Infrastructure

Rain makes driving tricky on grid roads

The recent rain has caused some tricky driving sections of Township Road in the RM of Buckland. Reeve Don Fyrk said grader work was being done a few weeks ago on a section of Township Road and then th...

May 28, 2021

Melfort Council approves changes to MEEP, capital projects

The City of Melfort has approved a few changes to some local projects.At a Special Council Meeting on Friday, council approved the re-allocation of some funds to the Windsor Pond Walking Path overlay ...

May 28, 2021

Rose Garden Hospice gets building approval from City Council

The Rose Garden Hospice is now in the final push for fundraising to make the project a reality. Prince Albert city council approved the development permit for the hospice at Tuesday's meeting.The hosp...

May 26, 2021

Provincial minister for SaskPower responds to La Ronge mayor's comments about power outage

Minister of Crown Investments Corporation Don Morgan has responded to an allegation that this week's power outage was a "huge failure of the system."La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak made the comment in...

May 21, 2021

Critical SaskPower transmission line to be major priority for Crown corporation in coming months

Addressing a vulnerability in SaskPower's transmission line to northern Saskatchewan will be a major priority and point of focus for the Crown corporation this year.That's according to SaskPower spoke...

May 21, 2021

P.A. Fire Chief relieved no homes lost in Cloverdale Fire

At times throughout the week, Prince Albert Fire Chief Kris Olsen was convinced at least one residence would be taken by the Cloverdale Fire that roared northeast of Prince Albert. But Olsen was relie...

May 20, 2021

'A huge failure of the system': frustration at lengthy power outage

UPDATE: Later Thursday night SaskPower issued a tweet saying they had successfully restored power to all known customers impacted by the fire.Our crews have worked non-stop while facing mother nature&...

May 20, 2021

Medstead receiving more than $77,000 for playground upgrades

Children in the Medstead area will soon have a safer place to play.The village of Medstead recently received government infrastructure funding to complete a playground project that began three years a...

May 20, 2021

Tri Communities collaborate amid widespread power loss

Editor's note: this story has been amended to include an update from SaskPower, RCMP information for Missinipe, and info regarding the La Ronge Health Centre.The Tri Communities around La Ronge have a...

May 18, 2021

Power outage causes line-ups in La Ronge

SaskPower says 8,800 customers were affected by the power outage that was triggered yesterday by the wildfire on the northeast edge of Prince Albert.That outage is impacting a wide region including Wa...

May 18, 2021