The Cloverdale Fire has grown a bit, but the vice president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency expects the cooler weather will help in the fight to contain and exterminate the wildfire. Steve Roberts says the fire now exceeds 3,700 hectares and has grown to the east and northeast, away from Prince Albert […]
The Vice President of Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the fire threatening Prince Albert and surrounding area has been named the Cloverdale Fire which started around 3 o’clock Monday afternoon off Cloverdale Road approximately 4 kilometres north of Prince Albert. Steve Roberts says due to high temperatures and a 50 to 70 […]
Two of Hockey Canada’s national championships in 2022 will be played in Saskatchewan. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that Prince Albert will be the host city for the 2022 Esso Cup which is the national women’s under-18 championship. The event was to be held in Prince Albert in both 2020 and 2021, but they were cancelled […]
A wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert has forced some to evacuate the area. A state of emergency was also declared during a special city council meeting early Monday evening. The blaze is forcing those north of Highway 55, across from the airport east of Cloverdale Road and west of Honeymoon Road to evacuate. About […]
Prince Albert police say an RCMP officer has been arrested after the death of a man on Tuesday night that is being considered a homicide at this time. In a release, police say the officer was not on duty at the time of the incident but he and the victim are known to one another. […]
Three more COVID-19 vaccination drive thru clinics, and one more walk-in clinic, have opened up in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has opened drive thru clinics in Regina, North Battleford and Prince Albert while opening a walk-in clinic in Weyburn. These join the Swift Current drive thru clinic that opened on Saturday. These clinics will […]
A Prince Albert man was arrested in the Yukon after RCMP learned he was involved with a fire in 2017 at a mobile home in Lemsford Ferry Regional Park. RCMP in Leader responded to the incident on Oct. 1, 2017 at around 9:00 a.m. where the mobile residence was completely destroyed by a fire. Two […]
Habitat for Humanity branches in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert have all merged together to create one provincial branch. Volunteer Board Chair Bruce Anderson says the merger will make a bigger difference in the communities they serve. “Things like increased partnerships, stronger relationships with suppliers, were things that led to the merger,” said Anderson. Despite […]
Getting the Prince Albert Pulp Mill up and running again is the focus of $600 thousand worth of engineering and consulting work being paid for by Paper Excellence Canada. Paper Excellence purchased the mill in 2011. It now wants to restart the facility as soon as possible once the current non-compete agreement with the former […]
Hockey Canada didn’t surprise anyone on Friday when they made the announcement that it was cancelling the Esso Cup (national female midget hockey championship), Telus Cup (national men’s midget hockey championship), Centennial Cup (national Junior “A” championship) and the Allan Cup (national senior hockey championship). Prince Albert was supposed to host the 2020 Esso Cup, […]
