Local Business

After a lot of angst and uncertainty, steelworkers at Regina’s EVRAZ steel and pipe mill can now breathe a sigh of relief, as the United States lifted tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

Scott Kienlen recognizes he has some big shoes to fill at the helm of the Southern Plains Co-op. Kienlen was recently elected as the board president of the co-op’s, which has operations in Estevan, Carlyle, Alameda, Oxbow and Gainsborough.

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen welcomed a couple of his colleagues from the Conservative Party caucus to Estevan Thursday to tour several facilities in the area.

Estevan’s business family recently had a new addition.

The leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is calling for support for Estevan as it enters a time of transition away from conventional coal power. Ryan Meili made the call during question period on May 15.

An equivalency agreement between the provincial and federal governments will extend the life of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

The Estevan McDonalds had its best year ever when it comes to raising money for Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon through McHappy Day. The annual nationwide event was held on May 8.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. continues to focus on balance sheet improvement through capital allocation, cost reductions and increased cash flow generation, executives with the company said May 9.

The potential of having nuclear power in the Estevan area was broached during the final day of the spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature. The idea was discussed during question period Thursday, and in a scrum with the media later in the day.

Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. (TEML), by way of the Richardson Foundation, made a donation of $60,000 to the Alida Rink Board. This donation went to refurbishing the Alida Rink that was devastated in a flood.