Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Signs of early summer lift from pandemic restrictions
There's a mixture of hope and caution among the local business community and others as Saskatchewan appears to be heading towards some normality by the summer.A successful rollout of the COVID-19 vacc...
May 11, 2021
Council buys more land and gets started on design of 4,500 seat arena
Editor's note: this story was amended later on Monday to include more details and comments.Prince Albert city council has awarded the $3.2 million dollar contract for the design of the 4,500-seat aren...
May 10, 2021
Town of Kinistino excited to receive over $4.2 million for construction of community centre
A number of Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) projects were announced in Saskatchewan last Thursday.One of those projects is in Kinistino as they look to construct a community centre i...
May 10, 2021
Saskatchewan adds 58,700 jobs year over year, with 9,500 in April alone
It's a good time for those looking for work in Saskatchewan - particularly those in wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, or construction - according to Statistics Canada.Acro...
May 07, 2021
Housing market spike remains in Northwest Saskatchewan
Another month, another record in Saskatchewan real estate, particularly in the Battlefords/Meadow Lake region.The latest report from the Saskatchewan Realtors Association shows the market continuing t...
May 07, 2021
MTACC urging patience, respect amid reports of "anti-mask incidents" at local businesses
The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) says they've heard of anti-mask incidents at local businesses that have included verbal abuse towards employees.The MTACC said in a release that ...
May 07, 2021
Walking path between Flying Dust First Nation, Meadow Lake to be constructed
The Government of Saskatchewan and the Canadian government have come together to fund several infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan, including a walking path that will connect the city of Meadow...
May 06, 2021
Kinistino among northeast communities to receive funding for infrastructure projects
A number of northeast communities are set to receive funding for local infrastructure projects.The Government of Saskatchewan, in conjunction with the Government of Canada, had announced over $50 mill...
May 06, 2021
Biggar mayor, adminstration working on fundraising for community rejuvenation
Since the announcement last month of a community facelift, the Town of Biggar is feeling continuously more confident that Biggar is going to get better.The infrastructure update, that will reorganize ...
May 06, 2021
SaskTel expecting data usage to soar for Mother’s Day
SaskTel is expecting a busy day for data usage on Mother's Day on Sunday.It's the busiest day of the year for voice calls but the telecommunications company says in recent years, customers have been s...
May 06, 2021