Tag Archives: City Hall
Local government representatives make thoughts known about federal campaign
With the federal election campaign well underway some of Saskatchewan's municipal leaders are making their opinions known.Ray Orb president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SAR...
Oct 10, 2019 SUMA president Gordon Barnhart speaking to delegates at a meeting in Prince Albert last month. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Stolen property, assaults and weapons charges highlight busy September for police
According to the latest statistics from the Prince Albert Police Services, crimes related to violence, drugs and guns, remain a big problem in the city.There were 66 reported assaults last month, comp...
Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
City hoping for high turnout at community meetings
If you've got a question about police, roads, recreation or something else in the city of Prince Albert, bring it to one of two community meetings being hosted Wednesday and Thursday evening. Upwards ...
Oct 09, 2019 Prince Albert City Hall. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Busy summer at Kinsmen Water Park
Despite an unseasonably cold and rainy summer, Kinsmen Water Park's latest season was the busiest it's seen in six years, with 30,098 visits registered from June to August. The high attendance is bein...
Oct 08, 2019 A child using one of the slides at Kinsmen Water Park. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Parks department to make budget ask for playgrounds
A new report on the state of the Prince Albert's playgrounds was praised by city councillors on Monday night. The document is a detailed inventory of the 30 playgrounds in the city with individual rec...
Oct 08, 2019 The new playground that opened on Muzzy Drive this spring cost $114,000, it was funded by money from the 2018 budget (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
City council looks to ban plastic bags
A potential bylaw that would make it illegal for businesses in Prince Albert to distribute single use plastic bags to their customers appears to have broad support among city council.Although several ...
Oct 08, 2019 A machine moves piles of waste inside a landfill (council agenda/City of P.A.)
Work at Second Avenue and 28th Street nearly finished
A summer of construction is wrapping up at Second Avenue and 28th Street.New streetlights are in place and expected to be switched on within two weeks, as soon as SaskPower finishes the underground wi...
Oct 07, 2019 A photo of the intersection under construction this summer. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Plaintiff drops diamond case fight with P.A. company
The Belgian firm that had been suing the Prince Albert company run by city councillor Evert Botha in an eight-year diamond debt saga, has dropped its fight. They cited ongoing frustrations with the le...
Oct 03, 2019 (File photo: Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
National Disability Employment Awarness month officially proclaimed
The City of Prince Albert has officially recognized October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.Wednesday afternoon at the Prince Albert Community Service Centre, Deputy Mayor Don Cody r...
Oct 03, 2019 Representatives from the City of Prince Albert, Government of Saskatchewan, P.A. Community Service Centre and the local business community gathered Wednesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Police union rejects proposed back alley bylaw
The President of the Prince Albert Police Association is speaking out against a proposed bylaw restricting access to public back alleys and walkways at night calling it "ill-informed."Darryl Hickie to...
Oct 02, 2019 A back alley in Midtown (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
