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Affinity Credit Union has announced a new structure for its district councils, but the move is not expected to have a big impact on southeast Saskatchewan.

Spartan had an active first quarter in the field, with three rigs operating in southeast Saskatchewan and an additional rig drilling their 2017 Viking program in west central Saskatchewan.

The April Crown land sale came in on April 11, and there’s really only one word to describe it: low. Just $1.3 million was raised for the whole province. The results of the sale were announced on April 13.

They’re out there already! Some southeast Saskatchewan producers have been out seeding some acreages for about a week now, defying the traditional wisdom of making sure frost conditions are minimized before heading out into the fields.

On April 11 approximately 150 people who work in construction and the oilpatch gathered for the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance annual contractor safety breakfast at the Beefeater Plaza in Estevan.

The RBC Royal Bank is looking for community projects to support through their RBC Day of Service program. Between April 1 and June 30, RBC encourages employees to give back to charities that they are passionate about.

When coming off one of the worst drilling years in recent memory, any increase is positive.

Assiniboia has some new choices for eating out with the opening of the Cruz In restaurant in late March and the unveiling of Fresh Start’s new menu. Cruz In is the latest eating spot in Assiniboia. It sports a 1950s-60s style design and menu.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce and SaskPower are coming together to host a carbon capture summit.

For a facility that has seen controversy for its teething problems, the month of March was as good as it could possibly get for up-time.