Tag Archives: Business & Economy
P.A. architect named chamber's new chair
A changing of the guard has taken place for the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce.At the board's annual general meeting Wednesday, Ian Litzenberger passed the gavel to incoming Chair Jaso...
Sep 18, 2019 Jason Hurd. (Facebook/Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce)
North Battleford business pre-approved to build cannabis facility, produce hemp
North Battleford's Envirosafe Chemicals Canada (Envirosafe) has announced it received approval from Health Canada to embark on two new projects. It has been pre-approved to build a cannabis cultivatio...
Sep 18, 2019 Envirosafe president and CEO James Davey seen on Oct. 17, 2018, the day cannabis was legalized in Canada. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW Sept. 17, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with George Reed and Gary Hodgkinson at the Project Falcon diamond exploration site.
Sep 17, 2019
Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds
The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...
Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
The hottest ticket in town
The walls at the Art Hauser Centre will shake a bit harder this season, with close to 2,000 season tickets sold so far.This represents 500 more than last season, and the highest number in the past 10 ...
Sep 17, 2019 (submitted photo/Prince Albert Raiders)
SPCA and Co-op team up for Fuel Good Day
Tuesday marks Fuel Good Day across Western Canada as local Co-ops fundraise for community groups. In Prince Albert and area, Lake Country Co-op will donate five cents to the Prince Albert SPCA from ev...
Sep 17, 2019 Lake Country Co-op employees serve burgers while SPCA volunteers stand with two dogs looking for new homes. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Cell coverage needs improvement, says R.M. of Birch Hills Reeve
Despite opposition from rate payers, SaskTel remains committed to putting up a cell tower in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert and that could be welcome news as well for people who live in the n...
Sep 16, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
U of S unveils campus sign
The new University of Saskatchewan Campus in Prince Albert marked a milestone Monday morning.The sign for the downtown campus was officially unveiled to the public at a ceremony which saw speeches fro...
Sep 16, 2019 The new sign for the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus has been unveiled (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Carlton students learn about workplace safety
Today has been proclaimed Youth Safety Education Day by the City of Prince Albert.As part of the occasion students at Carlton Comprehensive High School got to hear from a number of speakers who talked...
Sep 13, 2019 Jim Demeray, left, with Brad Compton of the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board, the MC of the event after the talk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Province giving some runners up a second chance with cannabis stores
A Prince Albert business owner has a new opportunity in the cannabis industry.Duane Braaten, who owns Advantage Real Estate Services along with his business partner and pharmacist Dixeshkumar Patel ar...
Sep 12, 2019 A Prince Albert business owner and his partner have a chance to open a cannabis store in Rosetown (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
