Tag Archives: City Hall
City signs on to new garbage, recycling app
Can't remember when to put out your bins?The city has announced a new app to help local residents plan and manage their garbage and recycling pickups. The city is now working with the app provider Rec...
Mar 29, 2019 (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Nominations open for Terry Fox Award
The City of Prince Albert is once again accepting nominations for the annual Terry Fox Award. The award recognizes local young citizens who are role models in the community, exhibit perseverance and d...
Mar 29, 2019 Donovan Fraser was recognized with the Terry Fox Award last year. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Geotechnical work on pedestrian bridges expected to start
Work is progressing on the city's plans to replace eight pedestrian bridges in Prince Albert.City council has endorsed a plan to have an engineering firm begin work on the planning, design, tender and...
Mar 28, 2019 The city is hoping to begin geotechnical work on eight pedestrian bridges across the city this spring. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
No quick fix to addressing derelict apartments, says former landlord
Demolition is not the answer to addressing safety concerns in the city, according to one former downtown landlord.Vern Temple, who used to look after the building known as "The Snake Pit," prior to it...
Mar 27, 2019 Apartment buildings like Rivercrest on 11th St. W, have not been getting great reviews of late. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Humboldt Strong Community Foundation giving back to northeast communities
As the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nears, the Northeast Saskatchewan communities who provided support in a time of the Broncos' need are being appreciated and recognized.The...
Mar 27, 2019 The City of Melfort is one of the communities that received a cheque from Kent Flavel (centre), director of the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation, for their efforts in providing support during the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
City announces mandatory water meter replacement plan
The City of Prince Albert is rolling out a new, mandatory water meter replacement program it says will be more efficient and easier to use for local residents and businesses. The city contracted Corix...
Mar 27, 2019 Alex Hazenack with Corix Water Products announced a new program with the City of Prince Albert to replace all water meters in the city. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
P.A. Mayor concerned about prostitution, gangs
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne wants to know what's being done to curb prostitution in the city, saying gang activity is behind the number of young girls selling themselves on the street. At a board ...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/The Canadian Press)
Council awards tender for design of new raw water pump house
Prince Albert city councillors have selected an engineering firm to design a new raw water pump house in the city, voting to go ahead with planning for a new facility at a cost of nearly $380,000.Loca...
Mar 26, 2019 A report from city administration last fall listed a number of structural, mechanical and electrical issues with the raw water pump house. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Province announces plans for new francophone school in P.A.
Both sides involved in bringing a new francophone school to Prince Albert aren't saying much about the idea, although the province has confirmed plans are in the works. The Government of Saskatchewan ...
Mar 26, 2019 The site of the former Rivier Academy is being considered for a planned francophone school in P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Number of P.A. homicides not typical: Police
The deaths of four people by violence in Prince Albert in recent weeks - including two within days of each in the same downtown apartment building - has shocked the community, but isn't typical, polic...
Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
