Tag Archives: City Hall
Council debates free transit for election days
Prince Albert city council is pondering offering free bus rides on all election days, including the forthcoming Oct.21 federal vote."We already do it for our municipal election," councillor Terra Lenn...
Sep 17, 2019 City buses in Prince Albert operate Monday-Saturday, an adult fare costs $2.50 (file photo/paNOW staff)
Excitement building for downtown development
Many people are happy about the new University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert campus getting closer to being a reality.City of Prince Albert Deputy Mayor Don Cody said a new campus and police station d...
Sep 16, 2019 The opening of the new U of S campus has a number of people excited (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
U of S unveils campus sign
The new University of Saskatchewan Campus in Prince Albert marked a milestone Monday morning.The sign for the downtown campus was officially unveiled to the public at a ceremony which saw speeches fro...
Sep 16, 2019 The new sign for the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus has been unveiled (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Municipal electoral boundaries to change
A P.A. city councillor is concerned about proposed changes to ward boundaries."The big issue is cutting Midtown in half. Midtown is a very engaged and a very tight knit community," Ward 3 Coun. Evert ...
Sep 16, 2019 Proposed changes to ward boundaries would see some addresses moved to neighbouring wards. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Arson cases on the rise in P.A.
The City of Prince Albert may have a pest problem, in the form of some fire bugs.According to the most recent statistics provided by the Prince Albert Police Service, there has been a 35 per cent incr...
Sep 11, 2019 According to Prince Albert's Acting Deputy Fire Chief, garbage bins remain the number one target for arsonists. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
P.A. city limits expand in southeast
P.A. city council has approved the purchase of just over 26 acres of land on the southeast boundary of the city limits. The plot, purchased for $75,000, will likely eventually be part of the Crescent ...
Sep 10, 2019 A graphic shows the land purchased (in red) near Marquis Road. (Agenda Package/City of P.A.)
Minor hockey association weighs in on new facility
Prince Albert Minor Hockey is reacting to the news that Prince Albert will be getting a new recreation centre.Technical Director James Mays said since the announcement late last week there has been ex...
Sep 10, 2019 James Mays hopes the city will consider keeping ice at Kinsmen on a reduced schedule. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. seeks safe Internet sales zone
The common Internet sale can be dangerous and in a bid to make the process safer, P.A. city council is looking into creating a designated Internet exchange zone."It will help people trade goods on the...
Sep 10, 2019 Some Canadian cities, including Cornwall Ontario, already have Internet exchange zones (submitted photo/Blake Edwards)
P.A. ponders new solutions to deal with waste
Prince Albert is searching for new solutions to deal with its garbage.City council has asked staff to prepare two reports: one on the feasibility of incinerating waste, and another on the possibility ...
Sep 10, 2019 P.A.'s landfill is near capacity and a new cell will cost $3.5 million (file photo/paNOW staff)
Fire department debuts new boat
The Prince Albert Fire Department has a new addition to its water fleet.On Monday afternoon, members of the department unveiled their new rescue boat. The boat was sourced from Tru-North Auto RV and M...
Sep 09, 2019 Deputy Mayor Don Cody accepts the keys to the boat from Cole Hamilton at the river bank Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
