Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Small businesses feeling pressure from government costs: CFIB
First COVID restrictions and now more government-imposed costs are hitting small businesses hard.That's coming from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) which said in a release onTue...
Jul 19, 2022
Prince Albert man receives national forestry scholarship
A man with roots in Prince Albert has been named one of 11 recipients of a special scholarship by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and he is the only one from Saskatchewan.Launched in...
Jul 18, 2022
Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive t...
Jul 17, 2022
Local construction companies dealing with shortages of apprentice workers
Many industries in the province are feeling the effects of supply chain issues and a lack of workers, that includes construction companies.But according to the Prince Albert Construction Association (...
Jul 15, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 2.5 per cent
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998.The central bank's decision signals a more aggressive ap...
Jul 13, 2022
New EV charging stations now running in P.A.
There is another way for customers to fill up their vehicles or in this case...charge them.Lake Country Co-op has officially opened a new charging station as part of the Tesla Supercharger network bes...
Jul 12, 2022
P.A. & Northern Sask add 1,200 jobs in June
Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are seeing their biggest job growth in nearly a year.According to Statistics Canada's monthly report, the region added around 1,200 positions in June. This is t...
Jul 11, 2022
SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike
Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months - and their energy bills could be going up too.In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it ...
Jul 11, 2022
Rio Tinto can transfer, lose or use mineral rights at Fort à la Corne
While no timeline was given, Rio Tinto could lose its mineral claim in the Fort la Corne forest at some point, said the Department of Energy and Resources. The company can also choose to transfer them...
Jul 11, 2022
Margo Fournier sale, soccer and union deals on Monday council agenda
One of the items on Monday's council agenda is a deal to change the collective agreement the City has with its employees. By changing the amount engineers are paid, the city hopes to solve a long-runn...
Jul 11, 2022
