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Free transit service Operation Red Nose will not run in Sask. this year
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose- which offers safe ride services during the holiday season - will not be running due to COVID. The free service, which normally runs in December, will ...
Oct 13, 2021
Prince Albert outlaws plastic bags
By Derek Craddock Plastic checkout bags are a thing of the past in Prince Albert. The city's ban on the plastic bags too effect on Monday, nearly two years after the bylaw was originally passed by cou...
Oct 12, 2021 plastic bags, recycle
Northern Saskatchewan First Nations trying different tactics to raise COVID-19 vaccine rates
By Jaryn Vecchio, paNOW First Nations across northern Saskatchewan are trying different tactics to try and get their members vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Oct. 4, 34 per cent of eligible individu...
Oct 09, 2021
Wildfires force evacuations at Red Earth and Shoal Lake
By Nigel Maxwell In response to the growing threat of wildfires in their region, the communities of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation have issued evacuation orders for their members and...
Oct 05, 2021 (Submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
RCMP report fatal collision north of P.A. involving a pedestrian
Prince Albert RCMP is reporting a fatal vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that closed down Highway 2 north of the city yesterday evening. According to a media release, the collision was reporte...
Sep 29, 2021
Saskatchewan cattle seizure results in over $20K in fines
The seizure of more than 100 cattle from a family-run operation in northeast Saskatchewan has resulted in fines totalling $21,000. Maureen Black, 75, was sentenced Wednesday in Nipawin Provincial Cour...
Sep 24, 2021 (Canadian Cattlemen's Association/Facebook)
Province approves more timber allocations for northern mills
The Government of Saskatchewan continued with a string of announcements regarding timber allocations this week. The latest allotment supports the proposed expansion of the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Ca...
Sep 10, 2021 (Photo 24284543 © Charlotte Leaper | Dreamstime.com)
Timber allocations approved for restart of pulp mill in Prince Albert
Paper Excellence has secured the forest fibre needed for the 2023 restart of the Prince Albert pulp mill -- a move that is expected to create 1,650 jobs. The Government of Saskatchewan announced the t...
Sep 09, 2021 (paNOW file photo)
'Health care workers are exhausted': P.A. Public Health Officer
By Dawson Thompson Hospitals around the province are at capacity and without any changes, the health-care system will be overwhelmed with patients in the next two weeks, leading to serious challenges ...
Sep 09, 2021 Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert (File photo)
Prince Albert OSB mill expected to create over 700 jobs for northern Sask.
A major announcement made by the provincial government Wednesday morning will, in the words of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne, "help kickstart the forestry industry in the province." One Sky Forest P...
Sep 08, 2021 (Photo 215676548 © Mnogomesta | Dreamstime.com)
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