Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Report predicts record jump in food prices in 2022
Canadians will have to stretch their food budgets further in 2022.Canada's Food Price Report 2022 forecasts an overall food price increase of five to seven per cent for the coming year, the highest-pr...
Dec 09, 2021

One Arrow youth receive provincial recognition
Students at One Arrow First Nation are being being recognized for their work and innovation during a pandemic that has tested entrepreneurs everywhere. The SIEF Entrepreneurial Spirit Award is awarded...
Dec 07, 2021

New travel rules bringing more uncertainty to Regina, Saskatoon airports
International travel got a little more complicated this week.With the Omicron COVID-19 variant continuing its spread across the globe, the Canadian government has updated travel rules as its latest st...
Dec 07, 2021

P.A. and Melfort leading province in housing growth
Prince Albert and Melfort regions are topping the list for housing growth across Saskatchewan.According to the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association, the two - along with South East Saskatchewan - are the...
Dec 07, 2021

Several north and north central communities included in phase four of SaskTel infiNET initiative
Several north and north-central communities will soon be receiving access to SaskTel infiNET services.This comes after SaskTel recently announced its fourth phase of its $100 million Rural Fibre Initi...
Dec 06, 2021

Drought has big impact on Saskatchewan’s mid-year financial forecast
Some of Saskatchewan's finances have dried up thanks to the drought that hit the province in 2021.In its mid-year financial report released Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan forecast a deficit of...
Nov 29, 2021

Hotel, restaurant industries still seeing major employment crisis
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the hotel and restaurant industries have never been the same.The majority of workers have either moved on to different careers or, for the most part, moved on t...
Nov 22, 2021

‘All we can do is hope for the best’: B.C. floods another blow for Sask. farmers
Whether it's oil, agricultural products or potash, transportation is the key to the success of Saskatchewan's economy.This week, the main link to key Pacific Ocean export markets was shut down by the ...
Nov 22, 2021

Prizes up for grabs by shopping local in Melfort
Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is back with their Us To You X Two campaign to kick off the holiday shopping season.Starting Nov 22 through Dec 20 people who find themselves shoppin...
Nov 18, 2021

Be careful when hiring snow removal companies: BBB
The winter storm that blasted through most of Saskatchewan has come and gone and now the cleanup begins.Some areas of the province received as much as 30 centimetres of snow this week on top of high w...
Nov 18, 2021