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One of the co-chairs for the Task Force on the Just Transition for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities believes the committee is an important sounding board for affected workers and communities.

People who are attending events and shopping locally in the community this summer will get used to seeing a new addition to the community. Estevan Mercury Publications is pleased to introduce the Mercury Guy.

SaskPower has announced the location for its first utility-scale solar power facility, and it won’t be in the Estevan area. The facility will be constructed in the rural municipality of Coulee, to the east of Swift Current.

While the rains in late May and thus far in June have been a boon for many southeast producers, there are still some in need of some rain.

Canada needs to improve its competitiveness and get pipelines built if it wants to transport an additional 1.

One lease parcel southeast of Radville brought in most of the bucks in the June 5 Crown land sale, whose results were posted on June 7. One exploration licence in southeast Saskatchewan received a bonus bid of $10,511,566.

The future and impact of coal-fired power generation in the Estevan area and in Canada was discussed extensively on Tuesday, as the Task Force on the Just Transition for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities was in the Energy City.

The Redvers & District Oil Showcase saw beautiful weather for its May 30-31 event, and it was a perfect metaphor compared to the last show two years ago. Then, it was cold, stormy, and generally miserable.

Saskatchewan’s June public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held on Tuesday raised more than $15 million in revenue for the province, as much as the last three public offerings combined and the highest single revenue total since Oct

Teams of dedicated and highly-trained personnel from 16 mine sites around the province tested their skills at the 50th annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition at Mosaic Place and the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds on June 2.