Housing

Melting snow could lead to ice dams

The warmer weather is certainly welcome, but there can be some challenges associated with it.That includes the potential for ice dams on your roof.Trent Fedorychka, associate financial advisor with Co...

Jan 24, 2020 Ice Dams could form on your roof during the melt-thaw cycle. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Planning underway for Oasis Village at Manitou Beach

A multi-million-dollar facility is in the planning stages at Manitou Beach.Oasis Village at Manitou is a retirement living project and health center that would be located next to Manitou Springs in th...

Nov 15, 2019 Proposed Oasis Village at Manitou Beach. (submitted photo/Paul Blaser at RBM Architecture)

Melfort Ambulance urges furnace, chimney inspection

The colder weather is here, and Melfort Ambulance wants everyone to remember to give their furnaces a once-over, mainly to avoid the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.Manager Wayne Therres said as we ...

Oct 28, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

SaskPower blames customers for high bills in Southend

SaskPower has completed an internal review of high electrical bills in Southend and determined they are related to customer power usage and activity.That's according to SaskPower spokesperson Joel Che...

Sep 20, 2019 SaskPower officials visited Southend this year and inspected assets. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

La Ronge councillors support petition for construction of long-term care facility

La Ronge councillors threw their support behind a petition at a regular meeting Wednesday calling for the construction of a long-term care facility in the tri-communities. MacGiver's Pine Auto Care Ow...

May 09, 2019 There has been no word about a long-term care facility since 2014. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Leaders, residents celebrate opening of Spruce Manor in La Ronge

It was a day of celebration in La Ronge as various leaders and community members came together to observe the grand opening of a senior's complex called Spruce Manor. The development consists of two b...

May 03, 2019 Social Services Minister Paul Merriman, La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich and Northsask Special Needs Housing Executive Director Deri Ann Ratt participate in a sod-turning ceremony. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

SaskPower buys La Ronge condo for $285,000 to house powerline technicians

SaskPower spokesperson Jordan Jackle stated the Crown corporation has reached its goal in attracting powerline technicians to La Ronge by purchasing a condo for $285,000. "We looked at a number of dif...

Feb 25, 2019 This corner condo on Studer St. was purchased by SaskPower for $285,000. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

New eight-bedroom group home coming to La Ronge for Northsask Special Needs

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation plans to build an eight-bedroom group home with four self-contained suites for adults with intellectual disabilities in La Ronge.The location of the facility will be l...

Feb 19, 2019