Business & Economy

Parks Canada ready to welcome visitors next month

Prince Albert National Park will be ready for visitors June 1.The park will have limited services as the visitor centre and other facilities which require people to be in close contact will remain clo...

May 27, 2020

Pontrilas area farmer not pleased with Unifor pickets at Co-op bulk fuel station

A Pontrilas, Sask. area farmer is not happy that Unifor picketers are set up at some northeast Co-op bulk fuel stations.Ian Rushmer farms about three miles from the bulk fuel station that is just sout...

May 26, 2020

Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments

EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...

May 26, 2020

Meadow Lake restaurateurs weigh-in on re-open plans amid concerns of public safety, profitability

Some restaurants in Meadow Lake are rearranging their in-house dining experience or not opening their doors to the public at all. The province has given a green light for some local restaurants to re-...

May 25, 2020

Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...

May 25, 2020

SaskTel breaks record for wireless internet use on Victoria Day

Victoria Day was not only a holiday for many, it was the holiday when SaskTel customers broke an all time wireless internet data usage record.May 18, 2020, customers used more than 170 terabytes of da...

May 21, 2020

Bank of Canada warns in report of business, household debt from COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The central bank has sp...

May 14, 2020

Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered

A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...

May 13, 2020

Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary

There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...

May 12, 2020

Meadow Lake Chamber of Commerce considers virtual gathering to help businesses with re-open plan

Hiring staff is not top of mind for some employers in Meadow Lake however, the local Chamber of Commerce is entertaining ways to prepare businesses for what could be a drastically different way of doi...

May 07, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)