Infrastructure

'More than words': $16 million announced for wellness, healing and recovery centre

The wide-reaching impact the construction of a wellness, healing and recovery centre in the tri-communities will have in northern Saskatchewan was apparent at a special announcement today.Surrounded b...

Feb 14, 2019

Saskatchewan government evaluating safety of Highway 35 in Nipawin

Nipawin council received a response over potential safety concerns with an intersection close to the town.Safety concerns over the Highway 35/Bunge Canada entrance intersection initially came up at a ...

Feb 14, 2019

Leask keeps heart of recreation beating with Valentine's Day gig

Creative fundraising ideas, plenty of volunteer commitment, and even chipping away at the ice surface by hand. Those are just some of the ways a dedicated band of people are meeting the challenges of ...

Feb 13, 2019

Planned power outage in the region

A local planned power outage is in the works.SaskPower will shut off the power for three hours on Thursday, Feb. 14. to perform regular maintenance.The outage will be in effect from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 ...

Feb 13, 2019

Indigenous Services Minister coming to La Ronge for wellness centre announcement

Residents are invited to a special announcement Thursday by Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan in support of the construction of a health and wellness facility. According to a media adviso...

Feb 13, 2019

NB looking for new infrastructure director

The City of North Battleford is putting the call out to hire a new director of infrastructure to replace former director Dan Loewen who left the position in December, 2018.In the meantime, the city's ...

Feb 13, 2019

Ice roads open between Stony Rapids and Fond du Lac

Ice roads are starting to open in northern Saskatchewan thanks to the extreme cold weather in recent weeks. That's according to Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure senior communication consultant ...

Feb 12, 2019

Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines

There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...

Feb 11, 2019

Cold spell keeps town employees wary of breakdowns

Town of La Ronge employees were busy last week dealing with extreme cold weather. At the airport, Manager Jim Burr said staff are taking it easy with the equipment and have only been using machinery w...

Feb 11, 2019

Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money

Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...

Feb 07, 2019