Business & Economy

Province expanding access to potash industry tax credits

The provincial government is hoping upgrades to some tax incentives will encourage potash companies to try new things.The Government of Saskatchewan has announced changes to the tax regulations govern...

Dec 07, 2020

Local business ensures Wesmor students have warm feet for Christmas

Students at Wesmor Public High School in Prince Albert have received an early Christmas gift.OH Pair Shoes in the Gateway Mall has donated 30 pairs of shoes and boots to the school. Owner Tami Paine s...

Dec 06, 2020

November boost in P.A. house market

Despite COVID-19, Prince Albert house sales are up over 60 per cent compared to November last year. Also, the city is among 11 of 19 markets the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA) tracks that ha...

Dec 05, 2020

MP Gary Vidal unsure of Liberal COVID relief proposal

MP Gary Vidal believes the federal government's approach to handling COVID-19 will do more harm than good to the future of Canada's economy. On Monday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced "th...

Dec 04, 2020

Prince Albert sees large increase of board game sales during pandemic

Families across Saskatchewan are spending more time together than ever before due to the current pandemic. A big question for many of those families is, what do we do? The answer to that question for ...

Dec 04, 2020

Mixed stats on local, provincial and national job front

There is a mixed bag of employment data from Statistics Canada.The large Prince Albert and North region - which currently accounts for a total work force of over 102,000 people - saw an improvement in...

Dec 04, 2020

Flower shop opening downtown Dec. 16

There's a new business set to open along La Ronge Avenue this month.Tania's Flowers is expected to open Dec. 16 in a newly renovated space in the Northland Motor Hotel. Owner Tania Colbert will also b...

Dec 04, 2020

Winter sports experience sales boom in Saskatchewan

Kevin Robinson never imagined cross-country skiing would become a popular sport in Saskatchewan.The owner of Eb's Source for Adventure has seen his company thrive like never before thanks to a global ...

Dec 04, 2020

CPCA, Lloyd Exh announce new chuckwagon event

After losing out on an entire season, the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) has big plans for 2021.The CPCA and the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association (Lloyd Exh) made ...

Dec 03, 2020

Destination Battlefords feeling effects of restricted travel

The harsh impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across the business community, but perhaps no specific sector has been hit quite as hard as the travel industry. Executive director with...

Dec 03, 2020