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Private bus operator to quit after getting ticket from city
It looks like Prince Albert is losing its private bus service to Saskatoon.Rider Express Transportation says they'll pull out after Friday's run, and it appears the move was prompted by a ticket they ...
Oct 09, 2019 (File photo/Tyler Marr paNOW Staff)
Fond du Lac Airport still without necessary upgrades: Chief Louie Mercredi
"We are the most isolated community in Saskatchewan right now."Those are the words of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi who flew the media, including larongeNOW, to his small no...
Oct 07, 2019 Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi and West Wind Aviation President and CEO Michael Rodyniuk at the local airport. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Indie pot shops seek cooperative wholesale, distribution
Some of Saskatchewan's private independent cannabis shops are forming a co-operative to thwart what they see as the challenges from the already dominant corporate sector in the new legal cannabis mark...
Oct 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Engineering firm opens wallet to support cause
A local business has made a contribution to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Friday morning at their offices, Prakash Consulting announced they were making a $10,000 donation. The company's president, ...
Oct 04, 2019 Ravi Prakash, left and his business partner Jim Brown, right, hand a check for $10,000 to Marina Mitchell, center, Friday morning at their offices (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
"Morale is high and we just want a fair deal": Unifor members go on strike
Equipped with a hot cup of coffee in one hand and a sign in the other, employees represented by Unifor are walking the picket lines outside the SaskEnergy, SaskPower and SaskTel offices in Prince Albe...
Lisa Brady Oct 04, 2019 A dozen Unifor members were seeing walking in front of the Sask Energy office in Prince Albert on fifth Ave. E. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
National Disability Employment Awarness month officially proclaimed
The City of Prince Albert has officially recognized October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.Wednesday afternoon at the Prince Albert Community Service Centre, Deputy Mayor Don Cody r...
Oct 03, 2019 Representatives from the City of Prince Albert, Government of Saskatchewan, P.A. Community Service Centre and the local business community gathered Wednesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Community groups look to engage forestry industry
Some community groups are looking to raise concerns about the forest industries logging plans. Members from The Council of Canadians, Renewable Power Intelligent Choice and Protect Our Forest are look...
Oct 02, 2019 Sakâw Askiy staff prepare maps at a public meeting last year (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
P.A. woman enjoys big business success stateside
A former Prince Albert resident recently enjoyed a big day at the New York Stock Exchange.Michelle Zatlyn, and the company she co-founded, Cloudflare, recently launched an initial public stock offerin...
Oct 01, 2019 Michelle Zatlyn rings the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 13 (Michelle Zatlyn/Twitter)
Province set to table new offer to Crown union ahead of possible strike
About 3,000 unionized workers at SaskTel could go on strike as early as Monday if a deal isn't reached.Unifor and the Crown corporation started two days of talks Thursday and the union said if a colle...
Sep 26, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Aurora adds new passenger service route in La Ronge
A new charter and bus service called Aurora will begin providing transportation to residents in the tri-communities to Prince Albert and Saskatoon.The service is expected to launch Sept. 30 and busine...
Sep 25, 2019 This van is being used to transport passengers between the communities. (Submitted photo/Victor Hoosein)
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