Local Business

The Sears store located on Fourth Street in downtown Estevan is going to close in the coming weeks, now that Sears Canada has been given the green light to liquidate all of its remaining stores and assets. Sears Canada announced on Oct.

October’s lunch and learn program for the entity formerly known as Enform Saskatchewan was in full swing in mid-October, visiting Weyburn on Oct. 10, Estevan on Oct. 11, Carlyle on Oct. 12, and the following week in Swift Current on Oct.

Habitat for Humanity’s Estevan committee has recognized its largest donor. Elaine and Grant Walkom donated a trailer earlier this year appraised at $75,000.

Large jump in exploration licenses west of Estevan

The company that provides waste and recycling services to many municipalities and businesses in southeast Saskatchewan, including Estevan, has been sold. Green for Life (GFL) Environmental Inc.

The Assiniboia and District Chamber of Commerce hosted its 15th annual Career and Business Fair for students and job-seekers at the Curling Rink in the Prince of Wales Centre in Assiniboia on September 26.

The eighth annual TD Tree Days in Assiniboia saw Assiniboia branch TB Bank staff, First Assiniboia Scouts and other volunteers plant 109 new trees at the Mount Hope Cemetery on September 22.

Enform Canada (Enform) and Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA), announced on Oct. 2 they have completed the merger between the two safety associations. The new organization is called Energy Safety Canada.

Green For Life Enviornmental Inc. has announced the purchase of the Regens Group, which includes local company Regens Disposal Ltd. In a letter sent out to its customers, GFL announced that it had acquired Regens Disposal Ltd.

October’s public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights in Saskatchewan benefitted once again from sustained interest by the industry in the province’s consistently attractive southeast region.