Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Saskatchewan Drive paving project finally bears fruit
The wait was worth it for Melfort mayor Rick Lang.The city of Melfort first signed an agreement for the Saskatchewan Drive resurfacing project, through the Urban Highway Connector Program, back in 200...
Oct 07, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort welcomes leaders for Northeast Regional SUMA meeting
The Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort was the site for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities (SUMA) Northeast Regional Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2.Municipal leaders, including Mayors, Councillors, Chief...
Oct 05, 2019 The Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort welcomed leaders from about 20 local communities for the Northeast Regional SUMA Meeting. (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Study shows water bills becoming unaffordable for low-income households in North Battleford, other Sask. cities
A study by a University of Regina professor shows water bills for low-income households in several Saskatchewan cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable.The report by Jim Warren, an assistant pro...
Oct 04, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Parts of Marean Lake to have power outage on Monday
A local planned power outage is in the works for next week.SaskPower will be shutting off the power for customers at Marean Lake located on Lakeview Drive in Valley Resort.The power will be off from 1...
Oct 04, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Transwest Air and West Wind Aviation make altimeter fix
Transwest Air and West Wind Aviation say they took immediate action to get an altimeter issue fixed with all their planes Tuesday. The company said it was part of a maintenance audit by Transport Cana...
Oct 02, 2019 A West Wind Aviation aircraft. (Westwindaviation.ca)
Saskatchewan Drive resurfacing wrapping up
The project completed on one of Melfort's busiest roads is almost complete.Director of Development, Planning, and Community Relations Brent Lutz told northeastNOW the paving crew has completed the res...
Sep 26, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Internet improvements coming to local communities
Several local communities are getting an internet boost from SaskTel.The company is launching interNET Extended 50 in 19 rural centres across the province.Local communities receiving the upgrade Sept....
Sep 26, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
R.M. of Birch Hills landfill report made public
The report into a proposed large scale regional waste landfill in the R.M. of Birch Hills has been made public and the reeve is welcoming further feedback.Independent third-party consultant Tetra Tech...
Sep 23, 2019 With ever-increasing pressures on landfill sites like the one at Prince Albert, the R.M. of Birch Hills is mulling a proposal for a large regional non-hazardous landfill cell south of Highway 3. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Nipawin engaging in traffic study
Students from L.P. Miller Comprehensive School in Nipawin have been putting on high visibility vests and assessing areas throughout the town.It's part of the Town of Nipawin's recent traffic study to ...
Sep 18, 2019 The Town of Nipawin is engaging in a traffic study to see if modifications are needed to areas in town where pedestrians are waiting extended times to cross the street. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds
The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...
Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)