Tag Archives: City Hall
Town decides to remove one light pole in plans for safety reasons
Battleford lawmakers were stuck between a pole and a hard place when they had to make a decision about a complicated issue at council's last meeting.A family complained in a letter that one of the lig...
Sep 19, 2019 Town of Battleford Coun. Kevin Russell, left. Lawmakers mulled over the issue of removing one of the light poles on the foot path near the 35 Street lookout at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Lagoon project funding now split between town, province and feds
The Town of Battleford managed to pocket almost $4 million in total for ratepayers and still move ahead with its plans to upgrade and expand its lagoon wastewater treatment system.Mayor Ames Leslie an...
Sep 17, 2019 The Town of Battleford announced funding for lagoon upgrades. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town moves council meeting so everyone can vote in federal election
Battleford residents won't have an excuse not to vote in the upcoming election.Lawmakers agreed to change town council's meeting to Tuesday, Oct. 22 instead of Monday, Oct. 21 - the date of the federa...
Sep 17, 2019 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind shown during council’s meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
U of S unveils campus sign
The new University of Saskatchewan Campus in Prince Albert marked a milestone Monday morning.The sign for the downtown campus was officially unveiled to the public at a ceremony which saw speeches fro...
Sep 16, 2019 The new sign for the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus has been unveiled (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Audit shows half of city's trash is compostable
Garbage and green beans. Rubbish and rutabaga.North Battleford's residential waste audit results, presented by Assistant Director of Utility Services Tammy MacCormack at council Monday, indicated that...
Sep 11, 2019 North Battleford Assistant Director of Utility Services Tammy MacCormack presents the city's spring 2019 residential waste audit results at council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City enters into fire protection agreement with new Resort Village of Turtle View
The City of Meadow Lake has entered into an agreement to provide fire protection services to the new Resort Village of Turtle View.The move dates back to Sept. 10, 2018, when members of the Committee ...
Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City approves Lash-Berg Towing for municipal impound project in revenue-sharing venture
After tabling the issue at their last meeting, North Battleford lawmakers decided Monday to enter into an agreement with Lash-Berg Towing to operate a municipal vehicle impound lot for the city. The c...
Sep 10, 2019 The City of North Battleford approved an agreement for a municipal impound operation at its meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Historic Archives group requests city hire salaried archivist position
The City of North Battleford Historic Archives volunteer committee continues to urge city council to step up and hire a salaried position to oversee the archives since the volunteers can't manage the ...
Sep 10, 2019 City of North Battleford Historic Archives volunteer committee Chair Bill Wells addressed council Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City looks for new fire chief after Trevor Brice departs
The City of North Battleford is looking for a new fire chief as Trevor Brice is no longer employed with the department.City Manager Randy Patrick said the city cannot discuss the details of his depart...
Sep 09, 2019 Former North Battleford Fire Chief Trevor Brice. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff))
Battleford mulls request from care home to purchase land for walking path
The owners of a personal care home for seniors in Battleford are attempting to purchase green space from the town to expand their business and create a walking path with raised gardens in the back for...
Sep 05, 2019 The Town of Battleford is dealing with a private seniors' care home request to purchase land for a walking path. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)