Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020
Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...
May 25, 2020
'I want to be optimistic': Tourism season in La Ronge expected to be slow
The busiest month for tourism in La Ronge is June, but Lac La Ronge Visitor Centre Manager Judy Hanke doesn't believe there will be as much traffic as normal."I want to be optimistic, but I think it i...
May 23, 2020
SaskTel breaks record for wireless internet use on Victoria Day
Victoria Day was not only a holiday for many, it was the holiday when SaskTel customers broke an all time wireless internet data usage record.May 18, 2020, customers used more than 170 terabytes of da...
May 21, 2020
La Ronge businesses begin to re-open, regional travel restrictions amended
It's a new kind of normal for local businesses Tuesday as the second phase of Re-Open Saskatchewan plan commenced.It was two months ago when Penney Schooley closed her hair salon to customers as the c...
May 19, 2020
Bank of Canada warns in report of business, household debt from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The central bank has sp...
May 14, 2020
Boreal Heartland changes harvest technique to ensure social distancing during pandemic
There's still a harvest planned for Air Ronge's Boreal Heartland Herbal Products, but it will be done in a new way to keep people closer to home. That's according to Keewatin Community Development Ass...
May 13, 2020
Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered
A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...
May 13, 2020
Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary
There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...
May 12, 2020
Air Ronge Co-op reopens after COVID-19 test comes back negative
Lake Country Co-op wants the public to know team members at the Air Ronge C-Store are well and there are no cases of COVID-19 at the store. The store suddenly closed Wednesday and, in an official stat...
May 08, 2020 The store was closed for approximately a day and a half. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)