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City approves $17.2 million police budget
Prince Albert city council has approved a $17.2 million police budget for 2020, up $500,000 from last year. Spending on the department accounts for around a quarter of the entire city budget. The city...
Nov 06, 2019 Prince Albert Police Service Chief Jon Bergen speaks to councillors at Tuesday's budget deliberations (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
P.A. makes progress on lead pipe removal
The City of Prince Albert is making headway when it comes to removing old lead pipes from the public water system and ensuring water quality remains within provincial standards.Last year it was estima...
Nov 05, 2019 City crews replace cast iron pipes in downtown P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
More money requested for special needs transit
Just over 3,000 requests for paratransit in Prince Albert went unfilled in 2018. In response, the organization that provides bus service for people with disabilities is asking the city for increased f...
Nov 05, 2019 Paratransit user, Dennis Demerais. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. library asks city for $100,000 for repairs
The John M. Cuelenaere Public Library (JMCPL) is asking the city of P.A. for $100,000 to help fund repairs and renovations."It's your building and your building needs some work," JMCPL board chair Bre...
Nov 05, 2019 Pictures show cracking to the masonry on the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library's outer walls (Budget Committee Agenda/City of P.A.)
SUMA calls for province to share funds from cannabis sales
The group that lobbies the provincial government on behalf of cities towns and villages wants to see some changes on the revenue front in regards to the cannabis excise tax.Gordon Barnhart, president ...
Oct 31, 2019 The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the provincial government to share cannabis excise tax revenue. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
New lights at problem crossing
Flashing yellow beacons have been installed at the crosswalk at Sixth Ave. E. outside Carlton High School. The city hopes the new lights, which came with a $30,000 price tag, will improve safety at th...
Oct 30, 2019 Flashing yellow lights at the crosswalk in front of Carlton High are now operational. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW staff)
City to change bench and shelter locations along bus routes
The City of Prince Albert is taking steps to better serve transit users following a new report by city administration on benches and bus shelters along its routes."There's 96 bus stops that we looked ...
Oct 29, 2019 A bus shelter will be moved from Fourth Street to Third Street (Council Agenda/City of P.A.)
P.A. council focused on alcohol wording change
P.A. city councillors lawyers for the city continue to work their way through a process they hope will allow them to limit liquor store hours. The matter is under provincial jurisdiction, but the city...
Oct 29, 2019 (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
Speed concerns raised in Carlton Park neighbourhood
Over 40 people living on Wylie Crescent in the southeast part of the city are fed up with the amount of speeding drivers cruising through the neighbourhood, and have signed a petition to highlight the...
Oct 29, 2019 Residents living on Wylie Crescent say they are concerned about their safety. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
New conference to highlight young voices
A youth led conference is being planned for May next year in Prince Albert. Voices of our Youth (Weyawaw Oki Osakayak Pekiskwewina) will bring together non-profits and other service providers working ...
Glynn Brothen Oct 29, 2019 Jingle dress dancers at the 2019 Heart of the Youth Powwow in Prince Albert. A youth led conference is being planned for the day before the powwow in 2020. (Brady Bateman/paNOW staff)
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