Business & Economy

Some concerned as fees for Crown land increase

Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette is raising some concerns about recent rate hikes for Crown land usage.The rate hikes are for people and businesses using Crown-owned land for commercial purposes.Vermette...

Apr 10, 2019 Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette is worried about increased rates in for commercial crown use leases (File Photo/larongeNOW Staff)

New podcast aims to look at the positive side of the Battlefords

Following some bad press and crime ratings, some have asked for the more positive stories out of the Battlefords and a new podcast aims to deliver that. The Battlefords Untapped podcast came after a l...

Apr 10, 2019 Eric Anderson. (submitted photo/Eric Anderson)

Questions over new mandatory water meter replacement program

Two weeks after the city announced a new mandatory water meter replacement program, there are some questions about how quickly a resident's water can be turned off, and just who does and doesn't have ...

Apr 10, 2019 Various sizes of water meters are on display at Prince Albert City Hall. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

EDMONTON - Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers - as well ...

Apr 10, 2019

Building Saskatchewan: Construction industry highlights sector

It's Saskatchewan Construction Week, and professionals across the province, including Prince Albert, are recognizing the significance of the sector to the economy.Various events are planned in P.A., i...

Apr 08, 2019 Bryn Howland, the co-owner of Bryan Construction is flanked by Dalton Thomas and Raef Given on the site of a large home build south of P.A. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff )

Annual spring event underway

The ice has been taken out at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club as it's now spring time.With the changing of the season comes the Cosmo Home Show, which is hosted annually by the Prince Albert C...

Apr 06, 2019 The Prince Albert Cosmopolitan Club are putting on their annual home show (Michael Joel-Hansne/paNOW Staff)

New product revolutionizing self-driving, GPS-based technology

Self-driving machinery isn't new, but Outback Guidance's new product is looking to revolutionize the way it's done. Most self-driving technology is tied in to one specific manufacturer, or specificall...

Apr 06, 2019 Outback Guidance's Rebel series is looking to revolutionize self-driving technology (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)

P.A. property slump shows no signs of abating

There aren't many spring shoots in the Prince Albert residential property market which continues its downward spiral. However, things have picked up in Saskatoon.The Saskatoon Region Association of Re...

Apr 05, 2019 (File photo: NanaimonewsNOW)

National job streak comes to an end, unemployment up regionally

The six month run of growth in Canada's labour market came to an end in March, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady.Employment fell by 7,200 last month, most of which was full-time work, acc...

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Enhanced bin safety expected from new products

Farm safety is always top of mind, and a company owner hopes a new product will change how producers navigate grain bins. Northern Strands has developed its Bin Safe System, which is OH&S complain...

Apr 05, 2019 Martin Toews demonstrates the product at the Agrimex show in North Battleford (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)