Tag Archives: Industry
Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine
Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...
Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)
P.A.'s most famous clock gets fix from Melfort master
It looks out in every direction of the city as both an iconic symbol of early 20th century workmanship and a valuable public asset for the ever-present. The four-faced clock on Prince Albert's Court o...
Jun 22, 2019 The 93-year-old, four-faced clock can be seen from all points of the compass around Prince Albert. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
This week's top five
News Director Glenn Hicks takes you through the stories that that you selected as the top stories trending across our social media channels this week. Leave a comment telling us which stories are your...
Jun 14, 2019
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)
Life saving technology; the advancement of paramedic care
Following Paramedic Service Week, paNOW spent a week with the men and women of Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance learning about the ever-advancing technology used on a daily basis by paramedics acros...
Jun 10, 2019 The interior of an ambulance. These vehicles are filled with a variety of technology that allow paramedics across the country to save lives. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines
With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...
Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
Local organization hosts talk to help prospective business owners
Prince Albert and District Community Futures is hoping to help those who are looking to start up their own businesses.Tuesday afternoon the organization hosted a seminar which aimed to give prospectiv...
May 21, 2019 Shenuka Wickramasinghe delivered the Square One talk Tuesday afternoon in P.A. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Fishing season opens door for northern economy
Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...
May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask.The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine,...
May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Mother's Day always a busy one for SaskTel
It appears to have been a busy Mother's Day for SaskTel. The Crown-owned telecom expected a lot of use from its networks with a projected near-million phonecalls to take place in the province. Accordi...
May 13, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
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