Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Nipawin awards pool framing project to ACS Contracting
The Town of Nipawin has chosen a local option for another portion of the pool at Central Park project.ACS Contracting Ltd was awarded the Framing Contractor bid for the pool at Central Park renovation...
Feb 13, 2019

Security measures detering shoplifting issue
Shoplifting continues to be a growing issue in the Battlefords, and it's not just the retailers seeing the effects of the problem. Pinnacle Protections is a large security company that offers these se...
Feb 13, 2019

Sask. farm group heads to court
A group representing Saskatchewan farmers will present their arguments this afternoon in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reference case on the Federal Carbon Tax.Beyond the constitutional issues, the...
Feb 13, 2019

City conducting controlled burn at local landfill
City crews will conduct a controlled burn at the local landfill this week, and inform residents not to be alarmed if they see smoke in the area. The burn will start on Wednesday and last about a week....
Feb 12, 2019

City of Melfort passes budget with smallest tax increase in years
Melfort's city council officially passed its 2019 operating budget as expected.At the regular council meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, council officially passed the budget with a 2.09 per cent average tax ...
Feb 12, 2019

Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines
There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...
Feb 11, 2019

SIIT relocates, invests in the Battlefords
An investment in the future of not only the students, but the City of North Battleford.The grand re-opening of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) North Battleford Career Centre t...
Feb 08, 2019

Northern councils attend SUMA in large numbers
Northern councils were well represented this week at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association's (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon. "It was a really good chance for my board to go to SUMA,...
Feb 08, 2019

‘We’re at the very early stage’: Diamond mine open houses set expectations
Dozens of residents in the Melfort area dropped by the Kerry Vickar Centre on Thursday, Feb. 8, to learn more about a potential diamond mine and jobs in the northeast.Representatives from Star Diamond...
Feb 08, 2019

Sobeys Liquor store opens in Humboldt
On Thursday, Feb. 7, the new Sobeys Liquor store in Humboldt officially opened to the public, following suit with Tisdale which opened its store in 2018.Humboldt Store Manager Kalvan Manderscheid said...
Feb 08, 2019