Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Construction of P.A.'s newest hotel faces delays
Prince Albert's newest, and purportedly most luxurious hotel, is still at least several weeks from completion. Crews are working inside and outside the building site of the $15 million Premier Best We...
Aug 06, 2019 The $15 million Premier Best Western hotel in P.A. is facing delays, mainly due to the weather that has slowed work on the exterior according to the developer. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert house sales up in July
The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR) is reporting a burst of activity in Prince Albert and region last month.In their July report SRAR said 75 properties sold, which is a near 75 per ce...
Aug 06, 2019 P.A. and region had a good July for house sales compared to the same month last year. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
La Ronge building permit values drop compared to 2018
The estimated value of construction projects in La Ronge so far this year is well below the $12.2 million forecasted in 2018.In the first seven months of 2019, there were 13 permits issued by the muni...
Aug 02, 2019 There are 13 building permits in La Ronge this year compared to 23 in 2018. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Battleford Street Fest now set for September
Despite a rough start, the Battleford street festival will go on.The Battleford Spirit Group volunteers who are organizing the event have decided to set a new date for the festival, as the event had t...
Aug 02, 2019 An example of a street festival in Prince Albert. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Fund aims to help business lower emissions
The Government of Canada is looking to help small and medium sized businesses in Saskatchewan go green.The Climate Action Incentive Fund will be available to businesses in provinces where the federal ...
Aug 02, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
‘Showing the identity of this region’: Art on Main opens in Nipawin
Carmen Drapeau always wanted to open her own art centre.The owner of the recently opened Art on Main gallery and classroom in Nipawin studied graphic design in Vancouver and spent 15 years as an art a...
Aug 01, 2019 Carmen Drapeau happily holds her congratulations certificate from the Town of Nipawin to commemerate the opening of her art gallery "Art on Main." (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Flower business blossoms during summertime
Tisdale Florists has been busier than usual during the summer months, with milestones and occasions such as birthdays and weddings requiring displays."It's been really good, fun, and busy for us," Own...
Jul 31, 2019 Tisdale Florists is one flower business that has seen production increase during the summer months. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
City of Melfort looking for proposals to run Northern Lights Palace concession
The City of Melfort has put out a request for proposals to gauge interest on operating the concession at the Northern Lights Palace."We sent that out to the public thinking there could be an entrepren...
Jul 30, 2019 The Northern Lights Palace Conession serves patrons using the pool, boardroom, and arena. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Bankruptcy claims on the rise in the province
Saskatchewan residents are struggling to make ends meet and a new MNP Consumer Debt Index highlights that.In a year-over-year comparison, the number of people who filed for bankruptcy in the first qua...
Jul 30, 2019 The stigma of bankruptcy is stopping a third of Saskatchewan residents from
getting help. (114404596 Piotr Trojanowski dreamstime.com)
Chamber members talk shop at barbecue
The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce along with its members are taking stock of the local economy.Monday afternoon the organization hosted a barbecue at the exhibition grounds which saw ...
Jul 29, 2019 Members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce line up for burgers Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)