Tag Archives: Business & Economy
B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company
VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...
Jan 06, 2020
Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...
Jan 02, 2020
Prince Albert's only downtown post office set for closure
A big change is coming this year for Prince Albert residents who rely on the Canada Post location at the Central Ave. Pharmasave downtown.As of 12 p.m. Jan. 17, the post office will cease operations. ...
Jan 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake
The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...
Jan 02, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)
Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...
Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Prince Albert's economy in 2019, from the chamber's perspective
The CEO of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce thinks 2020 could be a very exciting year for the region.Elise Hildebrandt is basing her statement on several announcements made in 2019, ...
Dec 31, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Year in Review: Revitalizing Prince Albert
As 2019 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.It was an exciting year in Prince Albert...
Dec 31, 2019 Mayor Greg Dionne (left), Dave Fischl (centre) and Coun. Don Cody (right) use shovels to spread asphalt onto the last meter of the Rotary Trail. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Year in Review: Diamond exploration progresses east of P.A.
A project that has been decades in the making and which has the potential to create many hundreds of jobs, saw some significant movement in 2019. However, the parties behind the Fort la Corne diamond ...
Dec 21, 2019 This aerial image shows the construction of the bulk sampling plant where the huge bags of kimberlite samples (in top of image) will be processed to get an idea of the quantity and quality of diamonds in the sample. (Star Diamond Corp.)
Trappers happy to see Northwest Company reverse fur buying stance
Northern trappers are responding to the decision by The Northwest Company to again accept fur pelts.The announcement was made in a media release on the company's website last week. It reverses a decis...
Dec 17, 2019 A potential buyer takes a look at a few skins at the NSTA Fur Table in Prince Albert. (File Photo/Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Cannabis edibles set to arrive on P.A. store shelves
The festive season is when we're likely to consume more chocolate, candy and drinks than we normally do. And there just might be a few cannabis equivalents of these goodies in Christmas stockings next...
Dec 16, 2019 Over a year after the legalization of recreational cannabis, edible products will start hitting local shelves. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
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