Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Local wood product manufacturer benefits from strong growth in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan continues to have one of the top performing economies in the country.Manufacturing sales increased 53 per cent between October 2020 and October 2021, which is the highest year-over-year i...
Dec 21, 2021
Saskatchewan manufacturing sales see big growth in 2021
Saskatchewan is reporting the highest year-over-year manufacturing sales increase across Canada, according to new data from Statistics Canada.Saskatchewan saw a manufacturing sales increase of 52.9 pe...
Dec 21, 2021
SGI announces rate changes to begin in the spring
The majority of SGI customers will see rate changes come into play starting in April.SGI announced Monday the plants to start implementing revenue-neutral rebalancing of Auto Fund rates.It's expected ...
Dec 21, 2021
'If you cannot trust your partners, you can't work with them': RM of Buckland cuts ties with Prince Albert REDA
The Prince Albert Regional Economic Development Alliance (PAREDA) has been reduced to five members following a vote this week during the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland's council meeting.Council v...
Dec 16, 2021
P.A. restaurants forced to raise prices to survive
There's a good chance Prince Albert residents will need to pay a bit more for meals at restaurants, bars, and cafs moving forward.This comes as the overall cost for food continues to increase with the...
Dec 16, 2021
SaskPower keeps carbon tax rate steady for 2022
SaskPower is giving its customers a break on the federal carbon tax.In a media release Wednesday, the Crown corporation announced its customers will pay the same carbon tax rate as they did in 2021 - ...
Dec 15, 2021
No shortage here: Christmas tree sales start early, hold steady in Prince Albert
If you've been waiting to go out and buy a natural tree for Christmas, you might not want to wait too much longer. The season started early for Gaudet Trees, and people have been starting to pick them...
Dec 15, 2021
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate in November held steady at 4.7 per cent
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation held steady in November as the consumer price index rose 4.7 per cent compared with a year ago.The result matched the year-over-year increa...
Dec 15, 2021
You might pay more for turkey, but there isn’t a shortage
If you haven't picked up your turkey for Christmas supper yet, don't worry. There will be enough to go around. It may just cost a little more.Much like COVID-19 brought on panic buying of good likes L...
Dec 14, 2021
Fort à la Corne diamond dispute resolved after mining companies reach agreement
It appears a dispute between two mining companies with operations in Saskatchewan has been resolved.On Thursday, Star Diamond and Rio Tinto announced they have entered into binding agreements that hav...
Dec 10, 2021
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