Industry

Métis community leaders recognized for their service

Perry Vermette, Owner of Vermette Wood Products, jokes when he was first received notice he was receiving a Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal, his first instinct as someone who shys away from public atte...

Feb 28, 2023

New methods find methane emissions underestimated

New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to the government.The rese...

Feb 21, 2023

Tolko contributes $10,000 to Meadow Lake's Door of Hope

Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries Inc. received a boost of support this holiday season with a donation from Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko mills contributed $10,000 to benefit the Door of Hope project.Mead...

Dec 20, 2022

What the fusion breakthrough means for Saskatchewan and its economy

It was called a breakthrough in the search for clean energy, and something you thought could only be seen in science fiction movies. Earlier this week, scientists in the U.S. announced they produced m...

Dec 15, 2022

Gas analyst says high prices are not denting demand

Saskatchewan drivers are enduring more pain at the gas pumps.Gas prices hit another record in the province on Tuesday as some stations in Saskatoon and Regina began hiking prices to $1.95.9 per litre....

Jun 01, 2022

Housing market having up and down start to 2022 across Northern Saskatchewan

The number of properties being sold across northern Saskatchewan is down in every major community and region.That's according to the Saskatchewan Realtors' Association (SRA) which released its latest ...

May 06, 2022

Taxi drivers feeling the rise of gas prices

Paying at the pump is affecting all of Saskatchewan, but especially transportation based businesses.Deliveries are a primary service hit hardest by gas prices that reached record highs nationally back...

May 02, 2022

Unemployment rate falls in Canada, rises in Saskatchewan

Canada's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level on record in March.Statistics Canada said Friday the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 per cent, the lowest it has been since comparable dat...

Apr 08, 2022

City seeks feedback on adding no parking signs for industrial area

Meadow Lake is looking at limiting parking in the industrial area of the city with new signage. On Monday, city council approved the first reading of an amendment to Traffic Bylaw No. 5, which would r...

Mar 30, 2022

Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue

OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day. Industry leaders and politicians have urged Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to end the labour dispute after...

Mar 21, 2022