On Wednesday, Premier Scott Moe officially appointed Vince Ready as the special mediator to bring an end to the lockout at the Co-Op Refinery Complex which will hit day 70 on Thursday. Ready, who has worked in labour relations since 1965 and arbitrated and or mediated more than 7,000 labour and commercial disputes in Canada, […]
Saskatchewan produced a record amount of gold in 2019. The province’s only active gold mine, the Seabee gold operation, owned by SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM), produced 112,137 ounces. In 2019, production from the Seabee operation increased 17 per cent compared to the previous year, which marks the fourth consecutive year the Seabee operation has set […]
UPDATE – The road that runs in front of the Co-Op Refinery Complex has been closed by Regina Police. RPS sent out a news release Friday morning around 7:00 a.m. saying 9th Avenue North, between Winnipeg and McDonald Streets is “closed until further notice” adding an update will be provided when the road is re-opened. However […]
As the lockout at the Co-Op refinery continues, there are many who are now starting to get worried after Co-Op announced fuel restrictions on cardlocks earlier this week with a 100 litre per day limit on gasoline and 300 litre limit per day on diesel being put into effect across the Prairies. That has the […]
Downtown Regina will see many fuel trucks today as those who haul fuel for Federated Co-Op are planning to hold a rally on Thursday. The group, who say the barricades put up by Unifor at the refinery are hurting their business, will be gathering at City Hall before driving some “protest laps” around downtown including […]
The lockout at the Co-Op refinery may finally be seeing the company affected when it comes to the fuel supply. Federated Co-Op has sent an e-mail to 620 CKRM saying limitations in diesel and gasoline have been placed at its Cardlock locations across the prairies. There is a 100 litre limit per day per […]
Saying it impedes municipalities from making the choices to invest in key infrastructure, NDP leader Ryan Meili said again it is time for the Moe government to drop the PST on construction. Meili made the statement Tuesday morning while addressing delegates at the SUMA convention happening in Regina. Meili says it simply doesn’t make sense […]
Four members of Scott Moe’s cabinet are on a committee being established to evaluate pipeline projects in Saskatchewan. The Pipeline Projects Assessment Committee will “review and assess the viability of pipeline projects in Saskatchewan, and possible government involvement in investing, stimulating, or generally advancing these projects.” The four ministers who will be on the committee […]
OTTAWA — A new analysis by Parliament’s budget watchdog has found that most households in provinces where the federal carbon tax applies will receive more money back in rebates than they will pay through the scheme — just not as much as projected last year. “Under the federal government’s current rebate structure, most households will […]
The Saskatchewan government is going to get involved in the labour dispute, but there are conditions attached. Speaking at the SUMA convention in Regina this morning, Premier Scott Moe says the province will appoint a special mediator, but only if one thing happens with that one thing being that all barricades be removed and all illegal […]
