Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Charity steer raises over $11K for STARS
A big change made to this year’s charity steer auction did not affect the end result. Over $11,000 was raised by the Prince Albert Show and Sale committee for STARS Air Ambulance. Due to the COV...
Jun 17, 2020
Great Plains College moves forward with summer reopen plan
Great Plains College will reopen this summer in accordance with phase three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. President and CEO of the college, David Keast, said while the school will be reopening its...
Jun 17, 2020
SARCAN in Melfort re-opened on Tuesday
Has quarantine created a larger than normal collection of bottles and cans around your house? Luckily, as of Tuesday the Melfort SARCAN Depot is officially open to the public, with a number of restric...
Jun 16, 2020
Forty-four per cent of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not.According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Commer...
Jun 16, 2020
La Ronge to get new 80-room care facility
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced what it called a significant investment of more than $80 million in long-term care facilities across the province, including a replacement of La Ronge's cu...
Jun 16, 2020
Cornerstone, Horizon and Plainsview Credit Union merger vote this week
Members of three regional credit unions are voting this week on whether to merge into one financial institution.Cornerstone, Horizon, and Plainsview Credit Unions began to pursue a partnership last De...
Jun 16, 2020
Prince Albert business community sees positives in provincial budget
Two representatives of the Prince Albert business community are giving yesterday's provincial budget a thumbs up.Like the rest of the world, the Saskatchewan economy has been affected by the coronavir...
Jun 16, 2020
P.A. gas station receiving tune-up
A boarded up gas station in Prince Albert will be re-open for business in a couple months according to a spokesperson for Shell Canada.A number of workers and trucks were seen last week at the company...
Jun 16, 2020
City of Prince Albert forecasts over $600,000 in losses by the end of 2020 due to pandemic
Prince Albert city administration is forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic will cost the city $632,588 by the end of 2020, although that number will likely increase as recreation facilities reopen. Direct...
Jun 16, 2020
Restaurateurs enjoy steady flow of customers first week back
Heading into the summer, restaurateurs in the Battlefords are feeling optimistic a week after reopening.As part of eased restrictions from phase three of the province's reopening plan, several restaur...
Jun 15, 2020