Tag Archives: Business & Economy
November boost in P.A. house market
Despite COVID-19, Prince Albert house sales are up over 60 per cent compared to November last year. Also, the city is among 11 of 19 markets the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA) tracks that ha...
Dec 05, 2020
Prince Albert sees large increase of board game sales during pandemic
Families across Saskatchewan are spending more time together than ever before due to the current pandemic. A big question for many of those families is, what do we do? The answer to that question for ...
Dec 04, 2020
Mixed stats on local, provincial and national job front
There is a mixed bag of employment data from Statistics Canada.The large Prince Albert and North region - which currently accounts for a total work force of over 102,000 people - saw an improvement in...
Dec 04, 2020
Winter sports experience sales boom in Saskatchewan
Kevin Robinson never imagined cross-country skiing would become a popular sport in Saskatchewan.The owner of Eb's Source for Adventure has seen his company thrive like never before thanks to a global ...
Dec 04, 2020
SaskPower rebate takes effect
Saskatchewan residents started getting a break on their power bills Tuesday.As promised by the Saskatchewan Party during the election campaign, all SaskPower customers will be getting a 10 per cent re...
Dec 01, 2020
Liberals have no mandate for spending: Hoback
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says the federal Liberal minority government does not have a mandate for large amounts of the proposed COVID response spending that includes money for soci...
Dec 01, 2020
'He made a significant lapse in judgment': Gun toting suspect avoids jail time
Nearly six months after a disturbance at a Prince Albert bar, the man responsible has now been sentenced on all charges and none of it will require any time in custody.On Monday, Tim Franc, 27, entere...
Nov 30, 2020
City of P.A. creates online campaign to promote local holiday shopping
The City of Prince Albert is teaming up with local partners to promote a shop local social media campaign this Christmas season. The campaign brings together local shops, products, services, and shopp...
Nov 30, 2020
Elk Ridge ownership deal receives thumbs up from surrounding business community
The re-opening of Elk Ridge Resort is just a week away, and the local business community is reacting with both excitement and relief.Saskatchewan group, Routes2SK took ownership of the northern Saskat...
Nov 28, 2020
Prince Albert not rushed for Black Friday
On the morning of Black Friday, it is typical to see hundreds of shoppers waiting in line outside large retail stores, gathered in the cold early morning frost. However, this year that was not the cas...
Nov 27, 2020
