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The Frehlick family has been recognized for their support of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan.

The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) in Regina and the CO2 Commonwealth Research Centre (C02CRC) announced the formal signing of a memorandum of understanding on July 5.

The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit at Boundary Dam and the technology it utilizes continue to attract the attention of the federal government. This attention came in the form of a visit and tour of the facility on July 6.

Canada is a world leader in innovation and technology in the fight against climate change, according to a press release from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).

The City of Estevan has applied for funding from the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) due to a severe thunderstorm last month.

A milestone was reached in June by the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) in Saskatchewan. The leaders in the program said it has successfully collected and safely recycled over 25,000 metric tonnes (MT) since the program began in 2007.

The Southern Plains Co-op celebrated the grand opening of its new grocery store in Oxbow on June 24.

In the wake of a United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union (EU), Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he doesn’t expect the UK exit from the 28-state union of European countries to have much of an impact on Saskatchewan’s economy.

Major oil pipelines that should carry western Canadian oil to Eastern Canada and beyond, will be needed very soon if the Canadian oilpatch is going to serve its true purpose.