Tag Archives: City Hall
'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada
February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...
Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)
City begins public consultation on back alley bylaw
As Prince Albert city council appears posied to ban access to public walkways at night, the city's politicians are also making progress on the more complicated potential curfew in back alleys. People ...
Feb 18, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Restaurants and food trucks discuss how to split the P.A.pie.
As Prince Albert city council ponders tougher regulations that would create food truck exclusion zones around restaurants, local restaurateurs are cautiously in favour of new rules. However, at least ...
Feb 15, 2020 Mobile food vendors like this one may have to trade further afield in P.A. (Submitted/When Pigs Fry)
$1 million worth of expansions and upgrades for P.A. rec. facilities
Nearly $1 million worth of improvements to P.A. recreation facilities were announced on Friday at the Alfred Jenkins Field House.A partnership between P.A. Canadian Tire owner Malcolm Jenkins and the ...
Feb 14, 2020 Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne thanks Malcolm Jenkins on behalf of all P.A. residents. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
R.M. pays over $500K for new dozer
After a tendering process, R.M. councillors chose a new dozer based on other factors besides price.The R.M. signed a purchase agreement for a 2020 D6 CAT Dozer, for the price of $538,400 plus tax from...
Feb 14, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. exploring options to recoup money from unpaid water bills
The city of Prince Albert is working on solutions to recover some of the money lost every year to unpaid water bills. Adding the outstanding bills to property taxes or doubling the deposit to sign up ...
Feb 13, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. considers reducing lot prices to stimulate sales
As the construction recession continues to hit P.A., city council is considering reducing lot prices in a bid to boost sales. The city currently has 38 vacant lots for sale in Crescent Acres, with ano...
Feb 13, 2020 The City of Prince Albert currently has 38 vacant lots on the market in Crescent Acres in the East of the city (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Motorist blames city for parking fine
A Prince Albert woman who parked improperly said city snow clearing left her no other choice. The resident whose car was impounded after city staff say she parked it too far from the curb and left it ...
Feb 12, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Food bank to run community garden
Pending final approval from city council, the P.A. Food Bank will take over operation of the city-run community garden near Ecole Holy Cross School starting April 1. Plots in the garden will still be ...
Feb 12, 2020 The food bank plans to grow staples like carrots, onions and potatoes. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Council pauses video streaming discussion
Prince Albert city councillors have decided to put the debate over potentially streaming their meetings online on hold until budget deliberations in November. The vote to shelve the issue was made at ...
Feb 11, 2020 Councillors and city staff during Monday night's city council executive committee meeting. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
