Local Business

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station captured 80,530 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in July. According to numbers released by SaskPower earlier this month, the facility was online 94.

Saskatchewan continues its lackluster Crown land sales this year, with just $1.5 million brought in through the Aug. 15 sale. With three of six land sales under its belt for this fiscal year, the total has been only $9.5 million.

The City of Estevan’s public works division is applying the finishing touches to what has been a pretty productive spring and summer season.

Corn is becoming increasingly popular for Western Canadian agricultural producers, because of domestic and international demands. The corn supply in the entire nation had increased by three per cent from 2017-18.

A fatality has been reported at a Crescent Point Energy Corp. site near Stoughton on Monday. A Weyburn-based service rig company was working on the site, according to a statement from Crescent Point received by email.

An impressive farmyard set-up catches the eye of travellers driving down the road between Estevan and Oungre.

Estevan – There were 40 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan on Aug. 14, according to sister publication Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). That made for 36 per cent out of a total of 111 rigs in the province.

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce announced a province-wide business training partnership with Southeast College on Monday morning.

Prairie Sky Co-op in Weyburn announced on Thursday they will be closing the Coteau Avenue gas bar, which is located next to the food store, effective Friday, Sept. 20.

Shaunavon – A Swift Current man was fined $4,900 in Shaunavon Provincial Court on Aug. 1 after being found guilty of one count under Occupational Health and Safety regulations.