Local Business

Canada is focusing on COVID-19, and not Saudi Arabia’s aggressive oil price war and its impact on Canada, at this time.

Sales are slow due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no doubt about it, but people have still buying cars and trucks in Estevan. Brad Pierson, general manager at Murray GM, said, “We’ve seen a decrease, but we’re still active.

The City of Estevan has provided an update on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Estevan Walmart was under fire last week after it wouldn’t allow a shopper to purchase a large volume of items for elders on the Pheasant Rump First Nation, but the person who filed the initial complaint refutes claims that Walmart’s move was rac

The City of Estevan has not had to lay off any permanent staff members due to the closure of non-essential facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit, announced the deadline to apply, reinstate, cancel or make changes to Crop Insurance contracts on March 30.

The Government of Saskatchewan is temporarily modifying hours of service regulations for commercial truck drivers in response to COVID-19.

Over the weekend, gas prices at many Estevan stations dropped below the 80 cents/litre mark, being the lowest they’ve been in a long time. At a number of gas stations, the prices were as low as 78.

Estevan business started a promotion to raise people’s spirits during the COVID-19 pandemics while also supporting the local food bank.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced additional new measures to support small businesses dealing with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.