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Seeding is underway for most producers in the province. Eleven per cent of the 2017 crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture in its Crop Report for the week of May 2-8.

Stoughton 鈥� DFA Transport of Stoughton and Weyburn has pulled off something remarkable during this downturn. It grew, and did so substantially.

Stoughton 鈥� 鈥淔or the original shareholders to celebrate 70 years, it鈥檚 awesome.鈥� That鈥檚 how Del Coderre feels about the 70th anniversary of W.H. Coderre & Sons Construction Ltd.

Saskatoon 鈥� Intec Controls Inc. has increased its focus in the oilpatch in recent years. Mike Swejda is president and owner. He noted the company, founded in 1994, is completely Saskatchewan-based, and always has been.

Lloydminster 鈥� Astec Safety Inc. of Lloydminster is adapting with the times, both in having dealt with the downturn in the oil sector and changing how safety courses are taught.

Maidstone 鈥� Asked how things have been going, Bob Ormiston of GreMur Industries Ltd. in Maidstone responded, 鈥淚t鈥檚 going.鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 been relatively slow the last three years, ever since oil took a dive.鈥� Pipeline News visited GreMur on Feb. 21.

Sedgewick, Alta. 鈥� Very few companies in the oilpatch last 60 years. Fewer still remain as the same legal entity throughout that time. But on Feb. 22, Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners Ltd. hit six decades in operation.

Maidstone 鈥� 鈥淭here鈥檚 definitely a lot more traffic. Traffic-wise, that means dollars,鈥� said Kevin Pike, partner in Maidstone鈥檚 Keranda Industrial Supply Ltd.

Maidstone 鈥� Baytex Energy Corp. has been a key player in the Maidstone oilpatch, with its Soda Lake field southwest of the community seeing active drilling during the winter season.

Washington 鈥� The Keystone XL pipeline has finally, after eight years, received the Presidential Permit required to build across the Canada-U.S. border.