Business & Economy

Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce hires Lee as Executive Director

The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) has hired its first executive director.Cam Lee is taking the position as the MTACC continues to build a new chamber in Melfort from the ground up...

Apr 20, 2021

Dionne says promised P.A. forestry manufacturing facility still waiting for provincial approval

Six months after he announced a massive forestry manufacturing facility was "ready to build" in Prince Albert, Mayor Greg Dionne says the project is still waiting for provincial approval. "The City of...

Apr 20, 2021

Hoback reacts to 'wow' federal budget spending

Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, is happy to see a federal election appears unlikely in response to the Liberal budget handed down Monday.As he and others try to digest the enormous 739-pa...

Apr 20, 2021

Business booming for local car washes

A busy period for car washes in Saskatchewan is even busier in 2021.Business owners in the northwest are reporting an increase in car counts during January and March, with steady traffic throughout th...

Apr 17, 2021

Proposed cannabis store at Emma Lake, receives green light

Wiid Boutique's plan to set up a new store at Emma Lake has cleared another hurdle.Following a public hearing Monday, the District of Lakeland Council voted 5-1 in favour of the application, which pav...

Apr 17, 2021

Former Prince Albert accountant fined $17,500 for misconduct

A former Chartered Professional Accountant in Prince Albert has been fined $17,500 for professional misconduct that caused significant financial harm to clients.The sanction against Reid Joseph McLeod...

Apr 16, 2021

E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric station getting $300 million facelift

The E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station northeast of Nipawin is getting a facelift from SaskPower.The station was first commissioned in 1963 and is nearing the end of its life, according to SaskPower ...

Apr 15, 2021

Strong real estate market continues

Record real estate numbers in Northwest Saskatchewan over the past few months continued in March and the industry expects this to continue further into 2021.The latest report from the Saskatchewan Rea...

Apr 14, 2021

Melfort Council gives discretionary approval for new rental property to be leased by Plus Industries

A proposed six-unit rental complex has received discretionary approval by the City of Melfort.At the city's regular council meeting on Monday, April 12, council heard from Brian Menzies of Menzies Con...

Apr 14, 2021

Former downtown restaurant to reopen as events space

Prince Albert city council has approved a development permit that will allow the downtown space most recently occupied by the Tartan Table restaurant to reopen as an event venue. The building's landlo...

Apr 13, 2021