Infrastructure

Parts of Melfort hit by power outage Sunday

Power was out for several hours for a large portion of the City of Melfort yesterday. SaskPower said crews were sent out to repair a damaged power pole. Some customers on Melfort's west side were with...

Oct 06, 2025

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe backs Alberta on pipeline plans

Building a pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northwest coast could be the "most significant generationally important infrastructure that we could consider as Canadians."Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ma...

Oct 04, 2025

SUMA returns from Ottawa in hopes to revive ICIP

With representatives from all over the province joining the trip, members of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) were in Ottawa for three days this past week. The purpose of the t...

Oct 04, 2025

Hudson Bay PDWA lifted

Good news for residents of Hudson Bay.The Water Security Agency has rescinded the precautionary drinking water advisory that had been in place since Sept. 19.The advisory was issued due to elevated tu...

Oct 03, 2025

Discovery Co-op launches major Food Store upgrade in North Battleford

Discovery Co-op has announced a sweeping renovation of its Food Store in North Battleford, with construction set to begin Oct. 4 and continue for the next 17 months.The project will combine the grocer...

Oct 03, 2025

New RCMP detachment approved for La Ronge

Construction of a new RCMP detachment is expected to proceed next spring. An email to larongeNOW from Saskatchewan RCMP states the project has been approved, and the agency is in the latter stages of ...

Oct 03, 2025

Bridge being replaced with culverts north of Melfort

A culvert replacement near Melfort is highlighted on the list of projects in the latest Department of Highways construction update. The project on Highway 6, about nine kilometres north of Melfort sta...

Oct 03, 2025

'A game changer': $101.3M Cenovus Energy Hub now open in Lloydminster

Lloydminster's new $101.3 million Cenovus Energy Hub opened on Wednesday with speeches, a ribbon-cutting and a community barbecue. But beyond the ceremony, it was a day when a group of young hockey pl...

Oct 02, 2025

North Battleford mayor to join Sask. delegation in Ottawa to push for renewed infrastructure funding

North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin will be among a group of Saskatchewan leaders travelling to Ottawa Oct. 1 and 2 to press the federal government for renewed cost-shared infrastructure funding."It i...

Sep 29, 2025

Cenovus gets approval to expand four Sask. thermal sites as Rush Lake well failure probe continues

Cenovus Energy says it has received government approval to expand and upgrade four of its thermal oil facilities in Saskatchewan, even as an investigation continues into a well failure at another site...

Sep 26, 2025