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Weyburn oilman comments on how oil prices went negative

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce elected a new president during its annual general meeting Wednesday morning. The meeting was held via a conference call due to crowd size restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thirty-five years ago, on April 19, Shelly Mack graduated college and started a new chapter of her life, that turned out to be really successful, not only for her, but for the Estevan community as well.

The City of Estevan is seeking the public’s input regarding the transition away from conventional coal-fired power.

Estevan city council used technology so it could have its monthly meeting Monday night. Mayor Roy Ludwig, city manager Jeff Ward and city clerk Judy Pilloud were in council chambers, and observing social distancing.

Crescent Point Energy announced on Monday it is taking additional action to further enhance the company’s sustainability, including incremental cost reductions and a revised 2020 outlook.

Premier Scott Moe has responded to the supports for the oil and gas sector announced by the federal government earlier on Friday.

Most of the Mack Auction Company’s sales were postponed due to COVID-19, but the business still recently conducted a successful timed online land auction that came to an end on April 9.

“Due to COVID-19, all auctions now are online bidding only.” This message greets the visitors of the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers website.

The memberships of Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) approved the amalgamation of both organizations under a unified governance and management structure on April 14.