Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Financial planners will be under provincial regulation
Going forward professionals looking to call themselves Financial Planners in Saskatchewan will have to have certain certifications.Last week the Financial Planners and Financial Advisors Act was signe...
Jul 09, 2020
SaskTel takes hit from pandemic in 2019-20 annual report
SaskTel is still calling the last year a strong one, despite bites taken out of its bottom line by the COVID-19 pandemic.The company made about $130.3 million in net income, but the pandemic took abou...
Jul 08, 2020
Recycling facilities still busy weeks after reopening
Business has not slowed down at either of SARCAN's two Prince Albert facilities.Bill Powalinsky, CEO with P.A. and District Community Service Centre, which operates both facilities through Pine Indust...
Jul 08, 2020
SaskEnergy sees lower income, looks to uncertain future
SaskEnergy tabled its annual report Tuesday describing the year that was, but looking to the future, things are a lot less clear.The minister responsible for the Crown corporation, Bronwyn Eyre, calle...
Jul 07, 2020
Canadian airlines accused of ignoring COVID precautions, denying refunds
TORONTO - When Bobbi Jo Green booked a flight back in May for her, her husband, and her children to see two ailing family members, she was counting on the airline's physical distancing rules...
Jul 07, 2020
Local bar responds to return of VLTs
Video Lottery Terminals are back online in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the machines would start running again as of Monday at a press conference last week. The province shut down ...
Jul 06, 2020
Council approves tax break for personal care homes
Prince Albert city council has upheld a tax break for privately owned personal care homes.The city created a special sub-class for the businesses in 2018 after the provincial government reclassified t...
Jul 06, 2020
SaskPower announces $8M increase in net income
Despite a drop in sales, SaskPower has reported an increase on its bottom line - thanks in part to the carbon tax.The Crown corporation reported a net income of $205 million for the 2019-20 fiscal yea...
Jul 06, 2020
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Companies that have laid off workers are telling the Bank of Canada they plan to refill some positions over the next year, but many hiring plans remain muted over COVID-19-related uncertainty...
Jul 06, 2020
Cree designer reclaims family's place in Waskesiu
Sixteen years after she founded CreeNisga'a Clothing, owner and designer Linda Lavallee has opened her first brick and mortar store in Waskesiu - but in many ways, Friday's soft opening for family and...
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