association)
Rain delays paving of Saskatchewan Drive in Melfort
Recent rain is not only delaying harvest but it's also put a bit of a halt on the paving of Saskatchewan Drive in Melfort.Work was expected to get underway late last week but will now begin on Monday....
Sep 11, 2019 Saskatchewan Drive in Melfort is being paved from the railway tracks north of the Canalta Hotel to the Highway 41A intersection on the west side. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
P.A. city limits expand in southeast
P.A. city council has approved the purchase of just over 26 acres of land on the southeast boundary of the city limits. The plot, purchased for $75,000, will likely eventually be part of the Crescent ...
Sep 10, 2019 A graphic shows the land purchased (in red) near Marquis Road. (Agenda Package/City of P.A.)
Minor hockey association weighs in on new facility
Prince Albert Minor Hockey is reacting to the news that Prince Albert will be getting a new recreation centre.Technical Director James Mays said since the announcement late last week there has been ex...
Sep 10, 2019 James Mays hopes the city will consider keeping ice at Kinsmen on a reduced schedule. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. ponders new solutions to deal with waste
Prince Albert is searching for new solutions to deal with its garbage.City council has asked staff to prepare two reports: one on the feasibility of incinerating waste, and another on the possibility ...
Sep 10, 2019 P.A.'s landfill is near capacity and a new cell will cost $3.5 million (file photo/paNOW staff)
Major Lac La Ronge Provincial Park campgrounds closed until 2020
Although the major campgrounds in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park are now closed, some of the smaller ones are still open until the end of the month.Nut Point, Nemeiben Lake and Wadin Bay Campgrounds...
Sep 09, 2019 Nut Point Campground is among those now closed until next May. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Hopes that new P.A. arena will boost economy
The announcement of a $60 million double-rink and aquatic centre for Prince Albert is not just good news for local sports and recreation, but it is expected to bring a boost to the economy in the shor...
Sep 09, 2019 The Kinsmen Arena will be repurposed and the Stueart Arena will be demolished once a new $60 million recreation and aquatic centre is built in P.A. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Committee continues work to preserve parts, history of old Saskatchewan Hospital
Even with a soft timeline set to bring down the old Saskatchewan Hospital, efforts to preserve parts of and the history of the facility remain active.The Ministry of Central Services confirmed last we...
Sep 09, 2019 The old Saskatchewan Hospital will likely be demolished in the spring of 2020 but efforts to preserve the facade and history of the building remain ongoing. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Southend receives $6 million for new ice rink
A new indoor ice rink in Southend will go a long way when it comes to serving young people in the small, northern community. "We are so excited," Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Coun. Darrin Morin...
Sep 09, 2019 The Henry Cook Memorial Arena, seen here, will be replaced by the new rink. (submitted photo/Darrin Morin)