Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Another month of national employment surge, mixed bag regionally: StatsCan
After a surge in employment in August, the nation's economy once again added scores of new jobs in September.Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed employment rose by 53,700, driven by...
Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Water Security Agency, Unifor local reach deal
A tentative agreement has been reached between Unifor and one of the Saskatchewan Crowns that was hit by a strike on Friday.On Thursday afternoon, the provincial government announced a deal had been r...
Oct 10, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
P.A. to Saskatoon bus service not dead as company pulls out
The machinations of the free market and one company's rejection of the city's business licensing regulations may yet spell good news for Prince Albert passengers in need of a reliable bus service to S...
Oct 10, 2019 Aurora Charter Service currently offers a three-times-a-week one-way trip from P.A. to Saskatoon, and a one-way trip in the other direction twice a week. (submitted photo/Victor Hoosein)
Fond du Lac Airport still without necessary upgrades: Chief Louie Mercredi
"We are the most isolated community in Saskatchewan right now."Those are the words of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi who flew the media, including larongeNOW, to his small no...
Oct 07, 2019 Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi and West Wind Aviation President and CEO Michael Rodyniuk at the local airport. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Indie pot shops seek cooperative wholesale, distribution
Some of Saskatchewan's private independent cannabis shops are forming a co-operative to thwart what they see as the challenges from the already dominant corporate sector in the new legal cannabis mark...
Oct 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
La Ronge man launches petition for higher internet speeds
Curtis Skalicky, of La Ronge, is concerned internet providers in the tri-communities could be forgetting about the area when it comes to upgrades to download speeds. He launched a petition on Monday l...
Oct 04, 2019 The matter is expected to be discussed at the next town council meeting. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
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)
Province set to table new offer to Crown union ahead of possible strike
About 3,000 unionized workers at SaskTel could go on strike as early as Monday if a deal isn't reached.Unifor and the Crown corporation started two days of talks Thursday and the union said if a colle...
Sep 26, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Core Days examines state of mining industry in northern Saskatchewan
The mining industry in northern Saskatchewan is the focus of the third annual Core Days in La Ronge. The two-day event began Wednesday with talks by those working on the regulatory side of the industr...
Sep 26, 2019 A number of speakers were involved with Core Days. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Aurora adds new passenger service route in La Ronge
A new charter and bus service called Aurora will begin providing transportation to residents in the tri-communities to Prince Albert and Saskatoon.The service is expected to launch Sept. 30 and busine...
Sep 25, 2019 This van is being used to transport passengers between the communities. (Submitted photo/Victor Hoosein)