Local Business

Estevan and district employees of SaskTel participated in the annual TelCare program, the Crown Corporation’s employee donation benevolent fund once again in 2016.

The Rural Municipality of Estevan councillors will be faced with an interesting proposal when they convene again for a regular business session next week.

The numbers are in and Canadian farmers increased production of wheat, canola, barley, soybeans and lentils in 2016 compared with 2015. Corn for grain and oat production levels were lower than the year before.

Saskatchewan continues to receive high marks in the Fraser Institute’s Global Petroleum Survey, which ranks the best jurisdictions for oil and gas investment in the world. The report, released by the think-tank on Dec.

The Southland Cooperative Ltd and Lafleche Co-operative Association will be amalgamating on January 29, 2017. Both Co-ops held membership meeting to adopt the resolution on the amalgama­tion.

The Assiniboia community was invited to participate in a cultural mapping of community assets on November 8.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce looked back fondly on a successful year and is looking forward to further progress in the coming year, at a luncheon it hosted on Dec. 7, at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s (PTRC) Aquistore project in southeast Saskatchewan near Estevan is attracting a great deal of international attention that could have some significant ramifications in the near future.

The electrical power costs for Saskatchewan consumers will be a little less in 2017 than what was anticipated earlier. The multi-year rate application filed by SaskPower has been adjusted and reduced slightly as a result.

The total revenue from Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas drilling rights in Saskatchewan is up by $5 million compared with the same time frame last year.