Prince Albert

At Tuesday’s executive committee meeting a report was submitted recommending the city keep Bylaw No. 54 of 1983 prohibiting the use of stop arms on school buses, in effect.

For the past months director of public works Colin Innes has been holding several consultations and researching the use of bus stop arms within in city limits from districts across North America.

A Prince Albert man accused of possessing child pornography will be going to trial this fall.

Roger D. Williams, 43, was the subject of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit.

He was arrested on Mar. 1 of last year after Prince Albert Police executed a search warrant on his West Flat home.

Officers confiscated a laptop from the residence, along with hundreds of sexual photos and video images of underage girls, some believed to be as young as three-years-old.

Students at Queen Mary Community School in Prince Albert are pitching in when it comes to pitching out – some will be working all week to clean Ward 1 in Prince Albert.

On Tuesday afternoon, Grade 5 students from the school kicked off the trash clean-up event, walking down 15th Street West picking up garbage.

Ashley Bruneah, a Grade 5 teacher at Queen Mary, said they’re trying to give back to the community, because it gives to the school.

The provincial coroner says 13-year-old Wayne Ballantyne died from smoke inhalation, and alcohol was a significant factor.

It was two years Tuesday that Ballantyne's body was found in a vehicle that was fully engulfed in flames.

The vehicle was located at the 900 block of River Street West.

Part of River Street East will be closed Wednesday morning while crews work on a service repair.

The closure will affect the area between Fourth to Fifth Avenue on River Street East.

The closure will begin at 9 a.m. and expected to last until the end of the day.

Drivers are being urged to watch out for directional signage and be cautious around work areas.

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It was a fairly quiet weekend for the Prince Albert Police Service this past long weekend.

There were 443 calls made to the station resulting in 93 arrests with nine waiting in remand for court appearances.

Out of those arrested, 57 people were picked up for public intoxication.

Break and Enters

Although the weekend was quiet, the calm was broken by two break and enters.

Days after Bill 85 received its third and final reading in Saskatchewan’s legislature in Regina, the province’s new employment act is attracting supporters and detractors alike.

The Saskatchewan Employment Act – frequently referred to as an omnibus – brings 12 long-standing pieces of labour legislation under the umbrella of one act. But it also contains a number of amendments, some of which have become lightning rods for criticism from the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) and organized labour groups.

A fire ripped through the old Birson schoolhouse on Monday afternoon.

Prince Albert firefighters couldn’t save the old building located about 15 kilometres east of Prince Albert but did prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby house and trees.

A Saskatchewan centennial plaque was placed at the school in 2005, signifying its importance in the province’s history.

Scroll down to watch raw video of a Prince Albert firefighter applying water to the structure.

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Queen Mary Community School in Prince Albert is hitting a mile stone; the school turns 100-years-old this month.

Mark Hastings, principal at Queen Mary, said they have a lot of festivities planned for the end of May.

Things start off with an assembly for the students at 1 p.m. on May 31 and there will be some special guests and community partners in attendance.

The Prince Albert Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two suspects who were seen in the backyard of a residence on the 1400 block of 16th Street West on Saturday just after midnight.

The suspects stole two dogs from the yard, a German Sheppard cross and a beige and white Pyrenees.

The two suspects were described as Caucasian males, both about 25-years-old, one with blonde hair and glasses, while the other suspect wore dark clothing.

Parkland Ambulance paramedics had a busy start to the May long weekend.

As of Saturday morning they had responded to 60 incidents, including a number of assaults.

At around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday paramedics responded to an assault on the 3500 block of Second Avenue West. They cared for one male with minor injuries.

A few hours before that at 7 a.m. paramedics responded to another assault on the Sturgeon Lake Reserve. One male was cared for and taken to hospital in good condition.