Local Business

In the wake of a United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union (EU), Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he doesn’t expect the UK exit from the 28-state union of European countries to have much of an impact on Saskatchewan’s economy.

Major oil pipelines that should carry western Canadian oil to Eastern Canada and beyond, will be needed very soon if the Canadian oilpatch is going to serve its true purpose.

The Support Local Win Local campaign that appeared in Estevan Mercury Publications over the last 13 weeks was well received by the participating businesses, local readers and the newspapers.

RE/Max Blue Chip Realty’s Estevan office presented a cheque for $1,100 to the local Saskatchewan Summer Games committee earlier this month. The money was raised during a barbecue on June 15 at the Southern Plains Co-op.

The first year of operations at SaskPower’s carbon capture test facility (CCTF) at the Shand Power Station went relatively smoothly, which was good news for the facility’s tenant, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS).

The Estevan branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has been holding a bottle drive to raise funds for the United Way Estevan.

It’s not hard to understand why the Tower Café has been a fixture among restaurants in Estevan for nearly 50 years.

The Estevan and District Chamber of Commerce has found fresh but firm footing in their role as advocates for the local and regional business community.

The June sale for Saskatchewan’s public offerings of petroleum and natural gas rights fetched $3.9 million, bringing the total for the calendar year to just over $12 million. Figures were announced on Thursday.