Tag Archives: Infrastructure
SaskEnergy rate decrease approved, average bill to drop $6.52 per month
As the winter months approach, SaskEnergy is adjusting its rates to reduce gas bills in Saskatchewan.The provincial government approved a commodity rate decrease of 24.5 per cent for the Crown energy ...
Sep 14, 2023
Meadow Lake breaks ground on new arena and multi-plex
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of the story stated the arena has 15,000 seats and would be ready by fall 2024. The capacity is actually 1,500 and should be ready by January 2025.We apologize for th...
Sep 07, 2023
Council freezes out motion to stop large arena design funding
The design cost for the new event centre/large hockey arena - planned to be built next to the current construction that includes the new pool - will cost another $700,000 to complete the design phase....
Sep 05, 2023
Premier Moe on hand to celebrate construction starting on new Shell Lake curling rink
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was in the Town of Shell Lake to celebrate construction starting on the community's new curling rink.The previous one was destroyed in a fire back in August 2021.Moe, wh...
Sep 02, 2023
'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
National Hotel building is no more as demolition starts
The real demolition of Prince Albert's National Hotel - one of the few original buildings in the city - began in earnest.Crews were onsite with heavy equipment on August 28, with chunks of the buildin...
Aug 29, 2023
New RM of Prince Albert centre is the ‘dawn of a new era’
The Rural Municipality (RM) of Prince Albert is in its new home and celebrated the time and effort that went into creating it with a grand opening ceremony. Reeve Eric Schmalz said that great care was...
Aug 24, 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
Moe talks elections & boat docks during visit to Candle Lake
Just days after by-elections in southern Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe visited Candle Lake in the heart of the Sask. United Party's (SUP) only riding. The riding is currently held by MLA Nadine Wils...
Aug 18, 2023
Construction wrapping up in front of P.A.'s EA Rawlinson Centre
Construction is nearly done on a major artery to Prince Albert's Diefenbaker Bridge.Crews have been working on a section of 12th Street West, in front of the EA Rawlinson Centre between First Avenue W...
Aug 16, 2023
