Local Business

The countdown clock on the oilshow.ca website shows 270 days to go from Sept. 7 until the gates open at the 2019 Saskatchewan Oil & Gas show, but things are picking up in earnest for show organizers and the companies who will exhibit.

School is back in session and registration for the 2018 YouthBiz contest is now open. YouthBiz is a business competition designed for Grade 6 to 12 students in the Community Futures (CF) Sunrise area, which encompasses southeast Saskatchewan.

Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station is once again operating, nearly three months after a severe thunderstorm knocked it offline. And with that, the carbon capture and storage facility is also operating again.

After years of being on a continual growth path Crescent point, the largest oil producer in Saskatchewan, is making a dramatic change in direction.

Estevan city council announced during the meeting held on Aug. 27 that the city would be going ahead with the business incentive program that had been proposed by economic development co-ordinator Dwight Bramble.

The repairs for Unit 3 at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station are nearing completion.

The first indication that the oil downturn was starting to turn around was in the service rig sector. As early as the first quarter of 2017, service rigs started advertising for new workers, and several reported shortages.

Of all the industrial sectors in Saskatchewan, oil and gas are targeted for the highest cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

Local youths were able to learn about the intricacies of the newspaper business and the world of advertising through the annual Art in Advertising camp held at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM).

The fourth annual Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum will happen Oct. 4, and the Regina event has been growing every year. This year’s event will again take place at the Regina Delta Hotel.