Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion
OTTAWA - Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit. B.C.'s NDP governme...
Jan 15, 2020
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...
Jan 15, 2020
Region static but big job gains on national level
There are some positive numbers on the national job creation front although the rate for the large area in our region known as Prince Albert and the North remains unchanged.Last month, Canada gained 3...
Jan 10, 2020 There was an improvement on the national front but in our wider region things remained unchanged. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
National Observer, MBC hiring La Ronge-based reporters with federal funds
The federal government is providing funding for two new reporters to be based out of La Ronge. Canada's National Observer and Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) were both successful applicants i...
Jan 10, 2020 The two federal grants have a combined total of $100,000. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Lac La Ronge Visitor Centre has record-breaking year: Manager
It was a record-breaking year for sales at the Lac La Ronge Visitor Centre.That's according to Manager Judy Hanke, who attributes the higher amount due to increases in local art and increased awarenes...
Jan 08, 2020 There's about 20 more artists selling work at the centre compared to January 2019. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company
VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...
Jan 06, 2020
Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...
Jan 02, 2020
Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake
The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...
Jan 02, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)
Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...
Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Year in Review: Diamond exploration progresses east of P.A.
A project that has been decades in the making and which has the potential to create many hundreds of jobs, saw some significant movement in 2019. However, the parties behind the Fort la Corne diamond ...
Dec 21, 2019 This aerial image shows the construction of the bulk sampling plant where the huge bags of kimberlite samples (in top of image) will be processed to get an idea of the quantity and quality of diamonds in the sample. (Star Diamond Corp.)