Tag Archives: Business & Economy
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...
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 ...
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
Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake
The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...
Jan 02, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)
Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...
Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Local realtor appointed to provincial realtors' association board
The newly amalgamated Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA) has a local realtor on its board of directors.Richelle Rogers of Realty Executives Gateway Realty in Melfort was recently appointed to th...
Dec 31, 2019 Richelle Rogers of Realty Executives Gateway Realty Melfort. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)