Tag Archives: Business & Economy

$1.5M in charitable gaming grants awarded across Sask, include Meadow Lake and Prince Albert
More than 700 community groups and organizations, including those in Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, and the Humboldt-Melfort area, have received a share of $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants in the...
Feb 12, 2025

MTACC hires McComber as Executive Director
The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) has filled its vacant Executive Director position. Lorana McComber has been named to the position following the departure of Cal Gratton last Aug...
Feb 11, 2025

Nipawin Chamber's ABEX Awards dinner quickly approaching
The Nipawin Chamber of Commerce is honouring local businesses next month. The ABEX Awards dinner is being held at the Nipawin Legion March 6. The event "celebrates the outstanding achievements of the ...
Feb 10, 2025
Ending provincial trade barriers, buying local part of Central Sask. economic plan
Whether the United States goes ahead with trade tariffs or not, the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce believes getting rid of trade barriers between provinces is a necessary thing.Patty Hughes, Chambe...
Feb 06, 2025

Businesses told to look for opportunity in Trump chaos
A short speech from Conservative MP Randy Hoback had members of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce listening intently for any clues as to what might come next in the potential Canada/U...
Feb 05, 2025

Tisdale chapter of 100 Women Who Care getting ready to give back
The 100 Women Who Care initiative is looking to start a chapter in Tisdale. The organization arrived in Melfort last year and has been very successful, as 100 women in the community chip in $100 each ...
Feb 05, 2025
'We can't take our foot off the gas pedal': Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce responds after tariff delay
While yesterday's afternoon phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded a 30-day reprieve from a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports, the Saskatchewan C...
Feb 04, 2025

'Destabilizing': Grain farmer; Cereals Canada brace for uncertainty amid tariff threat
Uncertainty. That word and feeling has become a unifier across the country since US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canada. "That's really what the biggest problem right now is, there's n...
Feb 04, 2025

In the news today: Despite U.S. tariff pause, uncertainty remains over Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian econom...
Feb 04, 2025
Sask. Premier Scott Moe cautiously optimistic after U.S. hits pause on tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was cautiously optimistic on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month, pulling back from a plan that ...
Feb 03, 2025