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Saskatchewan is putting more money into fixing abandoned oil wells, a move it says will boost economic recovery by getting oil and gas sector workers back on the job.

BRUNO — A biography drama based on the real life events of Bruno farmers Percy and Louise Schmeiser as they faced a lawsuit from Monsanto, called Percy, has been released nationwide.

In advance of the coming fall election in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) released its suggested energy policies on Sept. 17, to both the Saskatchewan Party and the New Democratic Party, for consideration.

Carlyle – Derrick Big Eagle couldn’t go see what was left of the drilling rigs he had built, as several were scrapped in recent weeks in the former Eagle Drilling Services yard in Carlyle.

Redberry Lake – When much of the Canadian oilpatch ground to a screeching halt in early 2015, Saskatoon wellsite drilling consultant Douglas Tompson soon found his work, supervising drilling rigs, dried up.

Like a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex tearing through its prey, a 52-ton excavator equipped with large hydraulic shears tore through the last skid-mounted building of what was once a Saskatchewan based drilling rig on Sept. 14.

Last month, the Canadian Seed Growers Association , which represents 3,500 Canadian seed growers, voted against a proposed merger with four other seed industry organizations.

As a data and numbers guy, Jim Halford never intended to get into the blunt, greasy work of farm machinery; his graduate research in the 1960s at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) focused on the economics of farming.

Drilling rig activity has started to slowly pick up in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, but the numbers are still low compared to any point over the last decade. On Sept. 11, Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) showed nine rigs working in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan agriculture groups are urging Ottawa to lower barriers blocking farmers from accessing supports in the face of volatile markets.