Infrastructure

City of Melfort allocates 2019 surpluses

Melfort council approved the allocation of the city's 2019 surplus funds at its meeting last night. Mayor Rick Lang told northeastNOW that most of the time, the surplus allocation is essentially prede...

Sep 15, 2020

Planning underway for new Blaine Lake school

An exciting future awaits students, staff and the community of Blaine Lake. The beginning of planning and design of the new $9.5 million Kindergarten to Grade 12 school has been announced by the provi...

Sep 14, 2020

Melfort MLA talks MEEP funding at Monday press conference

Melfort MLA Todd Goudy held a press conference at the Melfort Hospital on Monday, Sept. 14 to talk about the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) funding that has come to the City of Melfort,...

Sep 14, 2020

Battleford reminds residents to steer clear of Finlayson bridge

The Town of Battleford is reminding residents to stay away from Finlayson Island walking bridge, which was closed this July.The North Span Truss Bridge, which connects to the North Battleford side of ...

Sep 12, 2020

‘One too many for us’: province and trucking association respond to semi truck, construction zone related fatalities

Two fatalities over the summer involving the commercial trucking industry, construction zones, and highways in Saskatchewan have sent shockwaves to numerous parties.In July, a semi truck driver from S...

Sep 04, 2020

Street closure in Nipawin for water line repairs on Thursday

Water line repairs in the town of Nipawin will lead to the closure of a section of Railway Avenue.Repairs are scheduled to get underway at 5 a.m. on Thursday on the 100 block of Railway Ave. W. after ...

Sep 01, 2020

MEEP funding exceeding $1 million arrives in northern Sask.

More than $1 million is flowing into northern Saskatchewan thanks to the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). In the most latest round of funding this week, communities such as Beauval, Cumb...

Aug 28, 2020

New $18 million pump house approved for P.A.

Prince Albert city council is moving ahead with an expensive but essential upgrade at the water treatment plant. At Monday's meeting, the city's politicians voted unanimously to award the tender for t...

Aug 25, 2020

Faster Internet speeds arrive in tri-communities

Faster Internet speeds are now available in La Ronge and Air Ronge by both major providers. In a press release issued by Access Communications, the company announced it is boosting Internet speeds acr...

Aug 24, 2020

New school in Lanigan approved for planning and design phase

Another step in a new school coming to the Town of Lanigan.It was announced on Monday, Aug. 24 the Horizon School Division has been approved to begin planning and design work for the new Kindergarten ...

Aug 24, 2020