Tag Archives: Housing
SAMA conducting property evaluations in North Battleford
The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) will be doing exterior property inspections in North Battleford this week.Currently underway, these evaluations happen periodically to find the val...
Feb 13, 2023
Courts continue to support homeless encampments. Could designated tent cities be a good middle ground?
At least one homeless advocate hopes to see communities struggling with a large homeless population put their support behind designated encampments.Whatever you call them - tent cities, tent communiti...
Jan 30, 2023
Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding a...
Jan 29, 2023
Sask. housing sector has good 2022, despite overall sales numbers down from 2021
Property sales were down across Saskatchewan in 2022, however, this doesn't mean it was a bad year for the housing sector.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, which released its last re...
Jan 06, 2023
Homeless shelter planning Thanksgiving meal
The Battlefords area homeless and those in need won't go hungry this Thanksgiving. The emergency shelter, called Miwasin Kikinaw: Our Home is Good, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (B...
Oct 05, 2022
Majority of Sask. communities seeing property sale numbers higher than 10-year average
Residential property sales across the province continue to be down from last year but that doesn't mean the sector is struggling.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA), most communi...
Sep 13, 2022
CMHA Battlefords' branch celebrates opening of Independence Commons facility
With the snip of a ribbon, the new Independence Commons facility located at 1942 Kramer Place in North Battleford officially opened Tuesday.The project offers independent supported living to people de...
Jun 14, 2022
A tough, competitive market for housing in Sask: SRA
High inflation, another hike in the benchmark interest rate and higher house prices are making it harder for real estate in Saskatchewan.With many residents now struggling to find a home or the right ...
Jun 13, 2022
Canoe Lake celebrates launch of Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project
Thursday marked a special day for members of Canoe Lake Cree First Nation who gathered for a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project. The Oskayak Pasikonat...
Jun 07, 2022
Number of homeless on the street doubles
The number of homeless people on the streets of Prince Albert has doubled in the last year. A count done in March of this year showed 57 people with no form of shelter compared to 26 in 2021. Brian Ho...
May 26, 2022