Business & Economy

P.A. business awards presented at unique event

Lakeland Ford is the 2020 Samuel McLeod Business of the Year. The local dealership was one of ten businesses, organizations or individuals who walked away with the honours Thursday night during a uniq...

Feb 26, 2021

Pandemic increased direct aid to fossil fuel producers, new study shows

OTTAWA - A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch. But the annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the In...

Feb 25, 2021

Chamber of Commerce urging businesses to explore grants

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, along with it's regional chapters, is urging business owners to see if they qualify for the reopened Canada United grant. More than 2,000 businesses across the co...

Feb 24, 2021

30th Samuel McLeod Business Awards set for Thursday night

It's what the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce calls the Grammys of the local business scene. While the pandemic played a major role in postponing the event last April, all will be revea...

Feb 24, 2021

Town of Watrous working together to limit spread of COVID-19 as case numbers rise

More positive cases of COVID-19 are popping up in the community of Watrous.While there is no word yet on how many cases are in the community specifically, but there are 26 active cases in central east...

Feb 24, 2021

No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations

EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...

Feb 23, 2021

Bulk sampling program complete at Project Falcon but diamond breakage dispute continues

A key step in the process towards establishing the viability of a future diamond mine east of Prince Albert appears to have been concluded. However, the two main partners in the Fort la Corne explorat...

Feb 22, 2021

New signage installed at old Quality Inn

A series of new signs signalling a change in ownership have been installed at the former Quality Inn downtown.City council approved the sale of the boarded up hotel, which it acquired through the Tax ...

Feb 22, 2021

Boston Pizza donates over $3,200 to Rose Garden Hospice

The local Boston Pizza has donated $3,277 towards the Rose Garden Hospice who are still planning to get shovels in the ground this year.On Monday morning general manager of the Prince Albert restauran...

Feb 22, 2021

P.A. MP joins new special committee on relations with U.S.

Prince Albert MP Conservative Randy Hoback is one of the 12 members of a new Special Parliamentary Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. He hopes it will nurture a better relationship with the ...

Feb 20, 2021