Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Chamber Golf Challenge 'a hit' in community
Just under 140 golfers from the business community took to the greens at North Battleford Golf and Country Club Friday, for the eighth annual Chamber Business Golf Challenge. Registration and kickoff ...
May 27, 2022
Sask. distillery gives back and earns major international award
It has been a busy but exciting couple of months for a local business as they raised thousands of dollars for Ukraine on top of winning a huge award.Phantom Light Distillery in Prince Albert has only ...
May 26, 2022
A Taste of Culture returns to Battlefords
Those with a hankering for spicy curry from East India or a sweet dessert from the Philippines will be able to find it at the Taste of Culture.The event put on by the Battlefords Immigration Resource ...
May 25, 2022
Wilkie group asking for designs for town's new grasshopper sculpture
Just like Vegreville, Alta. has its huge pysanka, a Ukrainian-style Easter egg, or Glendon is known for its giant perogy on a fork, Wilkie wants to stand out from the crowd with its plans to erect a m...
May 24, 2022
Waterhen Lake FN new owners of Eco Lodge in Meadow Lake
Waterhen Lake First Nation announced it is venturing into the tourism industry in northwest Saskatchewan.The community just purchased the Water's Edge Eco Lodge near Greig Lake in Meadow Lake Provinci...
May 21, 2022
Inflation impacting Battlefords businesses
Business owners in the Battlefords have tough decisions ahead in the current economic climate.Late last month, inflation for Canada's Consumer Price Index hit a more than 30-year high at 6.7 per cent....
May 17, 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
Local mayors examine potential impact from federal budget
Expectations for what kind of impact the federal budget will have in Saskatchewan is mixed amongst local city mayors.Political reaction came swiftly after the announcement of the 2022 budget, which pr...
Apr 19, 2022
The journey of two entrepreneurs and the quest to remove receipt waste
Two Saskatchewan entrepreneurs are tackling a big, but often forgotten issue of wasted receipts.Kim Baldwin and Carmen Johanson, who have known each other since their days at the University of Saskatc...
Apr 13, 2022
Saskatchewan Conservative MP’s criticize federal budget
Conservative Members of Parliament did not hold back in the days following the release of the Government of Canada's 2022 budget.Gary Vidal of Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River, told meadowlakeNOW th...
Apr 11, 2022