Tag Archives: Business & Economy
'I believe this will change the face of the downtown': new police substation now open
The cutting of a thick line of yellow police tape helped mark the official opening of the Prince Albert Police Service's new downtown substation.The building which used to house the Conexus Credit Uni...
Nov 19, 2019 Sheryl Kimbley, Chair of the Prince Albert Board of Police Commission, is joined at the ribbon cutting by Police Chief Jon Bergen, Mayor Greg Dionner, PAGC Vice Chief Joseph Tsannie, Elder Jacob Sanderson. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 19, 2019
James Smith Cree Nation repeat concerns about diamond project
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is again rejecting the potential diamond mine at Fort la Corne unless their demands for compensation are met.In a media release Monday, JSCN welcomed last week's announc...
Nov 18, 2019 (submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.)
Quality Inn owes nearly $700,000 to city
The owners of the shuttered Quality Inn hotel in Prince Albert's downtown owe the city close to $700,000 in back taxes. The debt is one of the biggest in the city's more than $3.3 million in unpaid ta...
Nov 18, 2019 The downtown Quality Inn has been shut down since June. It has a very big tax bill with the city. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Rio Tinto to exercise all options on Fort à la Corne exploration
Star Diamond Corporation says a decision by Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) to exercise its further three options on exploring the Fort la Corne site east of Prince Albert is a very positive sign....
Nov 15, 2019 Rio Tinto’s huge Trench Cutting Sampling Rig during drilling earlier this year. (submitted photo/Rio Tinto)
Planning underway for Oasis Village at Manitou Beach
A multi-million-dollar facility is in the planning stages at Manitou Beach.Oasis Village at Manitou is a retirement living project and health center that would be located next to Manitou Springs in th...
Nov 15, 2019 Proposed Oasis Village at Manitou Beach. (submitted photo/Paul Blaser at RBM Architecture)
One year later most oil-and-gas bailout money has moved, federal government says
OTTAWA - Canada's $1.6-billion bailout package for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what. Almost $1 billion of ...
Nov 15, 2019
Tournament organizers looking for volunteers
The puck is not set to drop for Esso Cup until April, but the organizing committee for the tournament wants people to know they need volunteers.2020 Esso Cup Chair Robin Wildey said in order to pull o...
Nov 14, 2019 Esso Cup Chair Robin Wildey speaking Thursday morning in the Johnny Bower lobby at the Art Hauser Centre (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
North American trade pact could be passed before year's end, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON - The most powerful Democrat in the United States Congress says she believes members of Congress could vote on the new North American free-trade agreement before the end of the ye...
Nov 14, 2019
Latest SHA announcement grants Warman, Estevan AAA teams, removes Beardy's and Notre Dame Argos
The Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL) will look a bit different for the 2020/2021 hockey season.The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12 the league will re...
Nov 13, 2019 Beardy's Blackhawks (black) and the Tisdale Trojans (white) battle during their series in the 2019 SMAAAHL Playoffs. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
