Business & Economy

‘Lumber is now apparently made with gold’: Businesses react as prices soar

The price of lumber continues to reach new heights, having positive and negative impacts on local businesses in the process.In the span of one year, the price has risen roughly 380 per cent and it doe...

May 05, 2021

Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...

May 03, 2021

PHR to expand hours, hire more staff after more than $180K in April donations

What an April it was for Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR).The Saskatoon safe consumption site had at least 62 businesses and organizations donate to its facility during the calendar month. Originally, it ...

May 03, 2021

Financial support program for small business extended by Saskatchewan government

Small businesses in Saskatchewan ordered to close or reduce their operations because of COVID-19 have an extra month to get financial support from a provincial government program.Applications to the S...

May 01, 2021

Paper Excellence announces new scholarships; further signal of commitment to P.A.

Pulp and paper company Paper Excellence - which owns the currently shuttered mill in Prince Albert - has announced the creation of new scholarships. These are for Mtis students who live in the communi...

Apr 21, 2021

Business booming for local car washes

A busy period for car washes in Saskatchewan is even busier in 2021.Business owners in the northwest are reporting an increase in car counts during January and March, with steady traffic throughout th...

Apr 17, 2021

Strong real estate market continues

Record real estate numbers in Northwest Saskatchewan over the past few months continued in March and the industry expects this to continue further into 2021.The latest report from the Saskatchewan Rea...

Apr 14, 2021

CAMECO to restart Cigar Lake production

Production at CAMECO's Cigar Lake uranium mine is to restart with the company saying it has implemented several safety measures including a COVID-19 testing facility on site.In a media release Friday,...

Apr 12, 2021

Broadcast group renames itself and celebrates with $16 million boost for local business

After more than 20 years of operating under the name of Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the company has announced it will be reorganizing under the new name of Pattison Media Ltd. effective May 1, 2021....

Apr 07, 2021

COVID helps push Saskatchewan deficit to $2.6 billion

COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected.Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was di...

Apr 06, 2021