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While it might be geared towards children, one of the newest businesses in Estevan has proven to be a drawing card for families, and it’s not uncommon to see adults using the structures.

Saskatchewan is hosting one of North America’s premier oil and gas trade shows and networking events this week. Representatives from diverse areas of the petroleum industry will attend the 27th Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Regina.

Estevan city council gave the green light Monday night for Phase 2 of the water intake project to proceed.

Estevan city council approved the rate of taxation bylaw and two levy bylaws during Monday night’s meeting. The rate of taxation bylaw was given the three necessary readings Monday night.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station is back online after a scheduled shutdown that lasted approximately two months. Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Sation was down from April 5-May 4.

Saskatchewan Mining Week, which runs from May 26-June 1, is underway. This year’s theme is Mining: Supporting Local and Global Communities.

Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig was one of several Saskatchewan oilpatch community mayors who addressed the Senate Transport and Communications Committee in Regina on May 1, as part of their travelling hearings into Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.

Several different speakers promoted the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology Thursday afternoon at the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast College’s Estevan campus.

After a lot of angst and uncertainty, steelworkers at Regina’s EVRAZ steel and pipe mill can now breathe a sigh of relief, as the United States lifted tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

Scott Kienlen recognizes he has some big shoes to fill at the helm of the Â鶹ÊÓƵern Plains Co-op. Kienlen was recently elected as the board president of the co-op’s, which has operations in Estevan, Carlyle, Alameda, Oxbow and Gainsborough.