Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Local RM receiving grants from SGI to improve safety
The Rural Municipality of St. Louis is getting some support from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI).The RM south of the City of Prince Albert is getting over $7,000 from the Crown-owned corporati...
Jan 12, 2020 Speed bumps and extra signage will be going up near the school in Bellevue in the RM of St. Louis. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Natural gas usage records could fall during cold snap
The temperatures have plunged to their lowest so far this winter.The province's natural gas utility said they would not be shocked if new records are hit in gas consumption over this cold snap."It's n...
Jan 10, 2020 Temperatures have fallen to the lowest so far this winter. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert compiles list of veterans and politicians for future street names
The City of P.A. has created a list of 14 names to be used for future streets, pending final approval from council.Five of the names on the list represent politicians, including councillor and former ...
Jan 10, 2020 The next street in the city will be named for Thomas Settee. (inmemoriam.ca)
West Flat playground to be replaced
A West Flat park is getting a $100,000 upgrade. The city has decided to replace the small play structure at Lions Park off 13th Street West with a much larger modern one. Tenders for the design, suppl...
Jan 10, 2020 This structure, installed in 2008, is set to be removed and replaced with a much larger modern playground at Lions Park near the Bernice Sayese Centre. (Council Agenda/City of P.A.)
Snow dump clearance underway
We may have gotten the biggest dump of snow of the season so far. But for the city's snow removal team, it's just another day ."This is just normal work for us," Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy told pa...
Jan 09, 2020 Machines clear snow heading East along 28th St. East. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
City considers sidewalks in new areas
The City of Prince Albert is pondering installing new sidewalks.Administrators asked councillors to submit suggestions for areas without sidewalks that might benefit from them. The department of publi...
Jan 08, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW staff)
Local rural municipalities welcome bridge inspection program
Local rural municipalities are welcoming a province-wide bridge inspection program.Originally reported by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is cur...
Jan 07, 2020 The Rural Municipality of Garden River has over 20 bridges in its boundaries. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Damaged fire hydrant sprays East Flat street
A damaged fire hydrant soaked the intersection of 4th St. E and 9th Ave E. around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning. East flat resident Alvin Gamble told paNOW was taking out the trash when he saw water risi...
Jan 05, 2020 A jet of water from a damaged fire hydrant rises above homes in East Flat on Saturday morning (Submitted/Alvin Gamble)
More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Saskatchewan
Some drivers of electric vehicles are going to have more charging options along the Yellowhead Highway.Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is planning to install super charging stations at locations i...
Jan 03, 2020 More Tesla super charging stations like this one in Swift Current are coming to Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Zee @ Road Trip Tesla)
Year in Review: Traffic safety and changes
As 2019 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.There was a great deal of traffic relate...
Jan 01, 2020 Flashing yellow lights at the crosswalk in front of Carlton High are now operational after much debate. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW staff)
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