A 10-year dispute between Alberta and Ontario over access for imitation dairy products has ended with a ruling in Alberta’s favour. A panel ruling under the Agreement on Internal Trade’s new dispute resolution process, determined that Ontario could not restrict the sale of certain vegetable oil blended dairy products. “It has been a long fight […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Ag Growth CEO helped expand implement maker
Rob Stenson, the 44-year-old chief executive officer of Ag Growth International Inc., died Oct. 15 in Winnipeg, six weeks after the company announced he was being treated for cancer. Stenson was originally from Swift Current, Sask., where he started Batco Manufacturing. Batco, which makes specialty crop belt conveyors, was the first company under the AGI […] Read more
Petition may force RM to hold referendum on proposed feedlot
A surprise petition has postponed a decision to allow construction of a feedlot near Outlook, Sask. Council for the Rural Municipality of Rudy was set to make a land zoning decision during a special meeting Oct. 21. But hours before the meeting was to start, the RM administrator received a petition calling for a referendum […] Read more
Sask. rejects potash takeover
The province last week officially rejected BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover bid for PotashCorp but that could mean little in the end. Ottawa will make the ultimate decision. Premier Brad Wall told a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce luncheon Oct. 21 that analysis has shown there is no net benefit to the province from the $38.6 billion […] Read more
Pumpkin Hollow offers fall fun for the family
LUMSDEN, Sask. – Combines are chewing their way through the last of this year’s crop on the flat grain land north of Regina. But in the rolling land just south of the Qu’Appelle Valley at Lumsden, there is a change of pace to go with the change of geography. Here, Boggy Creek gurgles over smooth […] Read more
Sask. adds helicopters to emergency response arsenal
The addition of two helicopters to Saskatchewan’s emergency response system will improve medical services for people who live in rural and remote parts of the province, the government says. The government announced in the Oct. 27 throne speech it will enter into a long-term lease with the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service, better known as […] Read more
Sask. to add helicopters to EMS fleet
The addition of two helicopters to Saskatchewan’s emergency response system will improve medical services for people who live in rural and remote parts of the province, the government says. The government announced in the Oct. 27 throne speech it will enter into a long-term lease with the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service, better known as […] Read more
Sask. throne speech includes agriculture commitments
The Saskatchewan Party government plans to spend $30 million over 10 years to rehabilitate Lake Diefenbaker irrigation infrastructure.That commitment was among several made in today’s speech from the throne.The government said it will spend $1 million this year to repair the M1 Canal, which is the main irrigation waterway from the lake. It provides water […] Read more
Sask. lowers natural gas rate
The Saskatchewan government has approved a 12.7 percent decrease to SaskEnergy’s natural gas commodity rate. The rate of $4.55 per gigajoule takes effect Nov. 1 and is the lowest rate in nearly 10 years. Average residential natural gas bills will drop seven percent or $66 per year, while commercial bills will decline 8.3 to 9.2 […] Read more
Sask. legislative session opens tomorrow
The fourth session of the 26th Saskatchewan legislature opens tomorrow with the speech from the throne. Lt. gov. Gordon Barnhart will read the speech at about 2 p.m. after an outdoor ceremony in front of the legislative building that includes a 15 gun salute, 15 Wing fly past and a royal salute. The fall sitting […] Read more
