Tag Archives: City Hall
‘Flabbergasted’: Nora Vedress named Prince Albert's 2025 Citizen of the Year
Tuesday was just a normal day at the office for Nora Vedress. The reverend at Calvary United Church was doing her daily duties until around midday, when roughly fifty people ambushed her office in cel...
Dec 31, 2025
Mayor Powalinsky; 2026 will be a pivot year for Prince Albert
On the heels of a tumultuous 2025 for Canada, Saskatchewan and possibly the entire planet, Prince Albert Mayor Bill Powalinsky said he expects next year to see the city also changing direction. The ch...
Dec 29, 2025
Free transit service returns on New Year's Eve
Free transit service will once again be available on New Year's Eve in Prince Albert.From 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 31 until 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, public transit, including Access Transit, will be free f...
Dec 27, 2025
What’s open and closed for the holidays in Prince Albert
As many Prince Albert residents get set to hunker down for the holidays, many businesses and city facilities will be doing the same. Although many are open on Christmas Eve with limited hours, most wi...
Dec 24, 2025
House fire in Nipawin investigated as suspicious
RCMP said a recent fire in Nipawin that forced the residents to flee is being investigated as suspicious.Nipawin Fire was called to Fifth Street East on Dec. 12 at about 10:30 p.m. and found a back de...
Dec 19, 2025
City will investigate opting in to Street Weapons Act
Staff at Prince Albert city hall have been told by council to bring back a report on the benefits of opting into a new provincial law regarding street weapons in public spaces. The law, which came int...
Dec 18, 2025
Prince Albert Elks donates $130K to Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre
A community-led fundraising effort supporting the Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre in Prince Albert continues to heat up with the announcement of a $130,000 donation from the Prince Albert Elks Club....
Dec 17, 2025
Lehner Electric Ltd. secures naming rights sponsorship at LCCLC
The Play It Forward community-led fundraising campaign received another boost - this time from local business Lehner Electric Ltd. which made a $75,000 donation in support of the Lake Country Co-op Le...
Dec 17, 2025
Water/sewer rates to increase 7 per cent
Water and sewer rates in Prince Albert will soon increase between 6.5 to 7.5 per cent. City council voted in favour of the increase at their regular meeting on Monday, which will help address a $1.2 m...
Dec 16, 2025
Cornerstone Insurance and Longworth family donates $100K to Play it Forward Campaign
The front counter area at the Lake Country Co-Op Leisure Centre now has an official name thanks to a $100,000 donation from Cornerstone Insurance and the Longworth Family.On Wednesday, a special chequ...
Dec 10, 2025
