Local Business

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station had another very productive month in March.

The public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas dispositions held on April 7 raised a total of $1,723,724, an average of $123.94 per hectare. This is the first of six oil and gas public offerings for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

Trivia nights at Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual’s Estevan location have been a blast for over half a year now, and they continue to be a popular event even during the times when the restaurant is shut down due to COVID-19.

Up to 50,000 people took in the online Big Time Live game show put on Facebook by local entertainer Richy Roy last Wednesday, and he hopes the numbers will continue growing.

The following up-to-date information details how Weyburn and area businesses are affected during the current State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Among the initiatives that the City of Estevan has introduced in an effort to bring more economic development to the area is the Launchbox, a business incubator that would be a place for budding entrepreneurs to work in the same building and grow the

Estevan – The Western Star chain of hotels in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba have opened up their doors to commercial truckers, offering free hot showers, coffee, and complimentary breakfasts at all of their locations.

Shirley Galloway’s experience in occupational health and industrial hygiene is particularly significant now, at a time when Premier Scott Moe says we are in a “social distancing economy,” as he did on March 25.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has been trying to provide resources to assist its members in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. “We haven’t had any disruption with the chamber, other than events, obviously,” said executive director Jackie Wall.

A request for shields for tellers at the Weyburn Credit Union led John Hulbert Construction Ltd. to create hundreds of shields for businesses throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta.