Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Melfort council passes budget with six per cent tax increase
Residents in Melfort will have to dig a little deeper to pay their property tax in 2024.Six per cent, to be exact.The city has passed its 2024 operating budget, and while the base tax remains unchange...
Feb 20, 2024

Cell service expands as Sasktel rolls out 5G in Prince Albert
Prince Albert now has two new 5G cell towers as part of a plan to improve coverage across the city. The 5G towers are located near the Exhibition Park and Carlton High School but are not the only impr...
Feb 15, 2024

James Smith Cree Nation signs up for FirstAlerts emergency app
A local First Nation is the first in Canada to sign up for a new emergency alert system.A news conference was held at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) Wednesday to sign an agreement with TryCycle Data S...
Feb 14, 2024

Buckland council not budging on road closure
Despite the tearful pleas from a group of daycare workers and parents, the Rural Municipality of Buckland council is not backing down on their decision to close off a road that was providing access to...
Feb 12, 2024

P.A. council set to discuss new loan to assist fundraising for aquatic and arena project
Financing Prince Albert's aquatic and arena recreation centre project is becoming quite complicated. The city's council is scheduled to meet on Monday and discuss whether or not to apply for an $18 mi...
Feb 09, 2024

Mixed reactions to $898M construction cost for P.A. hospital expansion project
An updated price tag for construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has caught some people off guard.The Government of Saskatchewan announced last week that they had come to t...
Feb 09, 2024

Chiller damage leads to ice removal at Wally Dawyduk Arena in Hudson Bay
Residents of Hudson Bay won't be skating at their rink anytime soon.The ice has been taken out at Wally Dawyduk Arena after some equipment issues."Last week one of our ice plants went down and it was ...
Feb 06, 2024

Carrot River Valley School now open
Carrot River's new school has officially opened its doors.The Carrot River Valley School welcomed students from Grades 5 through 12 earlier this week.The building will eventually house students from K...
Feb 02, 2024

Ice roads in Far North open to traffic
Two northern ice roads have opened with a third expected to open to traffic on Saturday.That's according to an email from the Ministry of Highways, which states both the Stony Rapids to Fond du Lac an...
Feb 02, 2024

City of P.A. responds to possible service cuts to paratransit service
The City of Prince Albert said the decision to cut services for Access Transit lies squarely on the non-profit running the buses and not them.On Wednesday, the city responded to the news that the Comm...
Jan 31, 2024