New ice plant slated for Martensville Sports Centre
By TERRY PUGH The good news is the aging Martensville Sports Centre will be getting a new arena ice plant this year. The even better news is Martensville property owners…
Localized flooding prompts request for disaster assistance eligibility
By TERRY PUGH A severe storm on June 21 dumped exceptional amounts of rain and hail on Martensville, causing serious overland flood damage to several properties, including the city-owned Civic…
Traffic Safety Fund grants for Langham, Martensville
Pedestrian crosswalks will be a little safer in Langham and Martensville thanks to grants from SGI’s Provincial traffic Safety Fund. The two area municipalities are among 49 communities to receive…
Two charged in cocaine trafficking investigation
Multiple Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) units in Southern Saskatchewan began an investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Saskatoon area earlier this year. As a result of continued investigation, officers…
Martensville Fire Department begins new era
Twenty-nine years after signing on as a raw recruit in 1995, Dean Brooman is now Chief of the Martensville Fire Department (MFD). Brooman, who took all his training and certification…
Martensville City Manager chosen President of Government Finance Officers Association
Martensville City Manager Tanya Garost is the new President of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. She is the 10th Canadian, and the first…
Construction activity picks up in Warman, Martensville
The value of construction projects in Warman for the first six months of 2024 is almost triple what it was for the same period last year. Between January 1, 2024…
Candidates gear up as provincial election nears
With a provincial election just over the horizon, nominated candidates of all political stripes are already in full campaign mode. If voters haven’t already had a doorstep visit from their…
Martensville council endorses higher safety standards for heavy vehicles
Martensville City Council has endorsed the concept of ‘Direct Vision Standard’ (DVS) safety measures for heavy vehicles. The goal is to greatly reduce the potential for pedestrians and cyclists to…
Martensville council approves 87-unit rental apartment building
Martensville City Council voted at its meeting on June 4 to approve a discretionary use application for an 87-unit rental apartment complex to be constructed at 225 Main Street. The…