Local Business

Drilling activity has picked up in Saskatchewan, with 45 rigs now working as of Dec. 4, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). That’s a substantial jump from the low 30s that the rig count hovered around for much of November.

After a trial run last year, a full-fledged “school” was held in Estevan on Nov. 27, an event referred to as a Day of Measurement.

Estevan city council has approved the tender for the third and final phase of the city’s water intake project. Greenfield Construction Ltd. was awarded the tender for $1.

The Southeast Saskatchewan Council of Realtors (SSCR) has presented money to charity before the conclusion of its operations.

The Estevan area has been affected by power outages on Monday. The first power failure struck Estevan, as well as Bienfait, Lampman, North Portal, Steelman and surrounding areas around 1:30 a.m. Monday.

After months of broadly hinting Saskatchewan would be getting into nuclear power production, as well as a reference in the recent speech from the throne, Premier Scott Moe has taken the first concrete action in that direction.

After months of broadly hinting Saskatchewan would be getting into nuclear power production, as well as a reference in the recent speech from the throne, Premier Scott Moe has taken the first concrete action in that direction.

Tim Hortons presented a cheque for $11,897 to the City of Estevan on Thursday. The money was raised during the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign in September.

Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement is complete and will ship its first oil on Dec. 1. In Canada, that is. The Minnesota portion – the replacement portion – has not been built, due to continual delays in that state.

SARCAN currently doesn’t recycle used plastic containers obtained from licenced recreational cannabis stores in Saskatchewan.