The Brandt Group of Companies successfully acquired the assets of GeoShack Canada Company and the Canadian assets of INTEQ Distributors.
WorkSafe Saskatchewan forms partnership with leading Canadian psychological health expert
WorkSafe Saskatchewan has formed a partnership with Dr. Joti Samra, one of Canada’s foremost psychological health and wellness experts.
Saskatchewan job numbers continue to improve
When the COVID pandemic hit, Saskatchewan’s economy was the least affected among the provinces. Our relatively small population is more focused on business-to-business activity than many of the more densely populated areas such as Toronto, where business-to-consumer is more heavily favoured. Because of that differentiation, we saw fewer job losses on a percentage basis as […]
Province announces agricultural water management demonstrations
Farmers and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working together to find new and effective ways to manage water on their land that will strengthen their operations and protect communities, infrastructure and the environment. Today, Minister Responsible for Water Security Agency Greg Ottenbreit announced Water Security Agency (WSA) is investing $1 million to partner with 10 stakeholder […]
Upgrades to 445 km of rural highways underway
Work is underway to upgrade 445 km of Thin Membrane Surface (TMS) and rural highways in Saskatchewan. “This investment will go a long way toward our government’s goal of improving 1,000 km of highways this year, and 10,000 km in 10 years as laid out by our growth plan,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit […]
Saskatchewan, our home
Yes, we specialize in road building. It’s an area that has been a primary focus of our association for decades. But road building is just one aspect of what we do to help make Saskatchewan a great place to call home. Farming and agriculture have long been the identity of this province and farmers and […]
244 more MEEP projects approved
Earlier this summer, Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced that another 244 projects, representing more than $88.9 million of provincial funding through the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) 2020 has now been approved. This brings the current number of approved projects to 741 and an investment to date of $127 million. “MEEP is a key […]
The Impact of Infrastructure: Leaders are Listening
Earlier this week, I was invited on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada’s Saskatchewan caucus to meet with representatives from the Saskatchewan team and various Members of Parliament and Senators during their stakeholder meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to hear directly from stakeholders that are spread across our province and to discuss […]
Employer Relief Measures Extended Until July 31, 2020
The Saskatchewan WCB has provided an extension to employer relief measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Relief measures have been extended until July 31, 2020 and will be monitored monthly. The extensions and additions to the pandemic relief measures are: Penalties applied in 2020 will be removed. This includes late filing, under estimate and late […]