Martensville to upgrade all water meters to allow remote readings


Martensville home and business owners will soon be able to keep track of their water usage in real time. Martensville City Council voted at its December 21 meeting to award a contract in the amount of $1,542,168 to Neptune Technology Group to upgrade all the city’s water meters to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology. This central-based radio system that would […]

Martensville approves criminal record check fee


A $40 fee for employment-related criminal record checks  will come into effect in Martensville on February 1, 2022. Martensville City Council voted to adopt a policy endorsing the fee at its meeting on Tuesday, December 21. The policy is identical to  one recently endorsed by Warman City Council at a meeting December 13. Volunteer-related criminal record checks and vulnerable sector […]

Runoff likely to be normal for most parts of province, says WSA

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Weather modeling data indicates that parts of central and northern Saskatchewan could see wetter than normal conditions between December and March, and near normal precipitation for the rest of Saskatchewan. Due to minimal runoff in spring 2021 followed by what was generally a hot and dry summer, most agricultural areas of the province are currently experiencing drier than normal moisture […]

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For the love of the game: Shirley sisters are role models for young female hockey players


Whether it was on a backyard rink as children or in their current role as teammates on the defending NCAA champion University of Wisconsin Badgers, the passion that sisters Sophie and Grace Shirley have for hockey comes through. The talented sisters from Saskatoon were the featured speakers at the ‘Pack the Barn: A celebration of Female Hockey’ event at the […]