Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Lakeland council gives final nod to high speed Internet plan
A proposed plan to provide high speed Internet for residents in the Emma Lake and Christopher Lake areas, has received a second and final green light. Following some public backlash, council agreed to...
Jan 12, 2021
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021
New West Wind Aviation CEO incoming as company stabilizes
With vaccines beginning to become available to Saskatchewan residents, West Wind Aviation CEO Stephen Smith is hopeful air traffic should be back to normal by October. "At that point, we expect to see...
Jan 08, 2021
WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'Incoherent' policy
The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers r...
Jan 08, 2021
UFA keeps employees working through COVID-19 pandemic
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. — The pandemic forced many companies to cut back and lay off employees. That was not the case for UFA. It paid the workers at its Farm and Ranch Stores and Petroleum location...
Curtis Galbraith Jan 07, 2021
Long time owner of P.A. Insurance Ltd. sells to international company
P.A. Insurance Limited, owned by Ron Wesolowski for over 40 years, has been sold to HUB International Limited. The deal was announced last month.While Wesolowski will no longer be manager of the busin...
Jan 07, 2021
English River band members camp out, in protest of alleged secrecy by leadership
Relying on a wood burning stove to keep warm, and the kindness of fellow community members to bring them food, Marlene Tcho and Rose Dawastare from English River First Nation, are camping out until th...
Jan 06, 2021
Pandemic putting a damper on January gym membership jump
It's the season of new year's resolutions and fresh starts, but Prince Albert gyms aren't experiencing the surge in new members they usually do. SaskPro Crossfit owner Scott Gardiner told paNOW his fa...
Jan 06, 2021
Savings accounts, life insurance top of mind amid pandemic
More people are looking to build a financial cushion after the upheaval and uncertainty of the past year. Adriann Locke, a financial advisor with Thierman Finanacial, told paNOW she's seen an increase...
Jan 04, 2021
Hope and the Future: Local RM's anticipate big infrastructure projects
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. paNOW decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.The Rural Muncipalities (R...
Dec 26, 2020
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