Business & Economy

Lac La Ronge Visitor Centre has record-breaking year: Manager

It was a record-breaking year for sales at the Lac La Ronge Visitor Centre.That's according to Manager Judy Hanke, who attributes the higher amount due to increases in local art and increased awarenes...

Jan 08, 2020 There's about 20 more artists selling work at the centre compared to January 2019. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Toffifee helps hospice

The Rose Garden Hospice has received its first major donation of 2020.Wednesday morning Canadian Tire's Malcolm Jenkins donated $28,600, generated from selling Toffifee candy over the holiday season t...

Jan 08, 2020 Malcolm Jenkins, right, presents a check for $28,600 to the Rose Garden Hospice's Marina Mitchell and Ralph Boychuk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake real estate market experiences significant change

The Saskatchewan Realtors Association is leading the nation in a single provincial real estate board for real estate professionals and consumers. Wally Lorenz, the office manager of RE/MAX of the Batt...

Jan 08, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Cindy's Independent Grocer set to eliminate plastic bags by June

We've seen restaurants start providing paper straws instead of plastic straws, and now some grocery stores are going as far as completely phasing out plastic bags. One store in Melfort is set to do th...

Jan 07, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Local business owner calls for changes at Gateway Mall following latest break-in

The owner of Stellar Gear says his store at Prince Albert's Gateway Mall will remain temporarily closed following a break-in over the weekend.Dana Cockwill told paNOW the break-in happened around 7:50...

Jan 06, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company

VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...

Jan 06, 2020

Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday

OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...

Jan 02, 2020

Prince Albert's only downtown post office set for closure

A big change is coming this year for Prince Albert residents who rely on the Canada Post location at the Central Ave. Pharmasave downtown.As of 12 p.m. Jan. 17, the post office will cease operations. ...

Jan 02, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake

The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...

Jan 02, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)

Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest

OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...

Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)