Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Inspection report on Village of Pinehouse completed
The report on the administrative inspection of the northern Saskatchewan Village of Pinehouse is now in the hands of government and the village. Its contents have not yet been made public although the...
Mar 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Residents voice concern over plan for rental properties in Lake Estates
Local residents are voicing concerns over plans to develop a series of rental units in an affluent gated community on the city's west side. Nearly a dozen residents with property at Lake Estates on So...
Mar 15, 2019 Several local residents have submitted letters to Prince Albert City Council opposing the sale of a parcel of land in Lake Estates for the development of rental units. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Diamond mine could take 6 years to start: expert
A diamond industry expert says even if Rio Tinto decides to proceed with a diamond mining operation at Fort la Corne, east of Prince Albert, it wouldn't start up for at least another six years. The mi...
Mar 13, 2019 (Submitted/Star Diamond)
BID planning downtown business survey
Local businesses will be able to offer their feedback when the business improvement committee takes to the streets this spring to gather information for a new survey it is working on.North Battleford ...
Mar 13, 2019 Pop band The Wolfe perform at Central Park
during the North Battleford Downtown Business Improvement District (BID)
concert series in 2018. The BID are making a number of plans for the year ahead
including a survey for downtown business members. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW
Staff)
Proposed cannabis production facility receives green light from R.M. of Buckland
still The wheels are in motion for a brand new cannabis production facility north of Prince Albert. The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Buckland council gave the application its support, after adopting a...
Mar 12, 2019 R.M. of Buckland. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Piapot First Nation planning new development in P.A.
A Regina-area First Nation is planning to build a new gas bar and retail store on Prince Albert's west side. Construction is set to begin this spring on what is currently an empty lot at 600 17 St. W....
Mar 12, 2019 A Regina-area First Nation has plans to build a gas bar and retail store on a vacant lot at 600 17 St. W. (Charlene Tebbutt/ paNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW March 12, 2019
News director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Brady Bateman about changes cannabis retailers are introducing to try and combat large quantities of waste plastic caused by government regulated cannabi...
Mar 12, 2019
Cannabis companies ‘going green’ by recycling containers
It's been four months since recreational marijuana use was legalized across Canada, but retailers are hoping to curb the amount of waste from hard plastic packaging - one of the mandates included in t...
Mar 12, 2019 Prince Albert cannabis retailer Prairie Cannabis has a recycling bin set up in store for customers to return their waste packaging. The store is currently looking to secure a company to accept the recyclable containers. (submitted photo/Prairie Cannabis)
Highway 3 resurfacing project welcomed
The acting reeve of the R.M. of Prince Albert welcomed news of repaving on sections of HIghway 3 on either side of the city. A total of 36 kilometres of the key route will be completely resurfaced."An...
Mar 12, 2019 (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Grain chaff among conveyor belts cause of terminal fire
Grain chaff catching fire and burning conveyor belts is being pointed too as the cause behind a fire at a terminal north of the city Monday night.Fire crews from North Battleford responded to the Parr...
Mar 12, 2019 Smoke is seen billowing from the Parrish & Heimbecker terminal north of North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)