Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Paving project on Melfort's Saskatchewan Drive entering last leg
Drivers travelling along Saskatchewan Drive in Melfort can soon expect a smooth ride.Throughout the summer, the City of Melfort and their contractors have been working on preparing Saskatchewan Drive ...
Aug 29, 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)
Carrot River completing two-year construction project on Third Avenue
A sewer and water replacement project that began in 2015 is nearly complete.Traffic on Third Ave. E. in the Town of Carrot River is open for the public as of Tuesday, Aug. 27 following a resurfacing p...
Aug 27, 2019 Resurfacing on Third Avenue in Carrot River is expected to be complete within a week. (Facebook/Carrot River)
Air Ronge, La Ronge receiving double payments from federal Gas Tax Fund
Air Ronge and La Ronge are receiving twice as much than usual from the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. According to an Infrastructure Canada press release, Saskatchewan recei...
Aug 27, 2019 The Gas Tax Fund delivers $2 billion to communities across Canada every year. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Digital billboard remains on track
Despite a petition calling it a motoring distraction and a poor use of dollars, city council's decision to erect a digital billboard will not change.Many on council were not swayed by the 160 signatur...
Aug 26, 2019 A rendering of how the proposed digital community billboard will look for motorists headed south on Second Avenue W. (Google maps/ PA city council agenda)
Reeve calls for improvements to Highway 3 West
The stretch of road that connects Prince Albert to Shellbrook has been a safety concern for years, according to the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Buckland.The comment from Don Fyrk is in respons...
Aug 26, 2019 RCMP say the cause of last Thursday's crash remains under investigation. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Aviation company supports call for improvements to Fond du Lac airport
West Wind Aviation is echoing the chief of the Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation's call for more improvements to the Fond du Lac airport after learning no funding will be committed to the project. W...
Aug 26, 2019 Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi. (Canadian Press)
R.M. of Birch Hills ponders large waste landfill proposal
The R.M. of Birch Hills could decide as early as next month whether or not to approve a proposed large waste landfill site in pastureland south of the Branspeth turn off on Highway 3. Many local resid...
Aug 26, 2019 With ever-increasing pressures on landfill sites like the one at Prince Albert, the R.M. of Birch Hills is mulling a proposal for a large regional non-hazardous landfill cell south of Highway 3. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Nearly two months out, clean up continues at Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Nearly two months after two tornadoes struck Meadow Lake Provincial Park, work continues to recover from the damage.Three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries followi...
Aug 23, 2019 Drone imagery following the storm that hit Meadow Lake Provincial Park from the Northern Tornadoes Project. (Northern Tornadoes Project)
City spending $500,000 more on new bus maintenance
Prince Albert taxpayers are ultimately on the hook for the unexpectedly high maintenance costs for the city's new public transit fleet.City council has agreed to increase the maintenance budget for co...
Aug 23, 2019 The city has agreed to boost payments to its bus maintenance contractor by over $500,000 over the next seven years. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Traffic lights removed in P.A. downtown
Driving around Prince Albert's downtown just got easier.Five sets of traffic lights designated by the city for removal have now been taken down. The support poles were still up, but they're now missin...
Aug 23, 2019 This looks strange. The pole is still standing but the city has removed the traffic lights that were attached to it. This intersection and four others have seen the end of the red, amber and green. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)