Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Minimum wage increasing to $13 on Saturday
Saskatchewan's lowest-earning workers will get a pay raise Saturday, when the province's minimum wage goes up to $13 per hour from $11.81 per hour.The provincial government is planning to increase the...
Sep 30, 2022
Disruptions expected as power upgrades begin in Riverview
Some residents in the Riverview area could be without power temporarily as electrical upgrades are being done to the neighbourhood.SaskPower said the work began Monday to help replace around seven kil...
Sep 27, 2022
Feds lift border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
Federal ministers say all COVID-19 border restrictions will be removed as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine of international travellers, as well as the requirement f...
Sep 26, 2022
Big Box stores in Prince Albert win tax appeal
The City of Prince Albert is looking for another $650,000 after five major retailers successfully appealed their tax bills. Walmart, JYSK, Canadian Tire, Sport Check and Marks Work Warehouse joined fo...
Sep 23, 2022
The final countdown: excitement builds for Raiders' home opener
For Raiders hockey fans, the night before the home opener is in many ways similar to how a young child may feel the night before Christmas.Raiders business manager Michael Scissons confirmed there's e...
Sep 22, 2022
Local businesses go shopping for solutions, as carts mysteriously disappear
While the sight of an abandoned shopping cart can be amusing for passers by, and even has its own social media following, local businesses who incur added costs are not laughing.Christopher Szeszorak,...
Sep 20, 2022
Custom bottles part of a new partnership for Phantom Light Distillery
A Prince Albert company has found a way to give back after signing a major partnership with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.Phantom Light Distillery was named the official vodka of the SJHL for ...
Sep 16, 2022
Majority of Sask. communities seeing property sale numbers higher than 10-year average
Residential property sales across the province continue to be down from last year but that doesn't mean the sector is struggling.According to the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA), most communi...
Sep 13, 2022
The man, the meth, the legend; P.A. man cleans house, literally
A Prince Albert man who cleans houses contaminated by meth says his business opportunities are only limited by the owner's budgets. Clarence Natomagan owns Meth Busters (inspired by Myth Busters) and ...
Sep 13, 2022
P.A. & northern Sask. see drop in jobs in August
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan saw a drop in the number of jobs over the past month.According to Statistics Canada, the region lost around 400 positions in August. This puts the total of empl...
Sep 10, 2022
