Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Local business gets major diamond project contract
A Prince Albert company has been awarded the contract for one of the key elements of the proposed diamond mine at Forte la Corne, around 60 kilometres east of the city. The project - to assemble, comm...
May 09, 2019 Impact Mechanical Services Ltd's co-owners Roy Michel, (left) and Andrew Herbert, check the plans for the diamond processing plant they'll assemble for Rio Tinto's Project Falcon. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Representatives from smaller communities meet in P.A.
Elected representatives and administrators from towns, villages and smaller communities were in Prince Albert Thursday to talk shop. The sector meeting, which is an annual event, was organized by the ...
May 09, 2019 SUMA President Gordon Barnhart speaking to those in attendance Thursday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Historic northern church prepared for upcoming wildfire season
Peaceful, powerful and proud are some of the words Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson used to describe the feelings evoked by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church near Stanley Mission."When...
May 08, 2019 The Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands as a sentinel along the banks of the mighty Churchill River. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Prince Albert region ferries back in operation
Motorists in the area may once again take advantage of some water-crossing shortcuts.Steve Shaheen, senior communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure said the province'...
May 08, 2019 Warm weather has cleared ice from the the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers, which means the province's ferries are back in action. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
City to test new online transit information system
The city is testing out a new automated transit information system in the hopes of providing better information to riders, including accurate and up-to-date details about when their bus will arrive. L...
May 07, 2019
Owners say new luxury hotel set for July completion
It may not look like it from the outside but work is progressing on the new $15 million hotel going up on the southern edge of Prince Albert.The owners of what has been billed as the city's first luxu...
May 03, 2019 Construction crews have entered the final 90-day push to get the Premier Best Western hotel finished by the summer. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Summer work planned for P.A.
This summer, Prince Albert residents may notice some extra construction workers out and about.SaskPower plans to have crews in the city that will be looking at power poles for repair or replacement wo...
Apr 29, 2019 SaskPower plans to do some work on power poles in the P.A. area (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. man demands action from city over flooding issues.
Prince Albert's Charles Robichaud has lived in the midtown area for the better part of ten years, and says he is tired of seeing his garage and yard flooded every spring and summer.He told paNOW there...
Apr 29, 2019 Charles Robichaud is hoping the city can solve his flooding issues. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
City to soon start street sweeping
The City of Prince Albert will soon begin its annual round of street sweeping, which begins April 29. Street sweeping crews have already been out in targeted areas in the past two weeks where conditio...
Apr 28, 2019 On most of the city's streets the remnants of the harsh winter are extensive.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
La Ronge seeking legal advice for possible groundwater contamination lawsuit
La Ronge Council will be seeking a thorough legal opinion about whether the town should take the federal government to court over groundwater contamination at the local airport. The decision was made ...
Apr 25, 2019 Staff and travellers at the La Ronge Airport have been told not to drink water at the facility for almost two years. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
