Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Building Saskatchewan: Construction industry highlights sector
It's Saskatchewan Construction Week, and professionals across the province, including Prince Albert, are recognizing the significance of the sector to the economy.Various events are planned in P.A., i...
Apr 08, 2019 Bryn Howland, the co-owner of Bryan Construction is flanked by Dalton Thomas and Raef Given on the site of a large home build south of P.A. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff )
Annual spring event underway
The ice has been taken out at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club as it's now spring time.With the changing of the season comes the Cosmo Home Show, which is hosted annually by the Prince Albert C...
Apr 06, 2019 The Prince Albert Cosmopolitan Club are putting on their annual home show (Michael Joel-Hansne/paNOW Staff)
P.A. property slump shows no signs of abating
There aren't many spring shoots in the Prince Albert residential property market which continues its downward spiral. However, things have picked up in Saskatoon.The Saskatoon Region Association of Re...
Apr 05, 2019 (File photo: NanaimonewsNOW)
National job streak comes to an end, unemployment up regionally
The six month run of growth in Canada's labour market came to an end in March, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady.Employment fell by 7,200 last month, most of which was full-time work, acc...
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City misses targets on new impound lot
One year after a new vehicle impound lot opened in Prince Albert, the city says it's been a success so far, although it didn't meet revenue targets.A report to city council shows the city did not make...
Apr 04, 2019 (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Saskatoon working on contingency plan following P.A. oil spill
The 2016 oil spill that blanketed the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert and shut down the local water intake system is being used as a springboard by the City of Saskatoon as local officials...
Apr 03, 2019 The aftermath of the oil spill. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
City asking for public feedback through online survey
The city wants to hear from you when it comes to customer service. The City of Prince Albert has implemented a new online survey to gauge public feedback on customer service and phone etiquette. The '...
Apr 02, 2019 The City of Prince Albert wants to gauge public feedback through a new online survey. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
P.A. hospital funding a priority as finance minister touts latest budget
There's room at the table for more federal government participation as the city and province work toward a new hospital in Prince Albert.That's according to both Mayor Greg Dionne and Saskatchewan Min...
Apr 01, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer speaks at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday in Prince Albert. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Uncertainty abounds as federal carbon tax looms
The federal carbon tax will hit the province on April 1, but how it will impact Saskatchewan's books and small businesses remains unclear.Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the impact of the tax was...
Mar 29, 2019 The federal carbon tax comes into effect in Saskatchewan April 1. (Jzehnder1/Dreamstime.com)
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
