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Provincial economic stimulus money aimed at Saskatoon sidewalk repair and maintenance
Saskatoon city councillors have voted to divvy up more than $12 million in provincial economic stimulus money. The money will come from the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). It’s a ...
Jul 21, 2020
‘I’ve never seen a gully washer like that ever:’ Humboldt resident after sewer line burst
As an intense storm hit the City of Humboldt for the second time in just a few weeks, Bob and Theresa Steven said they watched out their windows as the street in front of their home nearly turned into...
Jul 02, 2020
Province, SARM teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges across the province
The province and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) are teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges over the next four years. "Investments in public infrastructure, such as road i...
Jul 02, 2020
Province gives green light to six school infrastructure projects
Six schools in communities across Saskatchewan will be built or refurbished through $110.5 million in funding announced Tuesday by the Saskatchewan government. The funding is part of the province's tw...
Jun 23, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
55 projects identified for first phase of MEEP funding
Projects ranging in cost from $2,000 for dust control on the streets of Ridgedale to $1.65 million for the Estevan Police Service administrative building are set to receive funding from the Saskatchew...
Jun 22, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier says government’s budgeting allowed for infrastructure spending
One day after announcing an infrastructure top up for municipalities, Premier Scott Moe touted how the Saskatchewan Party government's handling of the province's finances over the last four years allo...
May 07, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Construction Association president calls for projects to continue
The Saskatchewan Construction Association (SCA) is asking for public support from all levels of government to allow construction projects across the province to continue uninterrupted. In a media rele...
Apr 02, 2020
Moe says meeting with Freeland more cordial than with Trudeau
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he had a more cordial meeting with Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland than he did with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Moe and Freeland met...
Nov 26, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Nov. 26, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
City of Regina proposes mill rate increase of 3.25 per cent in 2020 budget
The City of Regina's 2020 budget is proposing a mill rate increase of 3.25 per cent. That will result in an additional $5.60 per month, or $67.20 per year, in taxes for a Regina homeowner with an asse...
Nov 15, 2019 City manager Chris Holden (left) and Barry Lacey, executive director of financial strategy and sustainability, hold a news conference outlining the City of Regina's proposed 2020 budget on Nov. 15, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Sask. gov’t launches new growth plan, targets population, jobs and exports
Premier Scott Moe has a blueprint for the province over the next decade. On Thursday, his government released Saskatchewan's Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020. "Our province has seen unprece...
Nov 14, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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