Business & Economy

Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion

OTTAWA - Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit. B.C.'s NDP governme...

Jan 15, 2020

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

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

Jan 15, 2020

Melfort council passes budget with 2.07 per cent average tax increase

The city of Melfort has passed its 2020 budget, and residents will see a 2.07 per cent average tax increase.Council passed the budget at its meeting Monday, Jan. 13.Mayor Rick Lang said the increase i...

Jan 14, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort's new cannabis licensees aim for mid-February opening

After Melfort's cannabis store was held in limbo in 2019, the two new licensees have picked up where operations left off.Corey and Rhonda Bacon from Kinistino were named the first runners ups after th...

Lisa Brady Jan 10, 2020 Melfort's cannabis store is set to open in mid-February at the same location on Burrows Ave. W. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Region static but big job gains on national level

There are some positive numbers on the national job creation front although the rate for the large area in our region known as Prince Albert and the North remains unchanged.Last month, Canada gained 3...

Jan 10, 2020 There was an improvement on the national front but in our wider region things remained unchanged. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Talks of job security and voting arise during potential Pineland Co-op amalgamation meeting

Since April 2017, both Pineland and Lake Country Co-op have had a management agreement. Lake Country Co-op's CEO Tim Keller would oversee Pineland Co-op's operations while they were without a general ...

Lisa Brady Jan 10, 2020 Pineland Co-op members ask questions and listen to answers from Morley Doerksen, president of the board of the directors, during a members information meeting regarding potential amalgamation with Lake Country Co-op. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

Final chance to have your say on proposed Pineland Co-op amalgamation

Members of Pineland Co-op are being urged to attend an important meeting.The final chance for the members to have their say on Pineland's proposed amalgamation with Lake Country Co-op takes place Thur...

Jan 09, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Cindy's Independent Grocer set to eliminate plastic bags by June

We've seen restaurants start providing paper straws instead of plastic straws, and now some grocery stores are going as far as completely phasing out plastic bags. One store in Melfort is set to do th...

Jan 07, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company

VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...

Jan 06, 2020

Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday

OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...

Jan 02, 2020