Infrastructure

'Quit bandaging it and fix the road': Mayor of Cumberland House

The Cumberland House First Nation has joined the Northern Village of Cumberland House in declaring a state of emergency due to the condition of Highway 123 which provides the only access to hospitals,...

May 24, 2024

Air Ronge to pay La Ronge $85K per year for recreational services

The Village of Air Ronge will pay $85,000 to the Town of La Ronge to cover recreation services and more specifically operational costs for the Mel Hegland Uniplex.The funds will be for the period of J...

May 24, 2024

MN-S breaks ground on new Prince Albert childcare centre

With a look of determination in their eyes, roughly a dozen young children helped launch the construction of a new facility, that will offer 90 daycare spaces for Mtis families in the Prince Albert re...

May 22, 2024

'Falls on deaf ears': Cumberland House council frustrated with state of Highway 123

The residents and village council of Cumberland House are fed up that the only road coming into the community is virtually impassable. Both Mayor Ferlin McKay and Deputy Mayor Veronica Favel say Highw...

May 18, 2024

Ground ambulances unavailable as rains make roads impassable in Cumberland House

Driving out of Cumberland House has become impossible as rains have made an already muddy road worse. On May 17, the Village of Cumberland House and nearby Cumberland House Cree Nation issued a joint ...

May 17, 2024

Wet conditions lead to road closure north of Kinistino

A road north of Kinistino has been closed due to the wet weather's effects on road conditions. The Rural Municipality (RM) of Kinistino said in a news release the road straight north of Kinistino, kno...

May 17, 2024

Province commits to more affordable housing units in P.A.

The reconstruction of a housing unit destroyed by fire three years ago is a major affordable housing project the Government of Saskatchewan is committing to in Prince Albert.On Monday, the province an...

May 13, 2024

Nipawin to receive SaskPower smart meters in June

SaskPower smart meters will soon be coming to Nipawin. Residential smart meters are currently being installed in communities like Cumberland House, Creighton, and Red Earth Cree Nation, according to S...

May 09, 2024

Crescent Point Energy selling $600M of assets to Saturn Oil & Gas

Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a $600-million deal to sell some of its oil-producing properties in Saskatchewan to Saturn Oil & Gas.Included in the deal are its Flat Lake and Battrum prope...

May 07, 2024

New skylights at Mistasinihk Place to cost $2.3 million

The provincial government is spending nearly $2.3 million in repairs at La Ronge's Mistasinihk Place. An email to larongeNOW from SaskBuilds and Procurement states the ongoing project is a skylight re...

May 03, 2024