Infrastructure

Drinking water advisory still in effect in Hudson Bay

The precautionary drinking water advisory in Hudson Bay approaches its second week. The Town of Hudson Bay said that the advisory issued Jan. 13 remains in place. The advisory was put in place due to ...

Jan 26, 2026

Update: SaskTel outages in St. Benedict, Middle Lake resolved

UPDATE: The SaskTel outage in St. Benedict and Middle Lake has been resolved. SaskTel announced that all services were restored early Thursday morning. St. Benedict was without Internet, wireless, and...

Jan 21, 2026

BHP issues update on Jansen project; Stage 1 now 75% complete

BHP has issued an update on the Jansen potash project in their operational review for the half-year ended Dec. 31. The company issued the update late Monday afternoon. "The Jansen potash project in Ca...

Jan 20, 2026

Ottawa announces over $11M to expand high-speed internet in rural and northern Sask.

A new federal investment aimed at expanding high-speed internet access is set to reach more than 1,900 homes in rural and remote parts of Saskatchewan, including nearly 200 Indigenous households.The G...

Jan 16, 2026

City of Melfort trying to deal with icy conditions on roads, sidewalks

The icy conditions around towns and cities in the province are making walking and driving a difficult task. Melfort's Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk told northeastNOW that ice build-up is a ...

Jan 16, 2026

Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in Hudson Bay

The Water Security Agency has issued a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory (PDWA) for Hudson Bay. The advisory was issued due to elevated turbidity. Residents are advised to boil any water being con...

Jan 13, 2026

Local communities to receive Safety Fund Grants

Several local communities are recipients of the latest round of Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grants. The provincial government has announced that 80 projects were approved for 78 communities for a g...

Jan 13, 2026

Portable classrooms coming to Lanigan, Humboldt this fall

The Horizon School Division is receiving two relocatable classrooms in the province. The provincial government announced this week that they would invest $28.5 million in the 2025-26 Relocatable Class...

Jan 09, 2026

Water emergency declared in Pelican Narrows

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is urging residents of Pelican Narrows to immediately conserve water as crews respond to a critical failure affecting the community's raw water intake system. The i...

Jan 07, 2026

Town of Nipawin issues snow removal update after equipment breakdown

The Town of Nipawin has issued an update on their snow removal efforts. "Over the Christmas break, we ran into an unexpected grader breakdown just as we started receiving a large amount of snowfall," ...

Jan 05, 2026