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New base taxes part of 2022 city financial plan

A new base tax that will apply to multi-unit residential buildings and to homes will be considered as part of the City's plan to pay for expenses this year.Council will consider the new base tax along...

Mar 25, 2022

Knotty Pine Bistro takes home two poutine week awards for popular dill pickle dish

After a week of P.A. residents fulfilling their cravings with 11 different varieties of cheesy poutines, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of P.A's Poutine Week has come to an end and one popular dish ...

Mar 25, 2022

Battlefords MLA says budget focuses on fiscal stability; NDP critical of package

Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill says the province's 2022-23 budget released this week focuses on improving fiscal sustainability. He said it also takes a strong stand against gangs and drug activity b...

Mar 24, 2022

Provincial budget provides extra dollars to help keep tabs on high risk offenders

Public concerns related to high-risk offenders being on the run were addressed in this week's provincial budget.Over a million dollars was set aside for the implementation of Electronic Monitoring Glo...

Mar 24, 2022

McLurg High School wins wrestling provincials

Amid several rural schools in North West Saskatchewan sending teams to Hoopla 2022, the McLurg Broncs from Wilkie have already earned provincial hardware in wrestling.Both the boys and girls squads wo...

Mar 24, 2022

EMS gets budget boost of $10.8m

Much of the $10.8 million allocated to emergency medical services announced in yesterday's provincial budget will go to hire more paramedics. About $7 million will be spent adding full time equivalent...

Mar 24, 2022

Saulteaux First Nation celebrates opening of new expanded community hall

Saulteaux First Nation came together Thursday to celebrate the opening of their new community hall.The facility was built through a partnership among Saulteaux First Nation, Battlefords Agency Tribal ...

Mar 24, 2022

Provincial budget expands ICE unit

Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit is receiving an upgrade. Over $200,000 is set aside in the provincial budget to pay for two new investigators - one in Regina and the other in Sas...

Mar 24, 2022

City of P.A. offers tips to avoid flooding during spring runoff

As the snow continues to melt due to warmer temperatures, the City of Prince Albert are reminding residents of ways to avoid potential flooding.The amount of snow this winter has been the most we've s...

Mar 24, 2022

Sturgeon Lake business owner, supporter of Indigenous hockey culture featured on Hockey Night in Canada

If you were watching the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast Tuesday night between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks, chances are you probably saw a Sportsnet feature on Sturgeon Lake's Harlan K...

Mar 24, 2022