Infrastructure

Melfort receives MEEP funding for five projects

The City of Melfort has received some funding for numerous projects thanks to the Municipal Economic Enhacement Program (MEEP).In late May, the city applied to MEEP for funding for five capital projec...

Jul 08, 2020

Major storm pummels Melfort with rain

A significant storm has passed through the Melfort area.Much of the rain fell shortly after 1 p.m. Envrionment Canada's severe thunderstorm watch in the Melfort region soon turned into a severe thunde...

Jul 02, 2020

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

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

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

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

Crews making progress on wildfire west of Hudson Bay

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is fighting a wildfire about 30 km west of Hudson Bay.The Slash Fire started June 14 due to a lightning strike, according to SPSA Director of Communication...

Jun 16, 2020

Sunday storms destroy power infrastructure

Around 22,000 customers were in the dark in the Prince Alberta area during Sunday's severe storms and the extreme winds caused irreparable damage to some SaskPower infrastructure.However, the public u...

Jun 15, 2020

Humboldt's mayor discusses flooding caused by Sunday's heavy rain

The city of Humboldt is drying out after a significant rain event on Sunday.Social media posts from Humboldt residents showed some areas of the city received upwards of four inches, or around 100 mm o...

Jun 15, 2020