Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Janitorial services ramp up efforts to keep P.A. offices and businesses clean
Cleaning companies around P.A. are being asked to put a little more elbow grease into what is already a challenging job.Janitorial services are putting in extra hours with a focus on sanitizing high-t...
Mar 16, 2020 Janitorial companies around P.A. are putting in extra hours ensuring businesses are clean in response to COVID-19 concerns. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
P.A. Biz Awards postponed
The Samuel McLeod Business Awards have been postponed until further notice, amid growing concerns over COVID-19.The event was scheduled for April 2. In a press release Friday, the Prince Albert and Di...
Mar 13, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Large P.A. trade show postponed due to COVID-19
The P.A. Exhibition Association has announced the Focus on Women Trade Show and Sale will not take place as planned this weekend due to the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The annual event attracts ven...
Mar 12, 2020 Shoppers peruse vendor's stalls at 2019's Focus on Women Trade Show and Sale. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north
"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just wrapped a...
Mar 10, 2020
Diamond project relationship hits rocks: Star Diamond sues Rio Tinto
Some of the sparkle may have been lost between the Project Falcon diamond partners East of Prince Albert. Star Diamond Corporation is taking Rio Tinto Exploration Canada to court over what it claims i...
Mar 10, 2020 Rio Tinto's huge trench cutting rig at the Project Falcon diamond venture East of Prince Albert. (submitted photo/Rio Tinto)
Don't panic: local financial advisors offer advice as markets tumble
Amidst plummeting oil prices and growing fears of coronavirus, two Prince Albert financial planners say investors have no need to panic, despite plunging stock prices. "Eventually this is all going to...
Mar 09, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Alberta economy, reeling from coronavirus, takes gut punch due to oil price war
Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.The spiral of oil prices has accelerated due to an all-out pr...
Mar 09, 2020
Nominees for 2020 Samuel McLeod Business Awards
A plumbing company, auto dealership and electrical contractor are in the running for the title of 2020 Samuel McLeod Business Awards (SMBA) Business of The Year. The finalists for the awards across a ...
Mar 07, 2020 Janine Favreau, who owns Nutters Everyday Naturals, was formally acknowledged Friday as the recipient of the P.A. and District Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award. The event also confirmed all the nominees in ten categories for the 2020 Samuel McLeod Business Awards. (Marlene Stene/paNOW staff)
Plus $200 million for new P.A. hospital
The provincial government has confirmed the tender for advisory services for a new hospital in Prince Albert that will cost more than $200 million. Health Minister Jim Reiter said as much to reporters...
Mar 05, 2020 (file photo/paNOW)
Local group thankful for provincial government support
The Government of Saskatchewan is committing $500,000 to help new immigrants learn English.In a media release sent out Wednesday the provincial government said organizations in Prince Albert, Saskatoo...
Mar 04, 2020 Members of the Prince Albert Multicultural Council are happy the provincial government is supporting language programs. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
