Industry

Trudeau announces suspended flights, mandatory 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 test at the airport when they land and quarantine in a designated hote...

Jan 29, 2021

Hotels still facing hardship: Hospitality Saskatchewan

It continues to be a hard time for hotels, with vacant rooms and mounting bills to pay.Hospitality Saskatchewan CEO Jim Bence said there is a misconception that large hotel chains have "deep pockets" ...

Jan 22, 2021

Drilling underway 'to assess future open pit design' at Project Falcon: Star Diamond

Despite their rocky relationship, the partners on the Fort la Corne (Project Falcon) diamond exploration project 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert appear to be moving forward with what one analyst c...

Jan 19, 2021

Saskatchewan named a world leader in mining report

The province says a new report has named Saskatchewan one of the world's best regions to get into the mining business.A media release from the province says a new report from the industry publication ...

Jan 13, 2021

Diamonds recovered from tenth and final trench at Fort à la Corne

Diamonds have now been recovered from bulk sampling of all 10 of the huge trenches excavated by Rio Tinto in 2019 at the Fort la Corne exploration site 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert, but it's no...

Jan 12, 2021

Saskatchewan Housing Benefit to reach more renters

The federal and provincial governments are stepping up a housing funding program.The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit was created in April to help low-income residents cover their rents. According to a me...

Dec 21, 2020

Concerns regarding Heavy Truck Route discussed at Melfort Council

Melfort's Heavy Truck Route was a big topic of conversation on Monday at the city's Regular Council Meeting.The issue came via a letter from a Melfort resident who brought forth the concern about heav...

Dec 15, 2020

Copper deposit north of La Ronge peaks interest of Rio Tinto

The Janice Lake copper deposit, located about 200 kilometers north of La Ronge, has peaked the interest of mining giant Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. Rio Tinto signed an option agreement with Foru...

Nov 23, 2020

Star Diamond criticizes Rio Tinto technology at Fort à la Corne diamond project

The main partners at the Project Falcon diamond exploration site east of Prince Albert continue to argue about the effectiveness of the methods being used to extract and recover the precious stones. S...

Nov 20, 2020

Building permits up in Melfort, even amid COVID-19 pandemic

Even amid a global pandemic, building permits are up in 2020 in the City of Melfort.The city presented council its building permit report to the end of October at Monday's regular meeting. The numbers...

Nov 18, 2020