Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...
May 03, 2021
PHR to expand hours, hire more staff after more than $180K in April donations
What an April it was for Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR).The Saskatoon safe consumption site had at least 62 businesses and organizations donate to its facility during the calendar month. Originally, it ...
May 03, 2021
Financial support program for small business extended by Saskatchewan government
Small businesses in Saskatchewan ordered to close or reduce their operations because of COVID-19 have an extra month to get financial support from a provincial government program.Applications to the S...
May 01, 2021
Study says cost of new water treatment plant $7 million more than initial estimate
Plans for a new water treatment plant west of Prince Albert are at a crossroads according to the chair of the project's steering committee.The initial estimated cost of the facility was $45 million do...
Apr 23, 2021
Sturgeon Lake First Nation announces new fuel and convenience store in P.A.
A new First Nation-owned gas station and convenience store, complete with a Chester Fried Chicken drive-thru, is coming to the Cornerstone area of Prince Albert. Sturgeon Lake First Nation made the an...
Apr 21, 2021
Paper Excellence announces new scholarships; further signal of commitment to P.A.
Pulp and paper company Paper Excellence - which owns the currently shuttered mill in Prince Albert - has announced the creation of new scholarships. These are for Mtis students who live in the communi...
Apr 21, 2021
Dionne says promised P.A. forestry manufacturing facility still waiting for provincial approval
Six months after he announced a massive forestry manufacturing facility was "ready to build" in Prince Albert, Mayor Greg Dionne says the project is still waiting for provincial approval. "The City of...
Apr 20, 2021
Hoback reacts to 'wow' federal budget spending
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, is happy to see a federal election appears unlikely in response to the Liberal budget handed down Monday.As he and others try to digest the enormous 739-pa...
Apr 20, 2021
Proposed cannabis store at Emma Lake, receives green light
Wiid Boutique's plan to set up a new store at Emma Lake has cleared another hurdle.Following a public hearing Monday, the District of Lakeland Council voted 5-1 in favour of the application, which pav...
Apr 17, 2021
Former Prince Albert accountant fined $17,500 for misconduct
A former Chartered Professional Accountant in Prince Albert has been fined $17,500 for professional misconduct that caused significant financial harm to clients.The sanction against Reid Joseph McLeod...
Apr 16, 2021
