Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Local residents and businesses wave flags over Highway 3 twinning
A highway twinning upgrade west of Prince Albert appears to be dividing local residents.The loss of access is one of the key concerns expressed by the businesses that occupy the seven-kilometre stretc...
Feb 03, 2023
P.A. clears thousands of pounds of flushed garbage in sewer system
-A previous version stated this clean-up cost the city $1.4 million. That dollar amount is what the cost is expected to be for clearing garbage from pipes later this year. paNOW apologizes for the err...
Feb 01, 2023
City bus collides with pole
A city bus collided with a power pole on River Street earlier today. The collision also involved a passenger vehicle, according to one witness, who spoke to paNOW. Prince Albert Police say the collisi...
Jan 18, 2023
Wintery roads, advisories and what they mean
Many Christmas travellers in Saskatchewan were met with a mixture of wild, winter weather and brutal conditions on the roads and highways.Many of these motorists would turn to the RCMP or Highway Hotl...
Jan 03, 2023
Hefty price tag yields hefty payoff for Rosthern arena project
Hockey is the dominant sport in Saskatchewan this time of year, but hockey players need places to play, and those places can take up a lot of maintenance and money. After a lot of both, the Town of Ro...
Dec 16, 2022
New snowplows, other equipment for P.A. and La Ronge airports
Thanks to a $1.7 million grant from the federal government, both the Prince Albert and La Ronge airports will get new snowplows. In Prince Albert, another $105,000 in funding will be added to the $420...
Dec 06, 2022
Saskatchewan cities push for housing program review
In Prince Albert, about 10 per cent of the 960 units owned by the Sask. Housing Corp. are currently empty. Of those, 65 are for seniors and 30 are for families.The issue was raised at a recent gatheri...
Nov 28, 2022
Province marks completion of Highway 3 upgrades near P.A.
After several months of construction, upgrades have been finished on a part of Highway 3 near Prince Albert.Friday marked the official grand opening of the Highway 3 twinning project, improving the ma...
Nov 25, 2022
SaskPower offers update, timeline of weekend outages
A relatively small power outage turned into two city-wide outages over the weekend as SaskPower dealt with the fallout of a car crashing into some of the Crown company's infrastructure. Fortunately, b...
Nov 21, 2022
'Is it health or hockey?': advocacy group questions city's plan to pay for Aquatic and Arenas Recreation Centre
How much will the Aquatic and Arenas Recreation Centre project actually cost Prince Albert residents, where is the business plan, and could the tens of millions borrowed be better spent elsewhere.Thos...
Nov 15, 2022
