Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Parks department to make budget ask for playgrounds
A new report on the state of the Prince Albert's playgrounds was praised by city councillors on Monday night. The document is a detailed inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city with individual rec...
Oct 08, 2019 The new playground that opened on Muzzy Drive this spring cost $114,000, it was funded by money from the 2018 budget (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
City council looks to ban plastic bags
A potential bylaw that would make it illegal for businesses in Prince Albert to distribute single use plastic bags to their customers appears to have broad support among city council.Although several ...
Oct 08, 2019 A machine moves piles of waste inside a landfill (council agenda/City of P.A.)
Fond du Lac Airport still without necessary upgrades: Chief Louie Mercredi
"We are the most isolated community in Saskatchewan right now."Those are the words of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi who flew the media, including larongeNOW, to his small no...
Oct 07, 2019 Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi and West Wind Aviation President and CEO Michael Rodyniuk at the local airport. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Work at Second Avenue and 28th Street nearly finished
A summer of construction is wrapping up at Second Avenue and 28th Street.New streetlights are in place and expected to be switched on within two weeks, as soon as SaskPower finishes the underground wi...
Oct 07, 2019 A photo of the intersection under construction this summer. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW 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)
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)
Council approves policy for E.A. Rawlinson Fund
Prince Albert city council has thrashed out a clear future for a half a million-dollar fund earmarked for the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts. Previously the money had been managed by the P.A. and ...
Oct 02, 2019 Inside the John and Olive Diefenbaker Theatre at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre. (File photo/paNOW staff)
Traffic light removal results in no increase in incidents
Officials says there has not been any change in the incident rate at the Prince Albert downtown intersections where five sets of traffic lights were removed a month ago.The city approved their removal...
Sep 27, 2019 The intersection of 12th Street and First Avenue W. is where one of five sets of traffic lights were recently removed in the P.A. downtown. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW 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)
A new vision for P.A. playgrounds
An ambitious plan for Prince Albert's playgrounds is set to be unveiled at an October city council meeting. The report is an inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city, with individual recommendation...
Sep 20, 2019 In June, a state-of-the-art $1,000,000 playground with considerations for kids with disabilities was opened at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse. The funding for that project came from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Project. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
