Farmers surveyed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business say red tape is costing them time and money. Ninety-five percent of the 261 farmer respondents in a larger CFIB survey said they could be more competitive if there was less red tape. Virginia Labbie, CFIB’s senior policy analyst for agri-business, said this doesn’t mean deregulation […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Policing review alarms SW Sask.
‘Super-hub’ term sparks fears regional RCMP services will be consolidated, but senior officer attempts to put minds at ease
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. — Residents of southwestern Saskatchewan aren’t buying RCMP claims that detachments won’t close and policing service won’t be diminished after a review is complete. Many of the 415 people attending a public meeting in Maple Creek Jan. 15 said they weren’t reassured by comments from South District officer superintendent Kevin Kunetzki that […] Read more
Saskatchewan investment funds invest in Degelman Industries
Two local investment funds have invested in Regina-based Degelman Industries. Golden Opportunities Fund Inc., in syndication with Westcap MBO II Investment LP, announced the investment Jan. 16 but didn’t immediately release any financial details. Westcap Mgt. Ltd. of Saskatoon manages both funds. Degelman has been in business since 1962 and markets extensively around the world. […] Read more
B.C. cattle producers resettle in Saskatchewan
On the Farm: Family wanted a place with good water, close to a major centre and near other young ranching families
MORSE, Sask. — Trading the mountains of British Columbia for the rolling hills north of Morse, Sask., represented a huge opportunity for Erika and Cyle Stewart. They and Erika’s parents, Bill and Terry Strande, relocated Pine Ranch to Saskatchewan in 2017 because urban pressure near their Merritt, B.C., operation made expansion difficult. “It was getting […] Read more
Creditor protection extended for Morris Group
Morris Group has been granted more time and financing to work its way out of financial difficulty. Queen’s Bench Justice R.S. Smith approved an extension Jan. 16 for the company to continue to operate under creditor protection. He also approved a sale and investment solicitation process, or SISP, to allow the company to reorganize. Morris […] Read more
Potential RCMP changes cause alarm
The Saskatchewan RCMP insists it has made no decisions on future policing in the southwestern part of the province, despite a public meeting notice indicating a super-hub model is a possibility. Rhetoric has heated up on social media after meeting notices went out regarding the policing model in the Cypress Region, which includes Leader, Maple […] Read more
Morris Group seeks creditor protection
Implement manufacturer’s financial troubles blamed on U.S. steel tariffs, poor ag economy and extraordinary inventory costs
Job cuts and closures loom at Morris Industries while the farm equipment company operates under creditor protection and seeks to restructure. The long-time Saskatchewan-based business sought protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act earlier this month and a Queen’s Bench justice has granted that until at least Jan. 18. The protection could then be extended […] Read more
Sask. investment funds invest in Degelman Industries
Two local investment funds have invested in Regina-based Degelman Industries. Golden Opportunities Fund Inc., in syndication with Westcap MBO II Investment LP, announced the investment Jan. 16 but didn’t immediately release any financial details. Westcap Mgt. Ltd. of Saskatoon manages both funds. Degelman has been in business since 1962 and markets extensively around the world. […] Read more
Morris Industries receives creditor protection
A Saskatoon judge has granted the Morris Group, including its mainstay Morris Industries, financial protection from its creditors. According to court documents, the company applied for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act while it undertakes a restructuring plan. The affidavit filed by chief operating officer Kevin Adair said Morris after its 2017 restructuring “undertook […] Read more
Research focuses on cucumbers
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Saskatchewan-grown dill pickles could soon be on grocery store shelves. A project this past summer to evaluate cucumber varieties and an expansion at the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre are both designed to expand value-added opportunities such as pickling. Cara Drury, an irrigation agrologist at Saskatchewan Agriculture, said 30,000 pounds of […] Read more
