Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1
After all the salutes to frontline workers, the hearts on windows and the hailing of essential workers as heroes, Carla Beck says those words ring hollow without fair compensation.The NDP's labour cri...
Jun 04, 2021
Prince Albert's $50,000 positive storytelling campaign taking shape
Prince Albert city council is ready to put its new positive storytelling strategy out to tender. The proposed campaign, which council allocated up to $50,000 for during budget deliberations, is aimed ...
Jun 02, 2021
Local distillery off to spirited start
Saskatchewan's newest craft distillery, is turning a lot of heads in a short period of time.Phantom Light distillery launched their first product, Phantom Light Vodka, in early May and within less tha...
Jun 01, 2021
Some increases, some decreases in SGI’s proposed rate change
Starting in January, vehicle insurance rates in Saskatchewan could be going up ... and down.On Tuesday, SGI announced it had asked the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel to examine a proposed zero per cen...
Jun 01, 2021
P.A. pulp mill wants surety amid longer term timber supply questions
Amid hints of an impending boom in the Prince Albert and area forestry sector, concerns over timber supply and who's allowed to harvest it remain. After comments from Mayor Greg Dionne pushing the pro...
Jun 01, 2021
Retailers in P.A. working hard to keep up with the demand for outdoor equipment
An increase in interest from Prince Albert residents in outdoor activities has retailers working hard to keep up with the demand.One unfortunate thing that retailers such as Walmart and Canadian Tire ...
May 30, 2021
P.A. casino to resume operations June 20
A chance to get out to a different place and see people.That's one of the messages from the Saskatchewan Indigenous Gaming Authority (SIGA) with news Prince Albert's Northern Lights Casino (NLC) will ...
May 28, 2021
COVID testing program amid Cameco outbreak
Cameco says it continues to operate safely amid a COVID-19 outbreak at its Cigar Lake site in the North. Over the weekend, nine people from the nearly 300 tested there returned a positive result for C...
May 25, 2021
Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers
CALGARY - A report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers. Braeden Larson...
May 20, 2021
MN-S V.P. candidate focused on economic development, language rights, and social issues
The Mtis-Nation Saskatchewan election is now two weeks away, and a candidate with connections to Beauval and Saskatoon says he wants to be a part of positive change.Darrel Burnouf is one of five candi...
May 15, 2021
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