Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Meadow Lake Tribal Council partners to start high speed Internet company
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is getting into the internet business. Through a partnership with Wood River Controls and SaskTel, MLTC will provide high-speed internet service to Indigenous, ru...
Oct 04, 2022

Pulp mill reopening plan continues, company submits environmental impact statement
A major step toward restarting Prince Albert's decommissioned pulp mill happened Monday with the company submitting its environmental impact statement (EIS) to the province. According to a release fro...
Oct 03, 2022

Minimum wage increasing to $13 on Saturday
Saskatchewan's lowest-earning workers will get a pay raise Saturday, when the province's minimum wage goes up to $13 per hour from $11.81 per hour.The provincial government is planning to increase the...
Sep 30, 2022

Disruptions expected as power upgrades begin in Riverview
Some residents in the Riverview area could be without power temporarily as electrical upgrades are being done to the neighbourhood.SaskPower said the work began Monday to help replace around seven kil...
Sep 27, 2022

Feds lift border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
Federal ministers say all COVID-19 border restrictions will be removed as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine of international travellers, as well as the requirement f...
Sep 26, 2022

Big Box stores in Prince Albert win tax appeal
The City of Prince Albert is looking for another $650,000 after five major retailers successfully appealed their tax bills. Walmart, JYSK, Canadian Tire, Sport Check and Marks Work Warehouse joined fo...
Sep 23, 2022

The final countdown: excitement builds for Raiders' home opener
For Raiders hockey fans, the night before the home opener is in many ways similar to how a young child may feel the night before Christmas.Raiders business manager Michael Scissons confirmed there's e...
Sep 22, 2022

Local businesses go shopping for solutions, as carts mysteriously disappear
While the sight of an abandoned shopping cart can be amusing for passers by, and even has its own social media following, local businesses who incur added costs are not laughing.Christopher Szeszorak,...
Sep 20, 2022

Curbing crime and growing business highlights of Chamber's "Power Hour" talk
Dealing with crime, attracting new business, and retaining doctors were some of the topics local elected leaders dealt with in the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce's "Power Hour" Friday.The aim of the ...
Sep 16, 2022

Custom bottles part of a new partnership for Phantom Light Distillery
A Prince Albert company has found a way to give back after signing a major partnership with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.Phantom Light Distillery was named the official vodka of the SJHL for ...
Sep 16, 2022