Infrastructure

Homeowners to pay more as North Battleford updates lead water line subsidy

North Battleford city council approved an increase to the portion of costs paid by property owners when mandatory lead water service lines are replaced, as the city continues efforts to phase out agin...

Jan 14, 2026

Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in Hudson Bay

The Water Security Agency has issued a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory (PDWA) for Hudson Bay. The advisory was issued due to elevated turbidity. Residents are advised to boil any water being con...

Jan 13, 2026

Local communities to receive Safety Fund Grants

Several local communities are recipients of the latest round of Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grants. The provincial government has announced that 80 projects were approved for 78 communities for a g...

Jan 13, 2026

Portable classrooms coming to Lanigan, Humboldt this fall

The Horizon School Division is receiving two relocatable classrooms in the province. The provincial government announced this week that they would invest $28.5 million in the 2025-26 Relocatable Class...

Jan 09, 2026

Designer chosen for new Pinehouse school

The provincial government has awarded Saskatoon-based aodbt architecture + interior design with the contract to provide design services for a new replacement school in Pinehouse. A media release issue...

Jan 08, 2026

Water emergency declared in Pelican Narrows

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is urging residents of Pelican Narrows to immediately conserve water as crews respond to a critical failure affecting the community's raw water intake system. The i...

Jan 07, 2026

Town of Nipawin issues snow removal update after equipment breakdown

The Town of Nipawin has issued an update on their snow removal efforts. "Over the Christmas break, we ran into an unexpected grader breakdown just as we started receiving a large amount of snowfall," ...

Jan 05, 2026

A $60M upgrade is underway at SaskEnergy's Unity compressor station

SaskEnergy is investing $60 million to modernize its Unity Compressor Station, replacing aging infrastructure in a project aimed at improving reliability, safety and long-term system performance acros...

Dec 29, 2025

Year in Review: 2025 could be a turning point for the Historic Post Office in Melfort

Melfort's Historic Post Office could soon have a new lease on life.The over century-old facility had three flat roofs replaced in 2025 so water would stop leaking inside the building. The roof replace...

Dec 27, 2025

Top 10 stories of 2025 from battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW

If 2025 felt heavier than most, many people can point to why.Wildfires forced evacuations and choked the air. Economic uncertainty crept in through headlines from Washington and Ottawa. Crises unfolde...

Dec 27, 2025