Tag Archives: Industry
Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine
Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...
Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)
P.A.'s most famous clock gets fix from Melfort master
It looks out in every direction of the city as both an iconic symbol of early 20th century workmanship and a valuable public asset for the ever-present. The four-faced clock on Prince Albert's Court o...
Jun 22, 2019 The 93-year-old, four-faced clock can be seen from all points of the compass around Prince Albert. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Northeast restaurateur opens second Spot in Tisdale
Five months after she purchased a building in Tisdale, Karinne Seiferling has opened her second restaurant in Northeast Saskatchewan.Seiferling has owned and operated her fulltime restaurant 'The Spot...
Jun 14, 2019 The Spot has gone from being a Northeast Saskatchewan restaurant to a Northeast Saskatchewan chain with its second location opening in Tisdale. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)
Life saving technology; the advancement of paramedic care
Following Paramedic Service Week, paNOW spent a week with the men and women of Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance learning about the ever-advancing technology used on a daily basis by paramedics acros...
Jun 10, 2019 The interior of an ambulance. These vehicles are filled with a variety of technology that allow paramedics across the country to save lives. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines
With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...
Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
SaskEnergy, TransGas conducting controlled vent of natural gas near Tisdale on Wednesday
If you smell rotten eggs in the Tisdale are on the morning of Wednesday, May 29, don't panic. SaskEnergy and TransGas are doing a controlled venting of their compressor station in the area.The process...
May 28, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Fishing season opens door for northern economy
Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...
May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask.The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine,...
May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Mother's Day always a busy one for SaskTel
It appears to have been a busy Mother's Day for SaskTel. The Crown-owned telecom expected a lot of use from its networks with a projected near-million phonecalls to take place in the province. Accordi...
May 13, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)