Business & Economy

Solar company makes pitch for new net metering program

A local solar energy company says SaskPower is in the dark on embracing and regulating the technology in Saskatchewan."If you look at the solar resource map for Canada, Saskatchewan is the sweet spot....

Oct 14, 2019 Mo’ Solar Company owner Bradyn Parisian. (Evan Radford/CKOM)

Thanksgiving dinner menus by the numbers

Turkey, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin in some form and whipped cream - all staples of the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table. But just how much canned cranberry sauce and flour is needed in this nation f...

Oct 14, 2019 ID 157705398 © Photovs | Dreamstime.com

Bueno Tacos y Poutine EH! taking off in Melfort, moving into Northern Lights Palace

A fairly new and unique venture in northeast Saskatchewan is fitting in well in Melfort.Joan and Desmond Short are the owners and operators of Bueno Tacos y Poutine and they've been seen around Melfor...

Oct 13, 2019 Bueno Tacos y Poutine EH! currently run a food truck that has been seen around Melfort, but they will be moving into the Northern Lights Palace concession starting Nov. 1. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Another month of national employment surge, mixed bag regionally: StatsCan

After a surge in employment in August, the nation's economy once again added scores of new jobs in September.Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed employment rose by 53,700, driven by...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Water Security Agency, Unifor local reach deal

A tentative agreement has been reached between Unifor and one of the Saskatchewan Crowns that was hit by a strike on Friday.On Thursday afternoon, the provincial government announced a deal had been r...

Oct 10, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

TJ's Pizza in Melfort celebrates 10 years

It all began by accident.TJ's Pizza in Melfort is celebrating their 10th anniversary this month, but owners Lloyd and Tara Muntain hadn't planned on getting into the pizza game originally.The store lo...

Oct 04, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Indie pot shops seek cooperative wholesale, distribution

Some of Saskatchewan's private independent cannabis shops are forming a co-operative to thwart what they see as the challenges from the already dominant corporate sector in the new legal cannabis mark...

Oct 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

"Morale is high and we just want a fair deal": Unifor members go on strike

Equipped with a hot cup of coffee in one hand and a sign in the other, employees represented by Unifor are walking the picket lines outside the SaskEnergy, SaskPower and SaskTel offices in Prince Albe...

Oct 04, 2019 A dozen Unifor members were seeing walking in front of the Sask Energy office in Prince Albert on fifth Ave. E. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Nipawin Chamber hosts grand opening for new building

Members of the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce are getting comfortable in their new digs.The chamber held the grand opening of the new office at 214 Railway Ave. E. after the August move-in.E...

Oct 02, 2019 (submitted photo/Lisa Suchlandt)

P.A. woman enjoys big business success stateside

A former Prince Albert resident recently enjoyed a big day at the New York Stock Exchange.Michelle Zatlyn, and the company she co-founded, Cloudflare, recently launched an initial public stock offerin...

Oct 01, 2019 Michelle Zatlyn rings the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 13 (Michelle Zatlyn/Twitter)