Tag Archives: Infrastructure
P.A. mayor aims to keep tax increase in check
Mayor Greg Dionne said he will fight to lower the 4.9 per cent tax increase recommended by city administration in the proposed 2020 budget released this week. "The cost of living is always a challenge...
Oct 18, 2019 Mayor Greg Dionne. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Duck Lake to get provincial, federal funding for landfill decommission
The Town of Duck Lake is getting support from both the provincial and federal governments.Both levels of government have agreed to contribute over $200,000 to help the town get the ball rolling in dec...
Oct 17, 2019 The Duck Lake landfill is set to close June 2020. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Highway upgrades planned next year north and east of Prince Albert
With the 2019 highway construction season almost in the rearview mirror, the provincial government has already started looking at next year's workload.Among the over 45 planned highway improvement pro...
Oct 17, 2019 Calls for action west of Spruce Home, have not gone unnoticed by the provincial government. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
One P.A. neighbourhood to have temporary power cut on Friday
Some Prince Albert residents will be without power temporarily Friday.SaskPower will be replacing underground cables in the city's southeast. To do this, residents living on Bliss and Eagle Crescents ...
Oct 17, 2019 Residents on Eagle and Bliss Crescents will be without power temporarily (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Solar company makes pitch for new net metering program
A local solar energy company says SaskPower is in the dark on embracing and regulating the technology in Saskatchewan."If you look at the solar resource map for Canada, Saskatchewan is the sweet spot....
Oct 14, 2019 Mo’ Solar Company owner Bradyn Parisian. (Evan Radford/CKOM)
Quick tips for Rotary Trail etiquette
P.A. resident Andrew Johnson walks his two dogs, a huskie and a mastiff, on the Rotary Trail every day. He said he's never had a problem, until a recent experience left him confused."I was like 'there...
Oct 12, 2019 The north section of the Rotary Trail which runs along the river. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOWstaff)
Rotary Trail now officially complete
The smell of hot asphalt filled the air as crews finished the last meters of the Rotary Trail, with some help from city officials.Nineteen years after the project began, Thursday's ceremonial shovelin...
Oct 10, 2019 Mayor Greg Dionne (left), Dave Fischl (centre) and Coun. Don Cody (right) use shovels to spread asphalt onto the last meter of the Rotary Trail. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Busy summer at Kinsmen Water Park
Despite an unseasonably cold and rainy summer, Kinsmen Water Park's latest season was the busiest it's seen in six years, with 30,098 visits registered from June to August. The high attendance is bein...
Oct 08, 2019 A child using one of the slides at Kinsmen Water Park. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Work continues on Humboldt Broncos crash site
Motorists will experience delays if they're travelling through the intersection of Highways 35 and 335, otherwise known as the Armley Corner.The province is continuing work on the intersection after r...
Oct 08, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Power back on in P.A. and area
A brief outage which knocked out power in Prince Albert and surrounding area was caused by issues with a transmission line according to a SaskPower spokesperson. 1:27 PM: We are aware of a power outag...
Oct 08, 2019 Crews were able to restore power after around 20 minutes (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
