Since this grant has become available we have seen the majority of the storefronts become filled, the businesses have seen an increase in first time customers visiting their stores, after the first year of the grant many additional applications have been received and other stores have made improvements to their storefronts as well.

Even a small investment through the PADBID Reserve fund has been able to generate signification returns not only financially but also through pride in our community, culture and heritage.

​We want to invite you to historic Prince Albert Downtown on Saturday, June 19th to walk around and check out all the new shops and experience downtown.

Family Activities

• Family craft at the Prince Albert Arts Centre
• Downtown QR code Scavenger Hunt - details coming soon!
• Prince Albert Historical Museum - open from 9-5
• Indigenous People of Prince Albert & Area Interpretive Walk along the riverbank (east of the Historical Museum)

The Coldest Night of the Year is a covid-safe, family-friendly walk to raise money for charities serving people experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger. Walk virtually or in-person on Feb. 20, 2021 – there’s a place for everyone!

Together, we're collecting donations that fund critical services at a local charity partner who serves and supports vulnerable families and individuals in our CNOY community.

•  We walk through the cold and dark on February 20, 2021 to declare our concern for people who have no home, and take shelter in nooks and crannies.
•  We walk for those whose days are a battle to house and feed their families, and whose nights are filled with fear and frustration.
•  We walk for those driven from home by violence and abuse. And we walk for people overwhelmed by isolation, guilt and despair.
•  We walk humbly, realizing that anyone can lose their footing and then lose everything else.

Each step we take brings someone closer to safety, health and home, as together, we raise funds for organizations whose commitment and work transforms peoples’ lives.

All funds raised locally will go to the YWCA Prince Albert!

The PADBID Executive Director Carolyn Carleton will be participating in the walk.  Click on the button below to support her walk.

Here’s what happens when you “shop local.”

1. More of your money will be kept in your local economy.
For every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the community. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community.

2. You embrace what makes your community unique.
You wouldn’t want your house to look like everyone else’s. So why would you want your community to look that way?

3. You create local jobs.
Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for your neighbors. When you shop locally, you help create jobs for teachers, firemen, police officers, and many other essential professions.

4. You help the environment.
Buying from a locally owned business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation and less packaging that ends in your local landfill.

5. You nurture community.
Local business owners know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.

6. You conserve your tax dollars.
Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong— in your community!

7. You create more choice.
Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wid­er array of unique products because they buy for their own individual markets.

8. You took advantage of their expertise.
You are their friends and neighbours, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. They’re passionate about what they do. Why not take advantage of it?

9. You invested in entrepreneurship.
Creativity and entrepreneurship are what the Canadian economy is founded upon. Nurturing local business en­sures a strong community.

10. You make your community a destination.
The more interesting and unique your community, the more we will attract new neighbors, visitors and guests.
This benefits everyone!