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Cipywnyk hired as Melfort's new Director of Public Works

The City of Melfort has their new Director of Public Works. Kalyna Cipywnyk has taken over the job after former director Lydia Steffen was hired as the new Director of Corporate Services last month. S...

Sep 13, 2024

Hudson Bay PDWA remains in effect

The lengthy Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in Hudson Bay will soon be in its third week. We're learning more about what led to the advisory, and how the town is working to address the issue. Th...

Sep 11, 2024

Contractor begins removal of trees infected with Dutch Elm Disease in Melfort

A crew has arrived in Melfort to try to slow the city's significant Dutch Elm Disease problem. Director of Community Services Rob Lok told northeastNOW the city's tree removal contractor has begun wor...

Sep 11, 2024

Northern Lights Palace scoreboard arrives, but installation won't happen until next summer

A good news, bad news story out of Melfort's council meeting Monday night. In the Community Services Monthly Department Report, Director Rob Lok told council that the new scoreboard for the Northern L...

Sep 10, 2024

Hudson Bay's precautionary drinking water advisory to last into next week

The precautionary drinking water advisory in place in Hudson Bay will be sticking around a little while longer. The advisory was put in place Aug. 24 due to high turbidity levels. The town has issued ...

Sep 06, 2024

Resurfacing underway on major stretch of road in Melfort

The much-anticipated resurfacing work on Saskatchewan Drive South is now underway. The work is part of the Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP). Lydia Steffen was the Director of Public Works with t...

Sep 06, 2024

Former Prince Albert Police chief paid $430K after retirement

The former chief of a beleaguered Saskatchewan police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show.The documents say Jonathan Ber...

Sep 06, 2024

Community connections and city-wide registration event to be held in Melfort

Residents of Melfort will have an opportunity to learn more about what it means to 'Play Melfort'. Community Connections and City-Wide Registration will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ker...

Sep 03, 2024

Hudson Bay water advisory to remain in place until next week

It looks like the precautionary drinking water advisory in Hudson Bay isn't going away any time soon. The town has posted on social media that turbidity levels continue to test high in the water, and ...

Aug 30, 2024

Humboldt awards contract for groundwork at Broncos memorial site

The City of Humboldt has awarded the contract for the preparation of the site of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Council approved the awarding of the sole-source contract to Kirsch Constructio...

Aug 28, 2024