Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Saskatoon working on contingency plan following P.A. oil spill
The 2016 oil spill that blanketed the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert and shut down the local water intake system is being used as a springboard by the City of Saskatoon as local officials...
Apr 03, 2019 The aftermath of the oil spill. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Uncertainty abounds as federal carbon tax looms
The federal carbon tax will hit the province on April 1, but how it will impact Saskatchewan's books and small businesses remains unclear.Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the impact of the tax was...
Mar 29, 2019 The federal carbon tax comes into effect in Saskatchewan April 1. (Jzehnder1/Dreamstime.com)
Net assets down, but Humboldt Chamber still comfortable
The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) looked back at the 2018 statement of operations during its annual general meeting Thursday, March 28.As of Dec. 31, 2018, the HDCC's net assets dec...
Mar 29, 2019 The 2019 Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, with Dan Torwalt (front second left) serving as president. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce Board gains two directors
The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce appear to have short-term leadership stability.After all seven of the Humboldt Chamber's Board of Directors decided to stay on board, two more businessmen...
Mar 28, 2019 Humboldt Co-op general manager Brent Walker (second right) and Dzinehaus Computers CEO Mike Pulice (far right) being sworn in as the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce's newest Board of Directors (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Federal incentive could boost electric vehicle interest in the province
The recent federal budget included a nice incentive for electric car purchasers.It outlined a plan that would offer prospective buyers $5,000 toward the purchase of an electric vehicle valued under $4...
Mar 26, 2019 The Saskatchewan Auto Dealers Association is excited about the federal purchase incentives regarding electric vehicles.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
P.A. pumps projected to see another rise in petrol price
Filling up your gas tank in Prince Albert is going to take a bigger bite out of your wallet.Dan McTeague, a senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.com said since the beginning of March there has been an...
Mar 25, 2019 Driving by gas stations in Prince Albert, motorists may have noticed an increase in pump prices.(File photo/paNOW Staff)
'If it's gone, it's gone': Tisdale subdivision's future discussed
It's unknown what will end up becoming of the Tisdale subdivision, although one thing is clear for CN Railway: it's not viable for them.As CN has put the Tisdale subdivision on its three-year disconti...
Mar 25, 2019 Elden Boon (centre), president of the Hudson Bay Route Association, speaks to a crowd of stakeholders and local elected officials on the importance of maintaining railways in Western Canada. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Prince Albert MP finds flaws in federal budget plan
Short term rewards offered in Tuesday's federal budget will be outweighed by the long term pain of taxes, according to Prince Albert's Conservative member of Parliament.Randy Hoback discussed the $22....
Mar 21, 2019 Randy Hoback. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Planning funds a positive move towards new or redeveloped P.A. hospital
Prince Albert's mayor says the funding in Wednesday's provincial budget for planning for the redevelopment of the P.A. hospital virtually assures him the long-awaited project will be announced next ye...
Mar 20, 2019 Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)