Business & Economy

Unifor, FCL representatives to meet in Saskatoon

The sides in the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery were to meet face to face Monday.During a rally outside the refinery, Scott Doherty - the executive assistant to Unifor national president Jerry D...

Jan 27, 2020 Scott Doherty, executive assistant to Unifor national president Jerry Dias, announces representatives of the union are to meet with Federated Co-operatives Limited CEO Scott Banda on Jan. 27, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)

MTA gears up for Mardi Gras on Main event Feb. 29

The Melfort Trade Alliance is trying to bring a bit of New Orleans to the northeast.The MTA is hosting Mardi Gras on Main at the Historic Post Office in downtown Melfort.Promotion committee co-chair E...

Jan 27, 2020 The historic post office in Melfort will host Mardi Gras on Main Feb. 29. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Sask. man wins over $775K playing VLT machine

There was a lot of cheering and celebrating this week at Kostas Lounge in La Ronge, following news one of the customers received a massive payout from one of the VLT machines.The big win happened late...

Jan 24, 2020 (Facebook/ Kostas Lounge)

Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts

A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...

Jan 24, 2020

Melfort Trade Alliance looking to continue momentum in new year

The Melfort Trade Alliance (MTA) has held their first meeting of 2020.The organization is still gaining traction after some major changes in 2019, including a name change from the Melfort Business Rev...

Jan 22, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Nipawin Chamber of Commerce set for annual president's gala and ABEX Awards

The Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce's annual President's Gala and ABEX Awards are coming up on Friday, Feb. 7.The event was created to allow the chamber to introduce the new president, and ho...

Jan 22, 2020 (submitted photo/Lisa Suchlandt)

Provincial optimism rises despite difficult financial situation

Saskatchewan residents are slightly more optimistic about their financial futures, despite their ongoing challenges, even as slightly more people struggle to make ends meet.The latest MNP Consumer Ind...

Jan 21, 2020 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Unifor completely blocks off refinery in dispute escalation

Nearly a dozen Co-op-branded semis lined up on Fleet Street illustrated the Unifor point Monday morning, when the national president stood in front of a crowd of picketers to announce they were blocki...

Jan 20, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are ina...

Jan 17, 2020

Provincial business group to survey Indigenous engagement

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is looking to find out more about how businesses in the province are doing in terms of engaging with Indigenous businesses and communities.The provincial organizat...

Jan 15, 2020 The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with local groups including in P.A. to encourage businesses to take a survey about Indigenous engagement. (file photo/paNOW Staff)