Tag Archives: Business & Economy
UFA keeps employees working through COVID-19 pandemic
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. — The pandemic forced many companies to cut back and lay off employees. That was not the case for UFA. It paid the workers at its Farm and Ranch Stores and Petroleum location...
Curtis Galbraith Jan 07, 2021
Long time owner of P.A. Insurance Ltd. sells to international company
P.A. Insurance Limited, owned by Ron Wesolowski for over 40 years, has been sold to HUB International Limited. The deal was announced last month.While Wesolowski will no longer be manager of the busin...
Jan 07, 2021
English River band members camp out, in protest of alleged secrecy by leadership
Relying on a wood burning stove to keep warm, and the kindness of fellow community members to bring them food, Marlene Tcho and Rose Dawastare from English River First Nation, are camping out until th...
Jan 06, 2021
Pandemic putting a damper on January gym membership jump
It's the season of new year's resolutions and fresh starts, but Prince Albert gyms aren't experiencing the surge in new members they usually do. SaskPro Crossfit owner Scott Gardiner told paNOW his fa...
Jan 06, 2021
Savings accounts, life insurance top of mind amid pandemic
More people are looking to build a financial cushion after the upheaval and uncertainty of the past year. Adriann Locke, a financial advisor with Thierman Finanacial, told paNOW she's seen an increase...
Jan 04, 2021
Hope and the Future: Local RM's anticipate big infrastructure projects
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. paNOW decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.The Rural Muncipalities (R...
Dec 26, 2020
P.A. construction industry hopes 2021 lays foundation for multi-year boost
The Prince Albert Construction Association is hopeful new economic growth in the city could turn around a five-year slump in the residential construction sector. "We're feeling fairly optimistic about...
Dec 23, 2020
CN and CP topped grain revenue entitlement caps for 2019-20 crop year
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Agency says both the Canadian National Railway Co. and the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. exceeded their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 20192...
The Canadian Press Dec 22, 2020
Lay of the land: new rec centre site taking shape
Work on the site of Prince Albert's future $60 million recreation complex is well on track, reports the developer. Signature Developments Co., the company that sold the 18-acre parcel to the city in J...
Dec 22, 2020
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce develops training and employment network
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has developed the Training and Employment Network (TEN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.A dozen chambers in the province are participating in the program that...
Dec 22, 2020
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