Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Saskatchewan sets housing sales record in 2021
The weather may have been cold to end 2021, but housing sales were red hot in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) released its December stats Thursday, which included the yearly r...
Jan 07, 2022
Prince Albert funeral home under new direction as long time manager steps down
After 57 years of service in the industry, Don Moriarty is retiring as funeral home manager at River Park Funeral Home.Lisa Bos-Atchison, long-time senior funeral director with Arbor Memorial will suc...
Dec 30, 2021
Year in review for Shellbrook: hits and misses from 2021
With the calendar about to flip over to 2022, the Mayor of Shellbrook is reflecting back on the past year's highlights and challenges.One of the more obvious highlights for Amund Otterson, is the disc...
Dec 28, 2021
Year in Review: Economic and Infrastructure Developments
As 2021 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.There is renewed optimism for the provin...
Dec 28, 2021
Sask. housing market sees historically low inventory levels for December
The housing market in Saskatchewan is looking at low inventory levels, which is putting pressure on housing prices.According to Chris Gurette, CEO of the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, these trend...
Dec 23, 2021
Local wood product manufacturer benefits from strong growth in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan continues to have one of the top performing economies in the country.Manufacturing sales increased 53 per cent between October 2020 and October 2021, which is the highest year-over-year i...
Dec 21, 2021
Saskatchewan manufacturing sales see big growth in 2021
Saskatchewan is reporting the highest year-over-year manufacturing sales increase across Canada, according to new data from Statistics Canada.Saskatchewan saw a manufacturing sales increase of 52.9 pe...
Dec 21, 2021
SGI announces rate changes to begin in the spring
The majority of SGI customers will see rate changes come into play starting in April.SGI announced Monday the plants to start implementing revenue-neutral rebalancing of Auto Fund rates.It's expected ...
Dec 21, 2021
'If you cannot trust your partners, you can't work with them': RM of Buckland cuts ties with Prince Albert REDA
The Prince Albert Regional Economic Development Alliance (PAREDA) has been reduced to five members following a vote this week during the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland's council meeting.Council v...
Dec 16, 2021
P.A. restaurants forced to raise prices to survive
There's a good chance Prince Albert residents will need to pay a bit more for meals at restaurants, bars, and cafs moving forward.This comes as the overall cost for food continues to increase with the...
Dec 16, 2021
