Around the province.MELFORT The city of Melfort has posted significant growth in building permits over last year. In the first six months of 2002, over 17.4 million in building permits were issued, compared to 2.5 million in 2001. 1 CHRISTOPHER LAKE The new Lakeland Credit Union has opened and recently celebrated its grand opening. 2 MOOSE JAW Moose Jaw, city (1991 pop. 33,593), S central Sask., Canada. It is a railroad and distribution center, with oil refineries, meatpacking and dairy-processing plants, flour, lumber, and woolen mills, stockyards, and Canada's largest jet-training base. Casino Moose Jaw also recently celebrated its grand opening. 3 FORT A LA CORNE Kensington Resources Ltd. recently announced it will spend $5.2 million on a major evaluation project in the promising 141 kimberlite kimberlite: see diamond. kimberlite or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain diamonds in the rock matrix. deposit east of Prince Albert Prince Albert, city (1991 pop. 34,181), central Sask., Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River. Prince Albert is a commercial and distribution center for a lumbering, gold- and uranium-mining, and mixed-farming area. There are wood-products and meatpacking industries. . 4 PRINCE ALBERT A new 9,000-square-metre Saskatchewan Forest Centre office will soon open, housing 90 Saskatchewan Environment Forest Ecosystems staff. The $16-million project will potentially house private sector forest companies as well. 5 PONTEIX Pioneer Co-op has begun construction on a new 7,000-square-foot agro centre that includes a 2,000-square-foot chemical shed. The total cost of the project is approximately $400,000 and will be completed this fall. 6 REGINA A $7.2-million, 40,000-square-foot Sherwood Co-op grocery store is being constructed, and is expected to create 100 new jobs. 7 GREEN LAKE The Green Lake Metis Metis (mē`tĭs), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. Metis goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 242] See : Prudence Wood Products sawmill sawmill, installation or facility in which cut logs are sawed into standard-sized boards and timbers. The saws used in such an installation are generally of three types: the circular saw, which consists of a disk with teeth around its edge; the band saw, which marked its official re-opening. Premier Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert, MLA (born December 24, 1952 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the current premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He is the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. In 1975, Calvert married Betty Sluzalo of Perdue, Saskatchewan. was on hand to officially open the sawmill. 8 ELSTOW Prairie Swine Centre will build a port industry interpretive centre interpretive centre Noun a building situated at a place of interest, such as a country park or historical site, that provides information about the site by showing videos, exhibiting objects, etc. at its Elstow research barn. A viewing gallery will be constructed and will include interactive displays and informative booths. 9 SASKATOON Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. TRLabs has reached a three-year research and development
contract with Samsung, specializing in the wireless technology and
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REGINA Brandt Tractor is looking to expand its Regina-based employee base as it has recently purchased Coast Tractor and Equipment Ltd. from British Columbia. The acquisition is estimated to increase the company's sales by one-third and makes Brandt the world's largest private company selling John Deere's line of forestry and construction equipment. YORKTON Morris Industries is planning to hire additional employees in its research and development department. Positions include design engineers, research and development technicians, welders and other shop positions. 11 MOOSE JAW The Temple Gardens Mineral Spa recently held grand opening celebrations for its new renovations and additional rooms. MEADOW LAKE The Meadow Lake Co-op began construction on its new 28,000-square-foot grocery store, which will cost an estimated $4 million. 12 NORTH BATTLEFORD Traffic at North Battleford's Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centre increased by 66 per cent over the first seven months of this year. 13 MOOSOMIN Greenline Equipment recently celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated building. 14 SASKATOON Two new businesses, a Winners store and an Olive Garden restaurant, have signed leases to open on Eighth Street. SHAUNAVON The Shaunavon Elevator Company recently held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which . 15 TURTLEFORD Turtleford Co-op recently completed construction of its new $700,000 cardlock gas station. 16 |
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