Infrastructure

Work is completed on Main St. water line replacement project in Melfort

A major water line replacement in Melfort is now complete.The project on the 700 block of Main St. started in early June.Director of Development, Planning and Community Relations Brent Lutz told north...

Jul 02, 2020

Council approves land purchase for new aquatic and arena centre

Prince Albert city council has approved a $6.5 million land deal in a narrow vote that split councillors five against four. The city's politicians made the decision Monday night after over an hour of ...

Jun 30, 2020

Local communities receive grants for traffic safety initiatives

A number of local communities will receive funding from the provincial government for a variety of traffic safety projects.The Provincial Traffic Safety Fund is providing $550,000 in grants to 50 comm...

Jun 29, 2020

Planned power outage in Nipawin and area

SaskPower is alerting some local residents of a planned power outage.The power will be off Tuesday, June 30 from 4:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. for customers north of Nipawin Road E. in the town of Nipawin, incl...

Jun 29, 2020

City of P.A. eyes land for new multi-million dollar aquatic and arena complex

A piece of land for Prince Albert's new $60 million aquatic and arena centre has been identified, and city councillors will discuss its purchase on Monday night. If approved, the 18-acre parcel will h...

Jun 25, 2020

Landscaping begins at Air Ronge's Heritage Park

Work to enhance Air Ronge's Heritage Park began last week with groundwork and the addition of a parking area.In 2019, the village council entered into final negotiations with La Ronge-based Little Roc...

Jun 23, 2020

New elementary school announced for La Loche

The provincial government is committing funds for a new facility to replace Ducharme Elementary Community School in La Loche. The announcement was made Tuesday morning and it took Northern Lights Scho...

Jun 23, 2020

Sewer service repair work to take place in Nipawin on Wednesday

Some road work in Nipawin could cause some delays on Wednesday.Work is being done on the 300 Block of 6th Street East as crews do some sewer service repair. Crews will be excavating at the site beginn...

Jun 23, 2020

Board briefed on work plans for schools

The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is ready to go forward with some work on their infrastructure.At their meeting Monday evening administration briefed trustees on a couple projects. One of th...

Jun 18, 2020

New riverbank interpretive signs honour Indigenous history

Prince Albert's downtown riverbank is now home to seven new interpretive signs detailing the histories of the Indigenous groups that have lived in the area for thousands of years. The informational di...

Jun 16, 2020