Infrastructure

City receives SGI grant for crosswalk improvements

The City of Prince Albert has wanted to improve several crosswalks around the city and were hoping to get some funding help from SGI. Yesterday, when SGI announced their recipients of their traffic sa...

Jun 29, 2022

Province bullish on nuclear power, but environmental groups have concerns

Though the first of them may be a long way from being built, there is some excitement in Saskatchewan about the prospect of small modular reactors (SMR) coming to the province. One group, however, wan...

Jun 29, 2022

Library unveils finished product after years of renovations

Over the course of four phases and ten years, the Prince Albert Public Library has received a major facelift. The results of those renovations were officially unveiled today.At a ceremony attended by ...

Jun 23, 2022

Carrot River hires contractor for new school

The new school coming to Carrot River has checked off another box and is getting closer to the build being started.The North East School Division (NESD) has hired Wright Construction as their official...

Jun 23, 2022

Fundraising nearly finished for Rotary Adventure Park

A new attraction at Little Red has been a long time coming, but the Prince Albert Rotary Club is getting closer to seeing their centennial project coming to fruition. With the latest contribution from...

Jun 22, 2022

Town hopes regional partners will help city recreation costs

The Town of Battleford would like to see other partners in the region contribute some of the cost of the city's recreation facilities.At this week's meeting, council approved the town's annual commitm...

Jun 21, 2022

'A place for healing': Woodland Wellness Centre opens near La Ronge

A long-time dream of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) became a reality Tuesday as a large crowd and long list of dignitaries attended the grand opening of the Woodland Wellness Centre. "I just wan...

Jun 21, 2022

Value of arena and aquatic centre land has increased, councillors say

The value of the 25 acres purchased to build the arena and aquatics centre has increased, says the city of Prince Albert. Mayor Greg Dionne explained that lots are selling now for more than what the c...

Jun 21, 2022

RM of Prince Albert council holds the line on taxes

Ratepayers in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert can breathe a sigh of relief.The RM's budget was finalized on Thursday with no increase to the mill rate. Reeve Eric Schmalz acknowledged for...

Jun 18, 2022

Education Minister meets with catholic school division amid JP II tour

Work is progressing on improvements for John Paul II Collegiate (JP II) in North Battleford.Education Minister Dustin Duncan toured the school while meeting with board members of the Light of Christ C...

Jun 18, 2022