Local Business

Saskatchewan’s active drilling rig count was 46 as of June 27, according to sister publication Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). A total of 23 companies were drilling at the time.

The provincial government is citing a new report that it says could reflect the impact of a carbon tax.

Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan had a lot of interest with regards to his luncheon presentation on carbon taxation to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on June 20.

STARS Air Ambulance’s annual Rescue on the Prairie fundraiser has launched for this year, and once again this year, there’s a representative from the oil patch.

One of the co-chairs for the Task Force on the Just Transition for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities believes the committee is an important sounding board for affected workers and communities.

People who are attending events and shopping locally in the community this summer will get used to seeing a new addition to the community. Estevan Mercury Publications is pleased to introduce the Mercury Guy.

SaskPower has announced the location for its first utility-scale solar power facility, and it won’t be in the Estevan area. The facility will be constructed in the rural municipality of Coulee, to the east of Swift Current.

While the rains in late May and thus far in June have been a boon for many southeast producers, there are still some in need of some rain.

Canada needs to improve its competitiveness and get pipelines built if it wants to transport an additional 1.

One lease parcel southeast of Radville brought in most of the bucks in the June 5 Crown land sale, whose results were posted on June 7. One exploration licence in southeast Saskatchewan received a bonus bid of $10,511,566.