Tag Archives: City Hall
Carrot River holding mayoral byelection in March
Residents in Carrot River will have nearly a full month to decide whether want to put their names forward to potentially become the town's mayor.Council made a resolution during its meeting on Wednesd...
Jan 23, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Free Community Futures Workshops
Session #1The Money Side of BusinessFebruary 6, 2020Presented by: Jennifer Sebok, CPACommunity Futures PA & DistrictCost: FREEThis is an advanced session explaining the basic tools and techniques ...
Jan 22, 2020
Town of Wynyard set to host third annual Town Hall Meeting
The Town of Wynyard is set to host its third annual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22."Council has decided to take a page out of the [Rural Municipality's] book and decided to have a yearly town...
Jan 20, 2020 (submitted photo/Town of Wynyard)
Building permit values drop in Melfort in 2019
The value of building permits issued in Melfort in 2019 was slightly lower than the previous year.The value of all permits issued in the city was $9,439,000, compared to $12,119,700 in 2018."Looking a...
Jan 16, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
'It will save a life. Maybe even your own': Melfort Heliport fundraiser officially launched
The fundraising campaign for the new heliport in Melfort is off to a flying start.The official launch of the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) Melfort Hospital Heliport Fundraising Campaign...
Jan 15, 2020 NCHCF Chair Peggy George addresses the crowd at the Melfort Heliport fundraising campaign launch (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort council passes budget with 2.07 per cent average tax increase
The city of Melfort has passed its 2020 budget, and residents will see a 2.07 per cent average tax increase.Council passed the budget at its meeting Monday, Jan. 13.Mayor Rick Lang said the increase i...
Jan 14, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort council doubles borrowing capacity ahead of waterline grant applications
Melfort council approved an increase in the city's external borrowing capacity to $17 million during their Jan. 13 council meeting.The new number is more than double the previous $8 million limit set ...
Jan 14, 2020 The City of Melfort is expanding its borrowing capacity to help address a massive water line replacement project (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff).
Snow removal underway in Melfort
Following a significant snowfall over the weekend, crews from the City of Melfort are working to make the streets look like streets again.Director of Development, Planning, and Community Relations Bre...
Jan 13, 2020 City crews were out early Monday morning to clear snow on Main Street. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Town of Hudson Bay receives grant from Provincial Traffic Safety Fund
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the latest round of grants from its Provincial Traffic Safety Fund on Thursday, Jan. 9.One of the handful of northeast communities to receive funding was the T...
Jan 10, 2020 A lot of the communities to receive grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund were for speed display signs similar to this one in Melfort. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort's new fire chief reflects on first couple of weeks
The new fire chief in Melfort says he's enjoyed his brief time in the city so far.Shaun Stewart was hired as chief last month to replace Jason Everitt, who left to take on the fire chief role in White...
Jan 06, 2020 Melfort Fire Chief Shaun Stewart is in his first few weeks of the job. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)