Nutrien will be starting up Vanscoy’s potash mine again in March. The company says management is reviewing plans for how workers will return to the mine, so the exact startup date hasn’t been decided yet. It says expectations of a positive trend in the potash market helped lead to this decision. The mine was shut […]
80 workers at Mosaic Potash’s Colonsay mine have been told the facility is going to be “idled” for the foreseeable future. This adds to the layoff of 340 workers at the facility this summer as Mosaic continues to deal with weakened demand. The workers were told of what was going on Tuesday with meetings of […]
Nutrien’s potash mine near Vanscoy will continue to be closed until the end of February. This is the second shutdown extension for the potash mine, as it was originally closed in November due to a large supply of potash on the international market. The closure was extended last month through to the end of January. […]
VALEMOUNT, B.C. — Canadian National says crews responded to a train derailment in eastern British Columbia on Thursday. The railway company said early reports suggest 26 railcars derailed along the track in the Fraser Fort-George region about 30 kilometres east of Mount Robson, near the Alberta boundary. The train involved is part of the potash unit […]
It will not be a Merry Christmas for the more than 250 workers employed by the Nutrien potash mine at Vanscoy. Nutrien is announcing that while it will re-open mines in Allan and Lanigan December 29, the Vanscoy operation will continue to be shut-down until at least the end of January. The mines were temporarily […]
Nutrien still plans to close the Rocanville potash mine for two weeks, despite the CN Rail strike coming to an end. Nutrien announced the two week layoffs on Monday, blaming the strike for slowing the ability to transport product. Spokesperson Will Tigley says the end of the strike is great news for farmers and the […]
The impact of the CN Rail strike is beginning to show in Saskatchewan. Nutrien has announced they are preparing to shut down their Rocanville potash mine due to the strike. It’s the company’s largest potash mine. “It is extremely disappointing that in a year when the agricultural sector has been severely impacted by poor weather and […]
The roadmap for building a stronger Saskatchewan by the year 2030 is being released by Premier Scott Moe. The “Saskatchewan Growth Plan” includes 30 goals the province has over the next decade including key targets of a population of 1.4 million people, 100,000 new jobs, increasing exports by 50 per cent and increasing agriculture value-added revenue to […]
Premier Scott Moe is concerned with the layoffs announced by Nutrien to its work force at their Allan, Vanscoy and Lanigan mines. The decision was made public earlier this week after the company chose to close down the three facilities for eight weeks starting in November. The premier talked about the importance to stay engaged […]
It is news that workers at three Nutrien potash mines did not want to hear. The company has announced it will be shutting down its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy mines for eight weeks meaning workers at the three facilities will be laid off in November. Nutrien says the move is being done in response to […]
