Business & Economy

Voting now open for 2021 BOB Awards

Residents in Prince Albert and area are now able to vote for their favourite community services and businesses as the paNOW BOB Awards have officially entered phase two and are open for voting.Marlene...

Nov 02, 2020

Sask. Poly victim of 'cybersecurity incident'

UPDATE: In an update Monday afternoon Saskatchewan Polytechnic said it continues to work with external experts and law enforcement to determine the extent of the security incident and to safely restor...

Nov 02, 2020

Festival of Trees to celebrate 25th anniversary

The Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's Festival of Trees fundraiser will enter it's 25th year this November.The annual event has become a staple of the holiday season in the community, and ...

Oct 29, 2020

Councillors challenge land deal pamphlet 'facts'

A pamphlet distributed to mail boxes across the city this week is getting a mixed reaction from the councillors who voted on the $6.5 million land deal last June.The parcel of land on the city's south...

Oct 29, 2020

Mixture of reaction in the Battlefords, following election results

It's been a short while since the Saskatchewan Party's landslide victory over the New Democratic Party Monday night, but there's a mixture of responses to the results. In a non-scientific poll by batt...

Oct 28, 2020

Melfort Trade Alliance holds annual general meeting, elects new board

The Melfort Trade Alliance (MTA) elected a new board at their annual general meeting on Tuesday night and are one step closer to becoming a Chamber of Commerce.MTA President Tyler Fahlman told northea...

Oct 28, 2020

Anonymous group attacks city council over new rec centre land deal

Prince Albert's four mayoral candidates are weighing in on a pamphlet distributed across the city, which attacks both the city's administration and the councillors who supported a decision to purchase...

Oct 28, 2020

Mayoral candidates talk economy, crime, poverty

Prince Albert's mayoral contenders laid out their vision for the city and responded to questions submitted by residents during a mayoral forum for the 2020 civic election on Tuesday night. The economy...

Oct 28, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents of possible recent COVID-19 exposures in businesses in the province including Prince Albert and Shellbrook. The following are...

Oct 23, 2020

'First guys out:' western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

RED DEER, Alta. - A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing ...

Oct 19, 2020