Infrastructure

Council freezes out motion to stop large arena design funding

The design cost for the new event centre/large hockey arena - planned to be built next to the current construction that includes the new pool - will cost another $700,000 to complete the design phase....

Sep 05, 2023

Premier Moe on hand to celebrate construction starting on new Shell Lake curling rink

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was in the Town of Shell Lake to celebrate construction starting on the community's new curling rink.The previous one was destroyed in a fire back in August 2021.Moe, wh...

Sep 02, 2023

'It's too bad': Frustration in Battleford after condition of historic hotel forces demolition notice

There's some frustration in the Town of Battleford due to the upcoming demolition of a historic building.Town council met last week where they approved sending a notice to the owner of the Queen's Hot...

Aug 31, 2023

National Hotel building is no more as demolition starts

The real demolition of Prince Albert's National Hotel - one of the few original buildings in the city - began in earnest.Crews were onsite with heavy equipment on August 28, with chunks of the buildin...

Aug 29, 2023

New RM of Prince Albert centre is the ‘dawn of a new era’

The Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert is in its new home and celebrated the time and effort that went into creating it with a grand opening ceremony. Reeve Eric Schmalz said that great care was...

Aug 24, 2023

Scheduled gas flaring happening near Smeaton

People around the Rural Municipality (RM) of Torch River will likely see a 40-foot flame from a flare stack near the town of Smeaton.It's part of a controlled natural gas flare at the TransGas Smeaton...

Aug 23, 2023

Moe talks elections & boat docks during visit to Candle Lake

Just days after by-elections in southern Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe visited Candle Lake in the heart of the Sask. United Party's (SUP) only riding. The riding is currently held by MLA Nadine Wils...

Aug 18, 2023

Construction wrapping up in front of P.A.'s EA Rawlinson Centre

Construction is nearly done on a major artery to Prince Albert's Diefenbaker Bridge.Crews have been working on a section of 12th Street West, in front of the EA Rawlinson Centre between First Avenue W...

Aug 16, 2023

SaskTel outage impacting communities in northwest Sasktchewan

UPDATE: Services were restored at 2:40 p.m.-Several communities in the northwest are currently without internet access.According to SaskTel, this is currently impacting Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Dillo...

Aug 15, 2023

G3 opens its newest grain elevator in Melfort

The City of Melfort and the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs had a lot to celebrate on Thursday, as the local agriculture industry received a big boost.G3 held the official grand opening of its n...

Aug 10, 2023