YIPI! House meets zero-energy target: the Yellowhead Innovation
Park Inc. (YIPI!) proposal for a sustainable-housing solution is
Today's rising financial and environmental burdens are
hammering home the need to reduce energy consumption.
When Teresa Jeannine Paul, president, Nexus Solar Corporation in
Saskatoon, learned . . .
Schulte Industries.(Provincial Update)
While hosting a tour of the manufacturing plant in Englefeld, Kevin
Dow, president of Schulte Industries, speaks to Karen Thuermer, Foreign
Direct Investment magazine, about the 4.5-metre-wide . . .
Two-and-a-half-day.(Provincial Update)
The two-and-a-half-day tour included a meeting with former Industry
and Resources Minister Eric Cline as well as trips to Hitachi, Prairie
Agricultural Machinery Institute, Del-Air Systems, Schulte . . .
Saskatchewan Manufacturing Week.(Provincial Update)
As part of Saskatchewan Manufacturing Week in May, a small group of
American journalists was invited to experience Saskatchewan first-hand.
The reporters included Iowa-based Mary Shepherd, . . .
Northwest opportunities in oil and gas.(Provincial
Update)
People in northwest Saskatchewan will soon be better equipped to
investigate business opportunities and find employment in
Saskatchewan's booming oil and gas industries.
The Meadow Lake Tribal . . .
Northern Overtime Exemption removed.(Provincial Update)
Saskatchewan's Northern Overtime Exemption, a labour standards
regulation which is 50-years-old, is being eliminated.
The exemption will be repealed effective September 1, 2007, to
allow northern . . .
Contract awarded for Disease Control Lab.(Provincial
Update)(Dominion Construction Corp.)(Brief article)
Dominion Construction has been awarded the contract for
constructing the new $52.3 million provincial public health laboratory.
The new laboratory will enhance existing services such as . . .
Immigration services improved.(Provincial Update)
A new immigration office has been established in Saskatoon in an
effort to help increase the province's workforce. The new office
provides assistance to employers who are interested in . . .
Discovery of rare earth minerals could lead to new industry:
fifty years ago, no one could have guessed that a seemingly worthle
The Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Project, based in Saskatoon, is North
America's most advanced rare earth element property in development
according to its owner, Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG). . . .
When economic development is like doing the foxtrot.(KEY ECONOMIC
SECTOR: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)
Monica Knight isn't afraid to do things differently. This
Saskatoon-based conference speaker and economic development consultant,
former teacher in India, and human resources manager in South . . .
SpringBoard eases leap from concept to commercialization:
competition may drive innovation, but co-operation gets it to the fini
Saskatchewan has a long list of innovative achievements. There is
still, however, a gap in services that help take an innovative idea from
concept to commercial success.
SpringBoard West . . .
Size does matter.
One of the busiest businesses this province has seen in the last
two or three years is the one responsible for changing the signs at
local credit unions. The mergers and amalgamations that have . . .
Saskatchewan's huge footprints on the
world.(EXPORTING)
The impact of Saskatchewan exporting on the world economy, and as a
relative share of Canada's global commerce, is really quite
astonishing. Closer to home, many who live in this province may . . .
Potash: the future of Saskatchewan's dominant mineral
export.(SASK STOCKS)
We have all heard this story before: growing demand from China and
India is increasing the price of everything from a litre of gasoline, to
a pound of copper, and certainly to a pound of uranium, . . .
Demand high for recreational property--2007 Royal LePage
recreational property report.(OFF THE WIRE)(Brief article)
Regina's unique landscape and down-to-earth residents attract
recreational property buyers to popular areas such as Regina Beach on
Last Mountain Lake. Last Mountain Lake has new developments that . . .
Export trends and tips for small business: why and where do
companies like yours export?(OFF THE WIRE)
Canadian exporters are motivated by two things--a desire to
increase their sales and profits and to expand the overall size and
scope of their business, according to a recent survey of a cross . . .
Biofuels council announces new president.(OFF THE WIRE)
The Saskatchewan Biofuels Development Council is pleased to
announce the appointment of Judie Dyck as president.
Dyck has worked closely with the Saskatchewan biodiesel industry
over the last two . . .
Province's youth continue to leave.(OFF THE WIRE)(Brief
article)
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and Sask Trends Monitor
provide a quarterly progress report on the goals inherent in the
chamber's Action Saskatchewan plan. The indicators measure progress
on . . .
Crestline appoints executive chairman.(OFF THE WIRE)(appointment
of Keith Brown at Crestline Coach Ltd.)(Brief article)
Crestline Coach Ltd. recently announced the appointment of Keith
Brown as executive chair for the company. In addition to his role as
chair of the board of directors, in this newly created role . . .
SaskRocks conference puts junior mining companies at forefront of
Saskatchewan investors.(OFF THE WIRE)
In early May, Saskatoon's Sheraton Cavalier Hotel was the site
of one of the largest exploration activities related to the provincial
mining sector. Unlike typical mining exploration activities . . .
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