Corman Park experiencing backlog in building permits
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative The RM of Corman Park is taking steps to address a “significant backlog” in building permits, including engaging an outside firm to help process…
Crop Report for May 19-25, 2026
Producers made significant seeding progress this week, thanks to favourable weather conditions in most of the province. Seeding progress reached 52 per cent, which continues to be behind both the…
Fire restriction in effect for RM of Corman Park
The recent swing to hotter temperatures has led to a total fire restriction being implemented in all divisions of the RM of Corman Park. Effective Thursday, May 28, at 9…
Martensville council awards $17M biosolids pipeline contract
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors passed a motion during their May 19 meeting to award a contract to Marathon Underground Constructions Corp. for a new…
Martensville council approves CCBF application for $1.341M to fund upgrades to Centennial Drive North
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors have approved an application to the 2026 Canada-Community Building Fund (CCBF) for $1,341,800 to carry out Phase 1 of the…
New City of Martensville bylaw consolidates development fees that pay for infrastructure costs
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors passed first reading during their May 19 meeting on a new bylaw that contains all of the charges that the…
Crop Report for May 11 to 18, 2026
A weather system moved through the province this week, bringing strong winds and periods of mixed precipitation. Multiple areas reported rainfall, while others experienced snow and flurries that considerably slowed…
Martensville council discusses how to enforce proposed new ATV bylaw at May 12 meeting
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative What is the purpose of creating a bylaw that cannot be enforced? That fundamental dilemma was raised during the City of Martensville committee of…
Delisle Elementary School receives $20K student nutrition grant through Mosaic Challenge
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Delisle Elementary School has been selected as one of 20 schools across Saskatchewan to receive a $20,000 grant to support student nutrition, which the…
U15A lacrosse tournament takes over WHCC
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Eight lacrosse teams from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba converged on the Warman Home Centre Communiplex from Friday to Sunday, May 15-17 for the Justin…