Editorial

Opinion: A visit from Elon Musk would be great news

Estevan Mercury

March 3, 2021

Elon Musk is no stranger to Saskatchewan. Back in 1989, Musk spent six weeks working on a cousin’s farm near tiny Waldeck, just outside of Swift Current. You have to...

Opinion: Energy companies contributions to communities are invaluable, and should be...

January 26, 2021

For the most part, elected officials do a good job, but sometimes you have to wonder what they are thinking. They have a tough job. They have to make some incredibly ...

Video: Quick Dick McDick sounds off on a green economy

September 7, 2020

In his latest video, Saskatchewan YouTube commentator Quick Dick McDick sounds off on the talk of a green economy. It's another effort by the popular commentator to ...

VIDEO: Quick Dick McDick on the Energy East Pipeline

July 13, 2020

In his weekly video, Saskatchewan YouTube personality Quick Dick McDick rants on a recent development in the energy sector. Energy East would have made operations in ...

Letter: Federal government needs to do more to support workers in the energy sector

July 2, 2020

The editor: As Canadians, we are fortunate to live in a country with vast and abundant natural resources. The development of these resources is, and will be, a ...

COLUMN: Was there really a point to closing rural emergency rooms?

May 29, 2020

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has been taking harsh criticism since they announced they would be closing rural emergency rooms in preparation of a COVID-19 surge....

Column: Oh, the toll a pandemic takes

May 8, 2020

It was the last 30 seconds or so of Premier Scott Moe’s daily COVID-19 when something peculiar happened. He spoke to the current restrictions that will possibly leave us at...

Letter: Our elected officials need our help

May 8, 2020

The editor: It is time to give our elected officials, whether they be urban, rural or provincial, some much-needed help and advice to avoid having their ratepayers going ...

Opinion: Oil is dead? Not a chance

May 7, 2020

It was a statement that dripped with political idealism. Elizabeth May, the long-time leader of the federal Green Party, proclaimed that “oil is dead” Wednesday. A short ...

COLUMN: Dealing with the tragic downturn in oil and gas

May 1, 2020

Putting opposing political notions aside, the oil and gas industry has been the lifeblood for many economies, especially in the west, for decades. Seeing the tragic ...

Column: It’s been a perfect storm, but the province is working on life preservers ...

April 28, 2020

I spoke to Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre on April 14 about the province’s announcement of a number of measures to help out the oilpatch in this time of ...

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Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show planned for June 2-3

February 25, 2021

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Letter: Federal government needs to do more to support workers in the energy sector

July 2, 2020

The editor: As Canadians, we are fortunate to live in a country with vast and abundant natural resources. The development of these resources is, and will be, a ...

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Winter weights removed in southern Sask.

March 1, 2021

Usually one can bank on spring break-up being announced around March 15, give or take, but with warm weather in the forecast for southern Saskatchewan, the Ministry of ...

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Video: Quick Dick McDick sounds off on a green economy

September 7, 2020

VIDEO: Quick Dick McDick on the Energy East Pipeline

July 13, 2020

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