Women’s Dive Day cleans up underwater trash
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. About a dozen hardy female scuba divers scoured the depths of Atton’s Lake during a Women’s Dive Day in mid-July.…
Regional OCP aims to guide long-term development
An unprecedented meeting involving five municipal councils is scheduled for September 24 to vote on a bylaw adopting the Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth (P4G) Official Community Plan (OCP). The…
PSSD rolls out ‘soft start’ for return to class
Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) schools are dividing their student population into two ‘cohorts’ or groups, with two separate start dates in an effort to iron out the wrinkles before…
Firefighters respond to record number of calls
After four hours working in blistering heat and howling winds battling a wildfire southeast of Warman, firefighters hardly had time to catch their breath before responding to a garage fire…
Firefighters battle wildfire near Warman
Firefighters from Warman and Martensville successfully extinguished a wildfire in a field southeast of Warman. The fire was reported at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 19. Warman Fire Rescue (WFR)…
Firefighters douse wildfire that threatened Martensville acreage
Martensville firefighters prevented a wildfire from damaging a residence on an acreage west of Martensville on Tuesday, August 18. Martensville Fire Department (MFD) Captain Norm Hydamacka said firefighters were dispatched…
New Martensville recreation facility to be built west of Hwy 12
Martensville’s new multi-purpose recreation facility will be built west of Highway 12 on a five-acre parcel of land donated by Canwest Commercial & Land Corporation, a sister corporation of North…
Alternate route suggested to avoid traffic snarls when school starts
Warman City Council is hoping that advance notice of an alternative route will help alleviate a potential traffic bottleneck near Holy Trinity and Traditions Elementary Schools this fall. Motorists are…
So-called ‘flushable’ wipes cause blockages in Warman sewer lines
So-called ‘flushable’ wipes are grossly misnamed, according to the folks responsible for keeping sanitary sewer lines flowing smoothly. “We’ve had some serious blockages in the lines caused by flushable, baby…
Warman to begin enforcing penalties as utility arrears pile up
The City of Warman will begin enforcing penalties on outstanding utility accounts by mid-September. Currently, the city is owed a total of $53,000 in unpaid water utility bills. According to…