Tag Archives: Industry
‘What was the point?’: SaskTel employee frustrated with tentative contract
After 17 days of job action, including frigid days on the picket line, some workers at SaskTel are frustrated with the tentative contract agreed to by the union.During negotiations and picketing, Unif...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Scientist responds to critique of industry ties after publishing study on red meat
HALIFAX - A Canadian researcher who co-led a study that challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption has responded to criticisms he should have disclosed past ties to the globa...
Oct 05, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan woman enjoys big business success on Wall Street
A former Prince Albert resident recently enjoyed a big day at the New York Stock Exchange.Michelle Zatlyn and the company she co-founded, Cloudflare, recently launched an initial public stock offering...
Oct 01, 2019 Michelle Zatlyn rings the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 13 (Michelle Zatlyn/Twitter)
P.A. woman enjoys big business success stateside
A former Prince Albert resident recently enjoyed a big day at the New York Stock Exchange.Michelle Zatlyn, and the company she co-founded, Cloudflare, recently launched an initial public stock offerin...
Oct 01, 2019 Michelle Zatlyn rings the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 13 (Michelle Zatlyn/Twitter)
Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds
The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...
Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
The Brick opening store in Meadow Lake
The Brick is opening a store in Meadow Lake.Genine Franklin and her sister Paula co-own The Brick Cold Lake and when asked to expand to another store they wanted to bring one to Meadow Lake."They were...
Jul 18, 2019 The future location of The Brick in Meadow Lake. The store is expected to open at the end of August or early September. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)
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)
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)