Tag Archives: City Hall
Sword attack highlights busy week for Prince Albert Police
There have been 15 violent crimes reported to the Prince Albert Police Service this past week, including one incident involving a man who was attacked by a stranger with a sword.According to the crime...
Jul 30, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Mother Nature blamed for day long power outage
A spokesperson for Sask Power said roughly 30 customers were impacted by Monday's power outage, which left some people in the Midtown and East Flat areas in the dark for nearly 12 hours.Joel Cherry to...
Jul 30, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. to be represented at world conference
A City of Prince Albert employee is set to take part in a world conference.Lauren Haubrich, an aquatics programmer with the city will be travelling to Durban, South Africa in October to speak at the W...
Jul 26, 2019 Lauren Haubrich will represent the City of Prince Albert at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Gang 'suppression' initiative results in 35 arrests
The deputy chief for the Prince Albert Police Service says gangs are visible in the city and contribute to a number of issues including both property and violent crime. Jason Stonechild's remarks are ...
Jul 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
P.A. set to decommission five sets of traffic lights
Relief is coming soon for motorists who sometimes feel trapped in the maze of traffic lights in Prince Albert's downtown.The city has too many traffic lights in general - as much as double the amount ...
Jul 24, 2019 Prince Albert's downtown will be a smoother ride for motorists once a series of traffic lights are removed.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Flashing warning lights to be added to challenging crosswalk
After years of discussions about how to improve safety, Prince Albert city council is set to approve a change to the crosswalk on Sixth Avenue E. outside Carlton High School. Pending approval next mon...
Jul 23, 2019 The city of P.A. is to be spend $30,000 on installing yellow flashing warning lights at the crosswalk next to Carlton High School. (submitted photo/ City of P.A.)
Violent crime up in Prince Albert but property crimes dropping, says new report
The 2018 Crime Statistics and Crime Severity Index (CSI) report, released by Statistic Canada this week, offers a mixed bag of news for Prince Albert.In terms of its overall crime severity index from ...
Jul 23, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
P.A. totem pole to be removed for safety reasons
One of Prince Albert's iconic cultural attractions is set to be removed and laid to rest.The totem pole on the riverbank has been deemed to be a public safety hazard."There are two issues," Judy Macle...
Jul 23, 2019 The totem pole on Prince Albert's riverbank has stood for almost 45 years but needs to be removed for safety reasons.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Toll bridge debate: the pros and cons
Not surprisingly the idea of tolling the Diefenbaker Bridge to help raise funds for a much-needed second crossing over the North Saskatchewan River has generated debate around the council table. Some ...
Jul 23, 2019 Should there be toll fees on the Diefenbaker Bridge to help pay for the city's share of a new second crossing? (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Water park wants people thinking safety
This week swimming pools across Canada are talking drowning prevention.National Drowning Prevention Week is put on by the Lifesaving Society and aims to get people talking and thinking about the issue...
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