Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Nominations open for Humboldt's Mark of Excellence Awards
Nominations are now open for the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce's Mark of Excellence Awards.The 2021 version of the event will be done virtually, just as it was in 2020, but will be relativ...
Jan 18, 2021
Kenney, Moe condemn Biden's plan to scrap Keystone XL on Day 1 of presidency
OTTAWA - The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning Joe Biden's plan to scrap the Keystone XL pipeline expansion on his first day as U.S. president. Biden's plan is outlined in transition...
Jan 18, 2021
Documents show Biden plans Day 1 order nixing Keystone XL
WASHINGTON - One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition doc...
Jan 17, 2021
Melfort Trade Alliance recognized as Chamber of Commerce
Melfort now has a Chamber of Commerce.Melfort Trade Alliance (MTA) President Tyler Fahlman said the board has worked tirelessly over the last year to get to their goal of being recognized as a chamber...
Jan 13, 2021
Diamonds recovered from tenth and final trench at Fort à la Corne
Diamonds have now been recovered from bulk sampling of all 10 of the huge trenches excavated by Rio Tinto in 2019 at the Fort la Corne exploration site 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert, but it's no...
Jan 12, 2021
Saskatchewan leads Canada in export growth
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the province's exports have increased despite challenges presented by COVID-19. Throughout 2020, Canada's exports suffered a 13 per cent decline while Saskatch...
Jan 12, 2021
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021
New West Wind Aviation CEO incoming as company stabilizes
With vaccines beginning to become available to Saskatchewan residents, West Wind Aviation CEO Stephen Smith is hopeful air traffic should be back to normal by October. "At that point, we expect to see...
Jan 08, 2021
WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'Incoherent' policy
The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers r...
Jan 08, 2021
UFA keeps employees working through COVID-19 pandemic
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. — The pandemic forced many companies to cut back and lay off employees. That was not the case for UFA. It paid the workers at its Farm and Ranch Stores and Petroleum location...
Jan 07, 2021