Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Proposed cannabis nursery receives green light from R.M. council
The seeds have now been planted for what may prove one day to be a first of its kind operation northeast of Prince Albert.Curtis Braaten, who is more widely known for his Haskap berries, has received ...
Feb 10, 2020 Curtis Braaten speaks to the R.M. of Buckland council on Monday. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...
Feb 10, 2020
Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...
Feb 10, 2020
Older adult job training opens doors
The P.A. Mtis Women's Association is preparing to start the second year of a successful job training program for older adults. The 13-week provincially funded program is aimed at giving people aged 55...
Feb 07, 2020 Seventy-seven per cent of participants in the previous session of the older workers initiative at the P.A. Métis Women's Association found jobs through the program. (submitted photo/Bernadette Aubichon)
Sturgeon Lake First Nation urban reserve plans progress
Sturgeon Lake First Nation is one step closer to establishing an urban reserve in the city of P.A.At the most recent city council meeting on Jan. 27, Prince Albert's politicians approved a servicing a...
Feb 06, 2020 Sturgeon Lake First Nation wants to convert this strip mall beside Rona to an urban reserve. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Another train derailment
A train has derailed near Guernsey, the second time in less than two months that a train has derailed in the area.Phillipe Gaudet from Humboldt used a drone to capture footage of the train wreck that ...
Feb 06, 2020 (Paul Huls/Facebook)
P.A. man flips the switch on life, creates clothing brand
Prince Albert's Cody Demerais can recall the morning he woke up on the floor after a failed suicide attempt and realized he needed to make a change.That was nearly seven years ago and now the 25-year-...
Feb 05, 2020 Cody Demerais handles some of his merchandise at Limitless Gear Clothing and Apparel. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
P.A.'s newest hotel set to open
It's arrived about 15 months later than initially hoped, but Prince Albert's newest hotel, the $15 million Best Western Premier, welcomes its first guests tomorrow.The location on the south side of to...
Feb 05, 2020 The new Best Western Premier hotel will take its first guests Thursday. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Premier's revenue sharing boost not what it seems: P.A. councillor
The premier has announced record revenue sharing with cities for the coming fiscal year, but a Prince Albert city councillor suggests the government is giving with one hand while taking with the other...
Feb 03, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Massive water slide opens at P.A. Inn
Six months after construction began, Prince Albert's latest attraction has already been making quite a splash with riders since it opened a week ago."We've had great feedback from the guests so far," ...
Jan 31, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
