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May marks four straight months of job gains for the Saskatoon Region and five months of positive gains for Saskatchewan. This strength in employment stems from lessening restrictions and optimism […]

The Saskatchewan Geological Survey is sending 13 geology students up north this summer to map mineral potential in that region. Last year was the first time in 72 years that the Survey did not send geologists up north due to the pandemic.

Exploration Activity Leads To Gold Rush In Saskatchewan, World's First Carbon Neutral Copper Mine  The Government of Saskatchewan's Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive (TMEI) program reached an all-time high in 2020-21, attracting $9.8 million of investment in 113 new drill holes for base and precious metals.  The TMEI supported significant exploration for gold, in...

Anyone who has experienced the changing of the seasons in Saskatchewan will know that May Long Weekend has become the true symbolic dividing line between winter and summer (“spring” is rarely more than a messy week-long memory). As we’ve seen this month, the chance of a return to snow and sub-zero temperatures looms throughout May, and to plant one’s garden before the May...

Red Leaf Pulp Ltd. has chosen Regina as the location of Canada’s first non-wood pulp mill. The facility will turn wheat straw into compostable cellulose pulp for use in packaging, tissue and other paper products.To be located on the west side of the city, the $350 million project will provide 250 jobs during the construction phase with 110 full-time jobs (and another 450+ indirect jobs) once...

On behalf of the City of Regina and File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, and with support from a broad range of government, academic, business and environmental organizations from across Saskatchewan, Economic Development Regina has formally submitted its proposal to make Regina home to the new Canada Water Agency (CWA).The proposal was shared with all 338 Members of Parliament in both...