Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Patience and teamwork bring man off train bridge
It took time, patience and the efforts of a trained crisis negotiator to help get a man in distress safely off the train bridge on the weekend. Members of the Prince Albert Police were called to the b...
Mar 25, 2022
EMS gets budget boost of $10.8m
Much of the $10.8 million allocated to emergency medical services announced in yesterday's provincial budget will go to hire more paramedics. About $7 million will be spent adding full time equivalent...
Mar 24, 2022
Karasiuk: Local paramedics arriving at empty scenes too often
Calling paramedics when you see someone who appears to need help is by no means a moral failing, but it is posing some problems for in Prince Albert lately. According to a release from Parkland Ambula...
Mar 22, 2022
Most apartment residents have found new accommodations following fire
Most of the residents displaced by last week's fire are in new apartments, said a Weidner representative yesterday. Weidner has found new living spaces for most of the residents affected, said Kris Fi...
Mar 22, 2022
You don't look a day over 130: Prince Albert Fire Department celebrates anniversary
For 135 years, if people in Prince Albert have needed help when things go up in smoke, they've been able to turn to the local fire department.In an announcement on their Facebook page, the Prince Albe...
Mar 21, 2022
No access to apartment for months
Damage to the Forest Grove apartment building in yesterday's fire was extensive and residents will not be allowed access to their units for some time. Moving back in could take months, said the fire d...
Mar 16, 2022
No injuries at Forest Grove Apartment fire, cause under investigation
UPDATE: 4:20 p.m. TuesdayNo injuries were reported in connection with the Forest Grove Apartment Fire earlier today. Prince Albert Fire Department said crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from t...
Mar 15, 2022
MLA wants province to work with rural residents, farmers when fires threaten
With the very real threat of the Cloverdale forest fire that burned 5,583 hectares of land near Prince Albert a not-too-distant memory, one MLA is hoping the province will find a new way to work with ...
Feb 24, 2022
One dead following Highway 2 crash
Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed that a crash Wednesday afternoon north of Prince Albert, claimed the life of an 83-year-old woman. Just before noon, Buckland Fire and Rescue and RCMP were called to a...
Feb 10, 2022
Highway 2 blocked after collision south of Highway 355
UPDATE: RCMP reported at 7:10 p.m. that the section of Highway 2 near Highway 355 has reopened.--Prince Albert RCMP is advising drivers of a collision on Highway 2 north of the city, south of the inte...
Feb 09, 2022
