Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Lights up in P.A. downtown as Santa takes a break
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Prince Albert's downtown. The installation of holiday lights is now complete and although the Santa Claus parade has been cancelled this year, there's st...
Nov 27, 2020
Mid-year financial report forecasts lower deficit
Saskatchewan's financial picture is brighter than expected at the mid-year point.The 2020-21 mid-year report, which was released Friday, predicts the province's deficit will be more than $380 million ...
Nov 27, 2020
Real trees in large and early demand this year
We are one month from Christmas and Rick Van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon says his business has sold twice as many live Christmas trees as it did this time last year."I am a little concer...
Nov 27, 2020
BOB Awards recognize the best in Prince Albert and area
The community has spoken. With over 230,000 votes submitted online, the 2021 Best of the Best (BOB) Awards have been decided.As has become customary over the past seven years, paNOW readers have shown...
Nov 27, 2020
Black Friday shopping in a pandemic: COVID-19 closes some stores, sales move online
Black Friday, the one-day shopping bonanza known for its big bargains and large crowds, has arrived. While rising COVID-19 cases and weeks of staggered deals have muted the usual fanfare of the shoppi...
Nov 27, 2020
New COVID restrictions: Prince Albert reacts
As the Government of Saskatchewan issues new restrictions as of Friday to try to stem the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, what do these measures mean for Prince Albert?Here's a look at some of the...
Nov 26, 2020
Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures
People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week.Manitoba favo...
Nov 25, 2020
P.A. restaurant permanently closes after more than 30 years
One of Prince Albert's best known restaurants is closing its doors after over 33 years. Amy Hadley, owner and operator of Amy's On Second, announced the news in a statement posted to Facebook on Satur...
Nov 24, 2020
Keystone XL not the same project John Kerry nixed in 2015, Canada's U.S. envoy says
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015. President-elect Joe Biden has named Kerry, former...
Nov 24, 2020
P.A. Chamber of Commerce applauds provincial government's COVID-19 response
The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce is endorsing the provincial government's approach to COVID-19 restrictions, saying a large-scale lockdown would be "catastrophic" for businesses."T...
Nov 24, 2020
