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Parkland Hall ready to offer shelter from the cold The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is helping to make sure people aren’t left out in the cold. The tribal council along with some of their community partners has opened up Parkland Hall in the West Flat neighborhood of Prince Albert as a shelter for those in need. Geoff Despins, director of PAGC Urban Services explained they are opening up the building after seeing what is going on with other shelters in the city. Specifically the YWCA’s Stepping Stones Shelter at the exhibition grounds. “The capacity at Stepping Stones was over the...

  SASKATOON -- There will be no tax increase to fund phase one of a new aquatic and arena recreation centre and outdoor fitness park, says Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne. Most of the funding for the park is being donated by local Canadian Tire owner Malcolm Jenkins. “The building that we are building now, the two rinks and the pool and the big rink, phase two, that was in my campaign eight years ago … those kinds of projects usually take 10 years,” said Dionne. It’s estimated the aquatic and arena recreation centre will cost $60 million to build. The city’s application to the...