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Driven largely by continued interest in Saskatchewan's southeast region, the December public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on Dec. 5 posted revenue of $9.6 million.

Kevin Wall has won the fifth and final weekly prize package in Estevan Mercury Publications’ Business Bingo promotion.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station had to be taken offline in late November, but was expected to be back online this week.

All those international visits to the SaskPower Boundary Dam 3 Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage project over the years seem to have resulted in some progress, with an agreement signed in China during a Canadian trade mission to that country.

The Saskatchewan government has announced Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Strategy that was heavy on a new buzzword, but light on hard targets or timelines.

Bonnie Ries has won the fourth prize package in Estevan Mercury Publications’ Business Bingo promotion.

Driven largely by continued interest in southeast Saskatchewan, the December public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on posted revenue of $9.6 million. The sale took place on Tuesday and results were announced on Thursday.

The provincial government has passed regulations on coal-fired electricity as a next step toward an equivalency agreement with the federal government.

The City of Estevan’s standing improved slightly in the 10th annual property tax gap survey, which was released on Wednesday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' Saskatchewan branch.

Estevan’s rental vacancy rate fell this year, but it remains the highest in the province, according to the annual rental vacancy report released by the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation on Nov. 28. Estevan’s rental vacancy rate was at 25.