Stalemate continues over regional high school location
By TERRY PUGH A new school year is underway, but so far, there’s little progress on a final decision regarding the site of a future joint-use regional high school for…
Martensville’s 2024 revenue, expenses higher than budgeted, according to financial statements
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors passed a motion during their August 19 meeting to approve the draft audited financial statements for the year ending Dec.…
City of Martensville finalizes terms for accessibility advisory committee
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors passed a motion at their August 19 meeting approving the terms of reference for the city’s new accessibility committee, which…
Martensville Lions seeking new members
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative In a bid to grow their numbers and perhaps generate some new ideas for service projects, the Martensville & District Lions will host a…
Martensville public consultation on use of dirt bikes, ATVs within city limits winds up
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Though some residents have expressed concerns around noise and potential safety risks, the majority of respondents in the City of Martensville’s public consultation around…
Clean Energy Summit hosted in Martensville
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative First Nations leaders, provincial and international government representatives, and other economic decision-makers recently converged on the City of Martensville for a two-day conference hosted…
Martensville seeks changes to Vehicles for Hire Act to allow provincewide licensing
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative The City of Martensville will sign on to a letter to the Minister Responsible for SGI asking for changes to the Vehicle for Hire…
Childcare service to open at Martensville Recreation Centre in early 2026
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Having now received the go-ahead from the City of Martensville to begin operation, a non-profit organization in Saskatoon is set to open a new…
Vandalism costing City of Martensville big bucks
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative A vandalism spree targeting street signs has become an issue within the City of Martensville, which has so far cost the municipality approximately $10,000…
Author writes books with one vowel tied behind her back
By TERRY PUGH A ‘pangram’ is a sentence that uses all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The best-known example of a pangram is: ‘The quick brown fox jumps over…