Infrastructure

Full steam ahead for summer roadway projects in North Battleford

Despite a rainy summer, several major infrastructure projects are finished or nearing completion in North Battleford, with several more scheduled for the next two months.Underground utility work is co...

Aug 10, 2020

Wadena under second water advisory in three weeks

For the second time in nearly three weeks, the Town of Wadena has been placed under a precautionary drinking water advisory.The advisory - which was placed on Saturday, Aug. 8 and is in effect until f...

Aug 08, 2020

Project Falcon initial results in, diamond breakage indicated

The initial findings are in from the first of 10 huge trenches cut into the Fort la Corne diamond exploration site east of Prince Albert.While over 2,500 diamonds weighing a total of 120 carats were r...

Aug 07, 2020

Sturgeon Lake road receiving long overdue makeover

The words "Fix The Road" were scrawled by someone last year on a highway sign north of Prince Albert and it appears the province has listened.A 17 kilometre stretch of Highway 355 west of Spruce Home ...

Aug 06, 2020

Road repair remains incomplete in Midtown

Pools of oil and large cracks remain scattered throughout the 300 block of sixth St. E in Prince Albert's midtown area..In an interview with paNOW last week, the City's Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy ...

Aug 05, 2020

City's asphalt patchwork, infrastructure work on schedule

Battlefords residents can expect a few minor delays for local traffic this week as the city attends to several construction and repair projects.The city announced residents can expect full or partial ...

Aug 05, 2020

P.A.'s oldest building to get entry fix

Access to the entrance of Prince Albert's oldest building is expected to return in the coming months.City council has approved the $150,000 fix to the crumbling staircase and ramp at the Arts Centre n...

Aug 05, 2020

Urban farm helps strengthen food security in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - If you travel along Clapperton Road in Kamloops, there's one property that stands out. Located just behind the Butler Auto and RV lots, it's owned by the same family; instead of trailers, i...

Adam Donnelly Aug 04, 2020

Saskatchewan RCMP detachments to reopen front counters

RCMP detachments across the province are set to reopen on August 4.In a release, Saskatchewan RCMP announced the decision to open up to the public again, with limited services. Spokesperson Cpl. Rob K...

Jul 30, 2020

Baring it all for a good cause

As a result of COVID-19, community groups across the province have been stripped of their ability to fundraise, forcing those groups to come up with creative ways to keep running.For the second year i...

Jul 30, 2020