Tag Archives: Business & Economy
City eyes better cost monitoring of picking up abandoned trash
From mattresses to refrigerators, tractor tires and sheds, many items seem to mysteriously grow legs and end up in back alleys around North Battleford.As the issue of abandoned garbage continues to pi...
Jun 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today
OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...
Jun 18, 2019
Giving back through business education
Starting a business and giving back to the community is often the work of philanthropists or long-time business owners.But it was more recently the result of work from students in the Entrepreneurship...
Jun 17, 2019 Brad Dyck, Jaelynn Owen, Michelle Sparks, Austin Higgs and Jaedyn Nahirney. The dogs, Ursula and Arya, are available for adoption through the Humane Society. (supplied photo/Lynne Thompson)
Nipawin Chamber and Town agree on building purchase price
The Town of Nipawin and the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce agreed to purchase the chamber's building at Central Park for $85,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus.A special Nipawin council meeting...
Jun 17, 2019 The Town of Nipawin will purchase the Chamber of Commerce's building for $85,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus. (Facebook/Nipawin & District Chamber of Commerce)
Nipawin smokehouse celebrates anniversary
As said by the owner himself, the Dam Smokehouse has survived its first year in an often volatile restaurant business.Faron Saufert opened the smoked-food restaurant in June 2018 wanting to get his fo...
Jun 16, 2019 The Dam Smokehouse, a smoked meat centred restaurant, came to life when its owner tasted southern barbecue cuisine and wanted to bring it back home to Northeast Saskatchewan (Facebook/The Dam Smokehouse).
Downtown Quality Inn for sale, to cease operations next week
The Quality Inn and Conference Centre in downtown Prince Albert will cease to operate as a hotel as of June 20. It is up for sale as student housing, low-cost rentals, or a form of health care accommo...
Jun 14, 2019 The Quality Inn hotel and conference facility will cease operations June 20. It is on the market for $2 million as a possible alternative use investment opportunity. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Siblings aiming for success with Ghost Warrior Paintball
Julia Groves and her brother, Solomon, have launched a recreational paintball business 15 minutes north of La Ronge. The siblings were inspired by their father, Sean, to open the business after he and...
Jun 13, 2019 Up to 16 people can participate in paintball at the same time. (submitted photo/Julia Groves)
A Q&A with mayoral candidate Richard Levesque
Mayoral candidate Richard Levesque sat down with meadowlakeNOW for an interview ahead of the the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of the our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and soon-to-come councillo...
Jun 13, 2019 Richard Levesque is the first person to announce running for mayor of Meadow Lake. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)
Agriculture Canada launches three new radar satellites
Canada is set to launch three new satellites into orbit today as part of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, or RCM for short. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are working together with groups of scie...
Jun 12, 2019 The three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites are being prepared for their launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at the SpaceX facilities at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. (submitted photo/Canadian Space Agency)