Infrastructure

Owners of Battleford's Queen Hotel wanting to replace building with rental units

Discussions are happening regarding what should replace the Queen's Hotel in the Town of Battleford.The Town's Council met on Monday where plans were brought forward by the property's owners who want ...

Sep 19, 2023

Advocates praise GST removal for new apartment builds but want provinces and cities to follow suit

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments from the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)--The federal government's news on removing the GST for new apartment builds...

Sep 18, 2023

Narrow Hills Provincial Park receives nearly $1 million in federal and provincial investments

A northeast provincial park is getting a significant financial boost from the Canadian and Saskatchewan Governments to upgrade its water system.Narrow Hills Provincial Park (north of Smeaton) has rece...

Sep 15, 2023

SaskEnergy rate decrease approved, average bill to drop $6.52 per month

As the winter months approach, SaskEnergy is adjusting its rates to reduce gas bills in Saskatchewan.The provincial government approved a commodity rate decrease of 24.5 per cent for the Crown energy ...

Sep 14, 2023

Meadow Lake breaks ground on new arena and multi-plex

EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of the story stated the arena has 15,000 seats and would be ready by fall 2024. The capacity is actually 1,500 and should be ready by January 2025.We apologize for th...

Sep 07, 2023

Premier Moe on hand to celebrate construction starting on new Shell Lake curling rink

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was in the Town of Shell Lake to celebrate construction starting on the community's new curling rink.The previous one was destroyed in a fire back in August 2021.Moe, wh...

Sep 02, 2023

'It's too bad': Frustration in Battleford after condition of historic hotel forces demolition notice

There's some frustration in the Town of Battleford due to the upcoming demolition of a historic building.Town council met last week where they approved sending a notice to the owner of the Queen's Hot...

Aug 31, 2023

SaskTel outage impacting communities in northwest Sasktchewan

UPDATE: Services were restored at 2:40 p.m.-Several communities in the northwest are currently without internet access.According to SaskTel, this is currently impacting Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Dillo...

Aug 15, 2023

North Battleford council approves aquatic centre roof project and replacement of multiple light poles

A large portion of North Battleford's Co-op Aquatic Centre will be under construction in the coming weeks.The city's council held a special meeting earlier this week where they approved replacing sect...

Aug 10, 2023

Finlayson Island pedestrian bridge officially re-opens

It was time to celebrate Friday as dignitaries and local residents came together for the re-opening ceremony for the Finlayson Island north truss bridge, for use by pedestrians and cyclists. The bridg...

Jul 21, 2023