Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Northern fishers seek aid as COVID-19 shuts down market
The fishing industry across northern Saskatchewan is facing an uncertain year because of COVID-19. With restaurants closed there are no orders of their product coming in, hundreds of livelihoods are i...
May 06, 2020
Major stimulus plan for Sask. COVID-19 recovery
Premier Scott Moe has unveiled a major spending program as part of plans to rebound from the huge economic hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will see the spending of an additional $2 billion over and a...
May 06, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (file photo/CKOM)
Prince Albert business reimagines the door handle
Necessity is the mother of invention, and a local locksmith shop has created a device that allows people to open doors in a new way.Manager at Prince Albert based Accra Lock Burgess Vatamaniuck, expla...
May 06, 2020 A Prince Albert locksmith shop is offering a new product to its customers to help reduce contact with others. (Accra Lock/ Facebook)
Excessive CERB payments: what's an accident and what's fraud
It's been nearly one month since the federal government launched the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program on April 6.The CERB, which provides Canadian residents facing unemployment due t...
May 01, 2020 (Government of Canada, CRA)
Upcoming drive-in movie season uncertain for Jubilee theatre at Manitou Beach
The Jubilee drive-in movie theatre at Manitou Beach will be faced with numerous challenges if and when the site opens for the 2020 season.As of right now, the drive-in is unable to open with movie the...
May 01, 2020 (Facebook/Jubilee Drive-in)
Cameco distributes $1 million in COVID-19 relief
Describing the process as "humbling and overwhelming," the CEO of Cameco says they have supported 67 community projects with their recently announced $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund.The uranium mining...
May 01, 2020 (Cameco.com)
Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure
CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...
Apr 29, 2020
Concerns raised about lack of PPE ahead of May 4 dentistry restart
A Prince Albert dentist wants the public to note the profession is not as ready as some might think for a return to work on May 4, citing a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE). Meanwhile, the ...
Apr 28, 2020 Stock photo (ID 148031444 © Auremar | Dreamstime.com)
Big game draw set to open May 1
Saskatchewan hunters looking to go after big game can throw their names into the hat next month.The province's big game draw will open May 1 and close on May 25. The results of the draw are expected t...
Apr 28, 2020 The provincial government is reminding hunters about the importance of taking part in the hunter harvest survey. (submitted photo/Parks Canada)
Critical milestone reached at Project Falcon diamond site
A major milestone has been reached at the massive diamond exploration project at Fort la Corne east of Prince Albert.Star Diamond Corporation is confirming the start up of the long-awaited processing ...
Apr 27, 2020 The big Lego set. Last year, mechanical engineer Emma Kirk oversaw the re-assembly of 117,000 components that make up the Bulk Sampling Processing Plant. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)