Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...
Feb 18, 2021

Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan
It has been 17 months since Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn spoke to us after she and co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange following the hugely successful IPO...
Feb 16, 2021

Lack of respect being shown for restrictions at Sask. restaurants
Sitting as a party of four in a restaurant in Saskatchewan has been the guideline for quite some time now.But some customers are still resisting.Executive director of the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce ...
Feb 12, 2021

Drift Spa at Elk Ridge Resort to be operated by Whiplash Brow and Lash Bar in Melfort
A growing business in the region will benefit not only from local clients but also on the tourism industry.Drift Spa at Elk Ridge Resort will be operated by Whiplash Brow and Lash Bar in Melfort.Whipl...
Feb 11, 2021

New provincial record set for gas consumption
A new record has been set in Saskatchewan, beating a previous record that was set a little more than a year ago.In a release, SaskEnergy announced a new record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) was set Tuesday....
Feb 10, 2021

Roadmap to speedy changes on new direction for inland fishery
Regional First Nations leaders are happy to hear recommendations from an independent adviser to Ottawa that support a fisher-led cooperative model as the way forward for the Freshwater Fish Marketing ...
Feb 09, 2021

'We have to look forward': Municipalities of Saskatchewan elects new president
The Municipalities of Saskatchewan has elected a new president.Mayor of the Town of Naicam, Rodger Hayward, was elected as president on Monday, Feb. 8 at the organization's virtual convention and trad...
Feb 09, 2021

Paper Excellence announces plans to restart P.A. pulp mill in coming years
The company that purchased the defunct Prince Albert pulp mill in 2011 says it plans to restart the facility as early as 2023. Paper Excellence announced Friday it has spent over $600,000 on engineeri...
Feb 05, 2021

Strong start to 2021 for northeast real estate market
It was a very positive month of January for the real estate market in northeast Saskatchewan.Joline Ozeroff, associate broker at Royal Lepage Hodgins Realty in Melfort, said 2021 started off strong. C...
Feb 04, 2021

Melfort's Riverside Chrysler home to first electric charging station in region
Melfort's Riverside Chrysler dealership is now home to the first charging station in the northeast region.General Manager Doug Kurtenbach told northeastNOW they have a station inside their shop, and o...
Feb 03, 2021