Local Business

Running oilpatch industry associations seems to have become a landing ground for former cabinet ministers.

SaskPower has released the October report for the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station.

The City of Estevan continues to look at options to fill the Glen Peterson Industrial Park in east Estevan. A meeting was held with land owners in the area on Oct. 31.

Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Company, has had a third and final Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) charge under the Saskatchewan Employment Act dismissed in connection with the death of one of its workers, Michael Bunz.

Vermilion Energy Inc. has operations worldwide, but southeast Saskatchewan figures prominently in their plans for 2019.

Lindsay Heier has returned to Estevan to start Upfront Counseling Services, but the journey that brought him back to Estevan is a unique one.

The Trail of Terror has quickly become a popular way for Estevan area residents to celebrate Halloween. The Southern Plains Co-op organized the second annual event on Saturday night at Woodlawn Regional Park.

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) released its 2019 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast on Nov. 1. PSAC expects a total of 6,600 wells (rig releases) to be drilled in Canada in 2019. That’s down slightly from this year.

The Estevan Shoppers Mall celebrated Halloween on Wednesday with its annual costume contest. Young people were separated into categories based on their age, and then awards were handed out for the best costumes.

Regens Metals is excited to be in its new building in southeast Estevan. The company moved into the 6,000 square foot building on Oct. 22.