Business & Economy

Local RM looking at rural firefighting option

Councillors in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert are exploring the possibility of starting their own rural volunteer fire department, and have hired a consultant to study options.RM councillors ...

Feb 14, 2019

P.A. employers named best in the province

Mediacorp Canada announced its annual list of Saskatchewan's top employers, and two of the employers mentioned have ties to Prince Albert and the northern region.Saskatchewan Polytechnic was recognize...

Feb 14, 2019

Federal funding for asset management review

Two local communities have received federal funding to develop asset management plans, looking at what local amenities are available and what might need to be fixed or replaced. The Village of St. Lou...

Feb 14, 2019

Those against carbon tax lay out arguments in Regina court

The case over the carbon tax had been months, even years, in the making, and on Wednesday morning it got underway in a Regina courtroom.Day one was all about opposition to the carbon tax and support f...

Feb 13, 2019

Nipawin awards pool framing project to ACS Contracting

The Town of Nipawin has chosen a local option for another portion of the pool at Central Park project.ACS Contracting Ltd was awarded the Framing Contractor bid for the pool at Central Park renovation...

Feb 13, 2019

Security measures detering shoplifting issue

Shoplifting continues to be a growing issue in the Battlefords, and it's not just the retailers seeing the effects of the problem. Pinnacle Protections is a large security company that offers these se...

Feb 13, 2019

Sask. farm group heads to court

A group representing Saskatchewan farmers will present their arguments this afternoon in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reference case on the Federal Carbon Tax.Beyond the constitutional issues, the...

Feb 13, 2019

City conducting controlled burn at local landfill

City crews will conduct a controlled burn at the local landfill this week, and inform residents not to be alarmed if they see smoke in the area. The burn will start on Wednesday and last about a week....

Feb 12, 2019

City of Melfort passes budget with smallest tax increase in years

Melfort's city council officially passed its 2019 operating budget as expected.At the regular council meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, council officially passed the budget with a 2.09 per cent average tax ...

Feb 12, 2019

Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines

There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...

Feb 11, 2019