Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Meet and greets ongoing with N.B. business owners
A group of local business owners sat around a table at the local A&W restaurant recently pondering the question: How does the city grow? They were brought together by the North Battleford Economic...
Aug 27, 2024

SaskTel unveils new concept store in Prince Albert’s Yard District
A new design focused on accessibility was unveiled in Prince Albert's Yard District Monday which will become a model for changes to SaskTel's retail stores over time. The Crown corporation jumped on t...
Aug 26, 2024
Industry awaits labour board decision in railway dispute
Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what's next for the labour dispute that ground trai...
Aug 24, 2024

Binding arbitration of rail dispute 'Best outcome' for the Battlefords
The lockout of over 9,000 railway workers only lasted a day before being forced to binding arbitration. For local farmers like Heath Gabruch, it's a relief. "It's good that they did decide to do that,...
Aug 24, 2024
Sask resource industry relieved to avert rail labor dispute
Canada's two largest railroads will roll their trains again after the government intervened to end a shutdown that arose from a labor dispute. After Canadian National and CPKC failed to reach new agre...
Aug 22, 2024

UPDATE: Services restored to La Ronge internet, phone, cell services
UPDATE: Shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, SaskTel reported that all services had been restored in La Ronge, Weyakwin, Brabant Lake, Cigar Lake, Collins Bay, English Bay, Far Indian Reserve, Grandmother's...
Aug 22, 2024

Northern Sask. gold mine evacuated due to approaching wildfire
A gold mine in Northern Saskatchewan has evacuated most of its workers as an approaching wildfire is threatening the site. The Seabee Gold Mine, located roughly 125 km northeast of La Ronge, evacuated...
Aug 22, 2024
‘We don’t want to be here’: Sask. CPKC workers frustrated by rail lockout
Just hours after Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked them out of their workplaces, many rail workers were out on the picket lines early on Thursday morning in Saskatoon, pleading for the union and com...
Aug 22, 2024
$5.9 million revenue in latest Battleford financial report
The Town of Battlefords has seen a $5.9 million revenue in its recent financial reports.In the recent town council meeting, Financial Manager Tetiana Polishchuk updated the council on the latest Year-...
Aug 21, 2024
Grocery prices, Sask. economy could take a big hit in a rail dispute
The looming strike and lockout of rail workers could spell trouble for consumers and Saskatchewan's economy.The Teamsters representing workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City have served a strike noti...
Aug 21, 2024