Infrastructure

'It's too bad': Frustration in Battleford after condition of historic hotel forces demolition notice

There's some frustration in the Town of Battleford due to the upcoming demolition of a historic building.Town council met last week where they approved sending a notice to the owner of the Queen's Hot...

Aug 31, 2023

Scheduled gas flaring happening near Smeaton

People around the Rural Municipality (RM) of Torch River will likely see a 40-foot flame from a flare stack near the town of Smeaton.It's part of a controlled natural gas flare at the TransGas Smeaton...

Aug 23, 2023

G3 opens its newest grain elevator in Melfort

The City of Melfort and the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs had a lot to celebrate on Thursday, as the local agriculture industry received a big boost.G3 held the official grand opening of its n...

Aug 10, 2023

Multiple rural highway improvement projects funded in northeast

A total of $13 million has been invested in highway improvement projects in rural Saskatchewan, through the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) Program.This will go towards 34 projects in more th...

Jul 17, 2023

Humboldt Water Tower set to undergo large makeover

The Humboldt Water Tower is set to get a new paint job.It was built back in 1915 and has become a major tourist attraction for the area despite not being operational for roughly 46 years. "When we sen...

Jul 07, 2023

Pasquia Regional Park celebrates completion of pool projects

Over the Canada Day weekend, campers, golfers, Big Bert fans, swimmers and other visitors helped thank volunteers, by celebrating the completion of a pair of Pasquia Park pool projects.During the regi...

Jul 06, 2023

Melfort curling rink receives community spaces improvement grant

Red River Mutual has awarded over $150,000 to improve community spaces in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.The 10 communities are receiving the funds through Red River's community sponsorship initiative, 'Sp...

Jul 06, 2023

The show will go on: Nipawin Ex still going ahead following storm devastation

"It looked like a war zone", described the president of the Nipawin Exhibition Association following a major storm that saw damage to their barn, pavilion, fencing and the food booths run by local ser...

Jul 05, 2023

Village of Love planning to fundraise to save historic community hall

The Village of Love is looking to raise funds to keep its community hall open.Rumours have been circulating that the building has been condemned, however, this is false. The truth is that the hall nee...

Jun 23, 2023

Métis Nations set to benefit from proposed uranium project in north Sask.

Several Mtis Nations in northern Saskatchewan are set to benefit from a uranium project in the area.Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) and the seven Mtis Locals of Northern Region 2 - which includes La L...

Jun 15, 2023