Local Business

Westmoreland Coal Company's creditors are slated to take over its core assets after the company did not secure another qualified bid for its mines.

The 16th annual Gainsborough Oil and Gas Mixed Bonspiel proved to be a fun weekend for competitors. Ten teams entered the event, which was held from Jan. 11 to 13 at the Gainsborough Curling Rink.

The Western Lily wind farm near Grenfell has achieved commercial operations and is supplying energy to the SaskPower grid. The project consists of 10 Enercon turbines, which will supply up to 20 megawatts of electricity – enough to power 8,000 homes.

Bert Pierson is being remembered as a hard-working individual who loved hockey, his job and above all, his family. Bert died on Jan. 14 at the age of 77; he is survived by his wife of 51 years, Melodye, and his two sons, Jeff and Brad.

The Government of Saskatchewan has released regulations with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from venting and flaring in the province’s upstream oil and gas sector by 4.5 million tonnes per year by 2025.

Western Financial Group in Estevan presented a cheque for $5,000 to the Estevan Humane Society on Wednesday morning. The Western Communities Foundation announced earlier this month that the humane society would be receiving a grant.

SaskPower has released the year-end numbers for the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

Ken Mehler is going to Ottawa, as part of the Yellow Vest truck convoy that will pass through eastern Saskatchewan on Feb. 15. But he wanted his pickup to really get the message out that Canada needs pipelines, so he went to Dynamic Signs Inc.

Two out-of-province companies were fined for Occupational Health and Safety violations after pleading guilty in Weyburn Provincial Court on Jan. 15. Western Energy Services Corp.

The price of oil tumbled from US$75 per barrel of West Texas Intermediate in early October to US$42 on Dec. 24, before coming back to US$51 on Jan. 15. In that context, Crescent Point Energy Corp.