Housing

Wildfire claims water bomber pilot's home for second time

A water bomber pilot from La Ronge has lost his house for a second time due to wildfires. "We built that home in 2000 [in Eagle Point] after the house burnt there in 1999," Norman Thomson's wife, Deni...

Jun 03, 2025

Creighton residents warned by Town to leave immediately

A terse warning from the Town of Creighton as wildfires plague the region. "Anyone who does not need to be here in Town needs to leave NOW," the Town of Creighton posted on their social media page. "W...

May 30, 2025

May 5 deadline to appeal property assessments

Property owners in the city have until next Monday to appeal their 2025 property assessments.In a notice issued Friday, the city said residents wishing to challenge their assessment or property classi...

May 02, 2025

Nipawin SUMA resolution to deal with run-down buildings easily passed

The Town of Nipawin has had resounding success from their resolution at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Saskatoon. The resolution was titled 'Assistance Addressi...

Apr 21, 2025

Sask. housing sales increase as numbers fall nationally due to market uncertainty

The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales thi...

Apr 15, 2025

Meadow Lake emergency shelter to stay open till May 31

Those facing homelessness in Meadow Lake have been given a reprieve. The temporary emergency shelter will extend their services to May 31. "Their organizing committee (the Meadow Lake Homeplate Shelte...

Apr 04, 2025

Meadow Lake doesn't qualify for HAF funding

The hopes Meadow Lake had of having affordable housing through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is no longer - at least for the moment. The initial request to the administration exploring the idea c...

Apr 03, 2025

NDP shadow ministers plan two week tour of northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Ministers are touring northern Saskatchewan to hear from northern residents and ensure they are represented when the Legislature reopens late on March 19. The tour was launched...

Feb 24, 2025

'A human right': MN-S cuts the ribbon on two new duplexes in Meadow Lake

Nine months after ground was officially broken on the Fourth Street E., plot of land in Meadow Lake, two ready-to-move in (RTM) duplex buildings built are almost ready to welcome their first tenants. ...

Feb 24, 2025

Province steps back from planned changes to building code tiers

Citing the need to not add to the red tape surrounding construction of new homes in Saskatchewan, the province said recently that builders will not be required to construct new homes at a higher energ...

Feb 20, 2025