Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Town pleased to see positive financial report
The Town of Battleford is tickled pink after receiving a rosy report from the auditor for 2018.Mayor Ames Leslie said despite last year's problem of having to clean up some billing glitches dating bac...
Jun 19, 2019 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind, as shown. The town received an overall positive report from its financial audit, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City eyes better cost monitoring of picking up abandoned trash
From mattresses to refrigerators, tractor tires and sheds, many items seem to mysteriously grow legs and end up in back alleys around North Battleford.As the issue of abandoned garbage continues to pi...
Jun 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW 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
Giving back through business education
Starting a business and giving back to the community is often the work of philanthropists or long-time business owners.But it was more recently the result of work from students in the Entrepreneurship...
Jun 17, 2019 Brad Dyck, Jaelynn Owen, Michelle Sparks, Austin Higgs and Jaedyn Nahirney. The dogs, Ursula and Arya, are available for adoption through the Humane Society. (supplied photo/Lynne Thompson)
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)
Agriculture Canada launches three new radar satellites
Canada is set to launch three new satellites into orbit today as part of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, or RCM for short. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are working together with groups of scie...
Jun 12, 2019 The three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites are being prepared for their launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at the SpaceX facilities at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. (submitted photo/Canadian Space Agency)
Bater says national plastics ban model prefered, hopes for clear communication from Ottawa
News of an impending ban from Ottawa on single-use plastics as early as 2021 is the prefered option for North Battleford's mayor, so long the city has adequate information to adjust.Prime Minister Jus...
Jun 11, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater said a national ban on plastics is the preferred model as it could be difficult to enforce locally. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
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