Infrastructure

Quiet wildfire season with minimal impact

So far so good for wildfires in this province with the wet, cooler spring and early summer, especially across the North. However, the head of Saskatchewan's firefighting efforts says there's no guaran...

Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)

Water disruptions for Wynyard as town flushes water mains

The town of Wynyard will need to cut back on water use this Sunday as water mains are being flushed.From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., town crews will be working to flush the system to create a higher velocity t...

Jun 28, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

P.A.'s most famous clock gets fix from Melfort master

It looks out in every direction of the city as both an iconic symbol of early 20th century workmanship and a valuable public asset for the ever-present. The four-faced clock on Prince Albert's Court o...

Jun 22, 2019 The 93-year-old, four-faced clock can be seen from all points of the compass around Prince Albert. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Power outage scheduled for Thursday morning for repairs

SaskPower has a planned power outage for tomorrow morning.Rose Valley, Nora, Algrove, Barrier Lake, Barrier Ford, the Yellow Quill First Nation, Marean Lake, Greenwater, the East Side of Archerwill an...

Jun 19, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Paving of Sask. Drive in Melfort continues; road closures in effect

More road closures as paving of Saskatchewan Drive is underway in Melfort.The intersection of Main street and Saskatchewan Drive as well as Manitoba Street and Saskatchewan Drive will be closed while ...

Jun 19, 2019 The intersections of Sask. Drive and Main St., as well as Sask. Drive and Manitoba St. will be closed today. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...

Jun 18, 2019

Travellers encouraged to obey rules during Nipawin bridge reconstruction

The Town of Nipawin is passing on a message of compliance from those working on the Highway 55 Bridge on the outskirts of Nipawin.Stantec Engineering and the Saskatchewan Provincial Government, who ar...

Lisa Brady Jun 17, 2019 Travellers crossing the Nipawin Bridge on Highway 55 are encouraged to obey traffic lights and guidelines. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill

A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...

Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)

City of Melfort provides update on road work

Weekend driving in Melfort should be a bit easier as the City of Melfort plans to open routes currently closed due to road work.The city said via a release that the intersection of Saskatchewan Dr. an...

Jun 07, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Numerous road closures in Melfort; detours in place

Road work around Melfort continues this week which includes many road closures in the city.Crews have begun patching patching the portion of Saskatchewan Drive where excavating took place last week fo...

Jun 03, 2019 Numerous roads closed around Melfort. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)