Tag Archives: Business & Economy

What's going on with the Northern Lights Palace Pool in Melfort?
It's been almost a full calendar year since the Northern Lights Palace pool in Melfort has been open to the public.The facility, along with most other facilities in Melfort, was shut down in mid-March...
Feb 19, 2021

Community leaders react to extension of SHA guidelines
Following the announcement this week that current COVID-19 health and safety guidelines would remain in effect until March 19, battlefordsNOW reached out to some of the local community leaders for the...
Feb 19, 2021

Sucker River Community Store triples existing retail capacity
Fresh fruit, vegetables and meat are now more easily available in Sucker River after a new store opened last week. "We didn't have a big grand opening due to the COVID guidelines, we just invited a fe...
Feb 18, 2021

New gun law has Sask. gun owners feeling targeted
A new bill by the Trudeau government has gun owners feeling frustrated.On Tuesday, the Liberal government introduced a bill allowing owners of banned assault-style guns to give them up voluntarily for...
Feb 18, 2021

Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...
Feb 18, 2021

Everests purchase Home Hardware from long-time business owner
Rita Goertzen has owned and operated Home Hardware for more than three decades, but Tuesday marked a milestone as she handed over the keys to new owners. Geortzen sold the company to well-known local ...
Feb 16, 2021

Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan
It has been 17 months since Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn spoke to us after she and co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange following the hugely successful IPO...
Feb 16, 2021

Lack of respect being shown for restrictions at Sask. restaurants
Sitting as a party of four in a restaurant in Saskatchewan has been the guideline for quite some time now.But some customers are still resisting.Executive director of the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce ...
Feb 12, 2021

Major projects planned for Christopher Lake and Beardy's Okemasis Cree Nation
A number of infrastructure projects in the Prince Albert region have received the green light, thanks to funding commitments by the provincial and federal levels of government.Maryam Monsef, Canada's ...
Feb 11, 2021

Drift Spa at Elk Ridge Resort to be operated by Whiplash Brow and Lash Bar in Melfort
A growing business in the region will benefit not only from local clients but also on the tourism industry.Drift Spa at Elk Ridge Resort will be operated by Whiplash Brow and Lash Bar in Melfort.Whipl...
Feb 11, 2021