Oxbow hosts town hall meeting discussing disruptions in local health centre
Oxbow residents had the opportunity to make their voices heard Tuesday night as they held a town hall on the local Galloway Health Centre's recent disruptions.
Since just before 2023, a stretch of disruptions to the health centre has had residents concerned that staffing levels aren't good enough.
At the meeting, health officials stated that the Oxbow-based health centre was in a relatively good spot compared to other rural health centres in the region.
Southeast College fills two positions on executive team
Southeast College is filling some roles on its executive team with a pair of hires, one of whom is new to the organization while the other has been around for a while.
Timothy Spielman will be moving into the role of Vice President of Finance and Administration, overseeing finance, IT, facility management, and capital projects.
He steps into the role with over 25 years of experience in post-secondary education and leadership in technology start-ups, multinational organizations, and not-for-profits.
Spielman says that he's excited about the opportunity.
SaskTel President and CEO retires, search for new executive to begin shortly
The SaskTel Board of Directors today announced that Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO, has decided to retire at the end of May to early June 2023 timeframe, with an effective date that allows for a smooth transition to be determined.
SaskTel President and CEO retires, search for new executive to begin shortly
The SaskTel Board of Directors today announced that Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO, has decided to retire at the end of May to early June 2023 timeframe, with an effective date that allows for a smooth transition to be determined.
SaskPower releases report on community response to SMR project
SaskPower has released a report on some of the input they've received from the communities of Elbow and Estevan, where a Small Modular Reactor may be placed in the future.
The two communities have been hosting events for a while on the potential construction, as both have some ideal characteristics for the new technology.
Those events had residents sharing some of their concerns and hopes for what an SMR might bring to their community.
Saskatchewan sees more than 300% increase from final oil and gas offerings of fiscal year
The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering held on Tuesday, February 7, has raised just over $3.1 million in revenue for Saskatchewan.
That was the final petroleum and natural gas public offering scheduled for the 2022-23 fiscal year, bringing the total amount of revenue for the year to $49,205,888.26.
That's an approximate 328% increase when compared to the funds brought in during the 2021-22 fiscal year, which came in at around $15 million.
Southeast College hires Vice President to lead new centre
Southeast College has announced that they will be hiring Darcy Nolte to fill the role of Vice President, Innovation and Strategic Development.
The announcement comes after the college received a grant for a new Centre for Sustainable Innovation, which will be led by Nolte.