• TRANSCRIPT: Brad Wall’s controversial address

  March 28, 2013 - 20 h 55

  Premier Brad Wall’s March 21 Prince Albert Premier’s Dinner address resulted in a handful of groups calling for his resignation.

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• Hoback and Clarke speak against boundary changes

  March 28, 2013 - 19 h 16

  David Marit had it right when he spoke against the federal electoral riding boundaries being proposed for Saskatchewan. 

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• Hoback speaks to natural resource sector’s importance

  March 27, 2013 - 16 h 48

  Rising in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback took a moment to chastise NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s “attack” on Saskatchewan’s natural resource sector and its high-paying unionized jobs.

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• Implications of a higher base tax investigated

  March 27, 2013 - 4 h 00

  The implications of a higher base tax are being investigated by city administration, with preliminary results yielding the expected -- a disproportionately affected lower class.

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• Group calls for Premier Wall’s resignation

  March 26, 2013 - 23 h 00

  Just because Premier Brad Wall’s high approval ratings have resulted in his being called Canada’s most popular premier, not everyone’s a fan. 

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• Jurgens highlights new budget and first 500 days as MLA

  March 26, 2013 - 18 h 38

  In defending the province’s freshly released 2013-14 budget, Victoria Jurgens also highlighted her first 500 days as Prince Albert Northcote MLA on Monday.

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• Food Charter unanimously endorsed by council

  March 25, 2013 - 22 h 11

  Greeted by unanimous council support, the Prince Albert and Area Food Coalition’s Food Charter was well received during Monday’s city council meeting. 

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• Fish Lake Métis Local takes offense over premier’s comment

  March 25, 2013 - 17 h 18

  Premier Brad Wall’s comments may have been well received in a room of local supporters on Thursday, but at least one group not in attendance is offended.

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• Premier gives local supporters plenty of red meat

  March 21, 2013 - 23 h 26

  Flying through a lengthy list of accomplishments the Sask. Part has been able to conjure up since 2007, Saskatchewan’s charismatic leader riled up an excited Prince Albert audience of supporters on Thursday. 

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• Provincial budget a mixed bag: chamber and opposition respond

  March 21, 2013 - 18 h 23

  In the wake of the Saskatchewan Party’s release of the 2013-14 budget, the local chamber of commerce and opposition are viewing it as a mixed bag.  

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Other news

• March 20, 2013 Mayor pumped up by budget day excitement
• March 20, 2013 Hickie and Jurgens endorse another balanced budget
• March 19, 2013 Pier comments spark legislative assembly debate
• March 18, 2013 Council massaging a potential $3.93 million tax hike
• March 17, 2013 Bridge piers have never been inspected
• March 15, 2013 Council bumping up tax increase line by line
• March 14, 2013 Concern mounts over old growth forest clearcutting
• March 14, 2013 Police chief provides budgetary walkthrough
• March 12, 2013 Politicians place their bets on the provincial budget
• March 12, 2013 Organizations request millions in city funding
• March 11, 2013 Freezing death preventative measures sought
• March 11, 2013 Transit concerns fielded by a receptive council
• March 11, 2013 Water security concerns brought to city council
• March 8, 2013 No “sacred cows” in city budget discussions
• March 8, 2013 Paving deficit gaining dangerous momentum