Business & Economy

Humboldt Strong Community Foundation dissolves after revealing financial statements

The Humboldt Strong Community Foundation is no more.During its first and only annual general meeting on Tuesday, June 25, the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation Board of Directors voted to dissolve ...

Jun 26, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Aurora Cinema open after month long renovations

Aurora Cinemas had its grand re-opening on June 21 shutting its doors for more than a month to complete renovations.Amber Ambroziak has been managing the theatre for five years and is excited for the ...

Jun 22, 2019 Aurora Cinemas re-opened on June 21 after a month long renovation which made a lot of changes to the theatre both inside and outside. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

‘One step forward in reconciliation’: Seven area governments sign landmark cooperative agreement

An example of reconciliation in action.That is how chiefs described the signing of the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement.It commits the City of North Battleford, Town of Battleford and five regiona...

Jun 21, 2019 Seven area governments have signed the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...

Jun 18, 2019

A Q&A with mayoral candidate Richard Levesque

Mayoral candidate Richard Levesque sat down with meadowlakeNOW for an interview ahead of the the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of the our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and soon-to-come councillo...

Jun 13, 2019 Richard Levesque is the first person to announce running for mayor of Meadow Lake. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

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)

Provincial green purveyors pleased with plastic ban, urge domino effect

Globally, one garbage truckload of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute.That comes from the federal government, which points to this, alongside plastic overflowing in landfills, as reaching a b...

Jun 10, 2019 Cutlery, straws and Styrofoam plates and cups could be banned in Canada by 2021. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan

After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...

Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country

OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment...

Jun 05, 2019

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)