Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Company behind new OSB plant looks forward to 2023
The coming year is bound to be a big one for one company looking to plant roots in the community of Prince Albert.In late 2021, the provincial government announced an OSB plant to be built near the ci...
Dec 31, 2022
Sunwing cancellation third round of bad flight luck for P.A. family
A Prince Albert woman along with her husband and toddler son are losing faith in the Canadian airline industry after being burned three times in three months. Stephanie Korpan said the string of bad l...
Dec 31, 2022
A glance back and a look ahead to 2023 for Cameco
It has been a challenging, yet fascinating year for one of the biggest mining companies in Saskatchewan.Cameco, one of the largest global providers of uranium, was busy in 2022 and its CEO believes th...
Dec 30, 2022
Province promises income tax savings in 2023 through indexation
As the cost of living rises, the Saskatchewan government is promising tax savings in 2023 through indexation of the provincial personal income tax. According to the Ministry of Finance, the level of i...
Dec 29, 2022
Sunwing cancels operations in Saskatchewan until February
Sunwing Vacations has cancelled all of its operations in Saskatoon and Regina until after Feb. 3, 2023.According to a statement from Sunwing issued early Thursday afternoon, customers with southbound ...
Dec 29, 2022
Year in Review: Battlefords Chamber has big plans for year ahead
As 2022 draws to a close, battlefordsNOW is taking a look back on some of the most important and impactful stories of the year.The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce had an eventful year in 2022. "We've ...
Dec 29, 2022
Extreme cold leads to surge in furnace calls, sales of electric heaters
The extremely cold temperatures that have hit Prince Albert and the surrounding area have led to more calls for heating repairs in homes and a rise in sales for certain items.Many of the city's plumbi...
Dec 22, 2022
How to increase chances of getting on a flight as cancelations continue to pop up
Are you concerned your flight for the holidays is going to be canceled?Cancelations have been popping up left and right over the past couple of days, mostly in Vancouver and Toronto due to poor weathe...
Dec 22, 2022
SARM president says new provincial tax change will hurt rural municipalities
Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan previously had the ability to tax commercial property at nines times the rate that they've been allowed to tax agricultural property.That ratio has now been lowere...
Dec 22, 2022
Tolko contributes $10,000 to Meadow Lake's Door of Hope
Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries Inc. received a boost of support this holiday season with a donation from Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko mills contributed $10,000 to benefit the Door of Hope project.Mead...
Dec 20, 2022