Local Business

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the first completed, in-service pipeline project under the provincial Oil Infrastructure Investment Program (OIIP).

Advancements that are happening in numerous sectors in the Estevan area will be the focus of the city’s first-ever Innovation Conference and Trade Show on Oct. 26 and 27.

Carol McKay has seen a lot of changes at the Southern Plains Co-op since she started working there on June 21, 1977. For example, she was paid $3.93 per hour, which she thought was great, because it was above the minimum wage of the day.

The City of Estevan is hosting an auction for five available skyboxes inside Affinity Place. The auction is slated for July 15 at noon. Bidding starts at 12:15 p.m. Mack Auctions will lead this ‘auction by choice’ styled event.

An Edmonton company has pleaded guilty to one count under The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996, in Estevan Provincial Court. Blueforce Logistics Ltd.

Ocean Man First Nation has completed two solar projects which are now contributing one megawatt of clean electricity to the province’s grid.

The Southern Plains Co-op spent much of the 2020-21 fiscal year navigating its way through the challenges created by COVID-19, and now they’re getting ready to emerge from those difficulties.

The Estevan downtown business community keeps growing, getting more and more diverse. The Plant Bench became the latest member that joined the bright business world on Fourth Street. The new business offers a wide variety of unique plants.

Deep Earth Energy Production Corp. has successfully completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) with a corresponding feasibility study and report on its first geothermal power facility in southeast Saskatchewan.

Henders Drugs in Estevan has been recognized for the care it provides to its patients. The long-time local pharmacy was presented with the Patients’ Choice Award by the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan (PAS).