Tag Archives: Agriculture
Hemp crops promoted at Farm Progress Show
Saskatchewan may be seeing more hemp crops in the future.Andrea Eriksson, business development officer at Norquest College in Edmonton, spoke at the Farm Progress Show in Regina this past week to educ...
Jun 24, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
4-H Charity steer auction wrangles large sum for Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) Family Room at the Victoria Hospital is getting 'beefed' up thanks to the fundraising efforts of local 4-H clubs and the Prince Albert Exhibition Association. The RMH w...
Jun 19, 2019
More franchises offering protein substitutes
Tim Hortons has recently joined a growing number of food establishments in the country offering meat substitutes, with the launch of a new line of breakfast sandwiches and wraps using sausage substitu...
Jun 18, 2019 Tim Hortons will offer three versions of Beyond Meat's signature meatless patties. (Submitted photo/Tim Hortons)
R.M. of Prince Albert aims to clean up messy property bylaw
The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert is proposing sweeping changes to its nuisance abatement bylaw, which deals mainly with unsightly yards. The need to update the bylaw was discussed at cou...
Jun 17, 2019 Div. 2 Councilor Tyler Hazelwood says he's in favour of changes to the nuisance abatement bylaw. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Schmalz elected Reeve
The Rural Municipality of Prince Albert has elected a former RCMP officer as their new Reeve.Eric Schmalz emerged the victor from Wednesday's by-election with 316 votes.Doug Phelps was the runner up w...
Jun 12, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Eric Schmalz)
Voting day for R.M. of Prince Albert
Ratepayers in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert will elect a new Reeve today.Voting in the by-election has been scheduled to take place at the R.M office from 9 a.m to 8 p.m. Anyone who i...
Jun 12, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert area 4-H Clubs come together to cap off year
It's the time of year when 4-H Clubs around Saskatchewan come together to auction off their animals as projects wind down.On Monday evening, the five regional 4-H clubs in the Prince Albert area will ...
Jun 10, 2019 4-H Club members show off their animals at P.A. Exhibition Centre Monday morning (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Media provided look at proposed retreat site amidst community objections
While nothing has been finalized, including where even the drive way might be built, the media was invited Thursday to take a look at the site which could be home someday to a special retreat for firs...
Jun 07, 2019 Jeff Reeder discusses the site plans with the media. The property is located roughly 30km. west of Prince Albert in the Rural Municipality of Duck Lake. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Thunderstorm welcomed by most, although not all
Prince Albert was treated to a healthy dose of precipitation Monday, as a thunderstorm cell moved through the area, bringing with it much needed moisture.According to Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ...
Jun 04, 2019 Lightning toppled a tree near P.A. resident Chris Knight's home during last night's thunderstorm. (submitted photo/Chris Knight)
Six-hundred straw bales destroyed during dairy farm fire
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from a dairy farm in the Hague area Wednesday, as fire crews worked all afternoon and night to contain a large bale fire.Members of the Hague Fire D...
May 30, 2019 (Facebook/ Hague Fire Dept.)
