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Bonnie Ries has won the fourth prize package in Estevan Mercury Publications’ Business Bingo promotion.

Driven largely by continued interest in southeast Saskatchewan, the December public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on posted revenue of $9.6 million. The sale took place on Tuesday and results were announced on Thursday.

The provincial government has passed regulations on coal-fired electricity as a next step toward an equivalency agreement with the federal government.

The City of Estevan’s standing improved slightly in the 10th annual property tax gap survey, which was released on Wednesday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' Saskatchewan branch.

Estevan’s rental vacancy rate fell this year, but it remains the highest in the province, according to the annual rental vacancy report released by the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation on Nov. 28. Estevan’s rental vacancy rate was at 25.

Spartan Energy Corp. has been going hard with multiple drilling rigs in southeast Saskatchewan. The company reports its third quarter results in a press release on Nov. 9.

Saskatchewan, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Friday on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) at the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) meeting in Arizona.

Retirement closed the chapter on a long and distinguished career for Clara Ellert as a dental therapist and educator. Her retirement was celebrated by friends and family at the Prince of Wales Centre on November 11.

Brenda Turnbull has won the third prize package in the Estevan Mercury Publications’ Business Bingo promotion.

(Daily Oil Bulletin)– Questerre Energy Corporation said on Nov. 27 that it has closed an acquisition of producing Bakken/Torquay oil assets in the Antler area of southeast Saskatchewan.