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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 1.1% in March

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 1.1% in March

May 14, 2024 | 9:14am
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, fell 1.1 per cent to $81.4 billion in March.  The agency says the overall decline came as sales were down in three of the seven subsectors it tracks. The motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector posted the largest […]

Canada’s Farm Show opens Tuesday June 21st

Jun 21, 2022 | 5:01am

One of Canada’s largest farm machinery shows opens Tuesday in Regina. Canada’s Farm Show manager Shirley Janeczko says more than 500 displays will feature the latest in high tech farm equipment. She says visitors from over 45 countries will be at the show. Attendance is expected to reach 30 thousand for the 3-day event. —-

Sask high school students go to agricultural boot camp

Dec 10, 2021 | 1:22pm

  This week nearly 30 high school students from across Saskatchewan participated in an in-person agricultural boot camp. The camp was hosted by Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Sun West Distance Learning Centre as part of a farm equipment technician course. Sun West ag co-ordinator Lori Gasper says demand for qualified agricultural equipment technicians across the industry […]

Canada Farm Progress Show opens Wednesday in Regina

Jun 19, 2019 | 5:45am

The Canada Farm Progress show opens Wednesday at Evraz Place in Regina with over 500 exhibits on display. Manager Shirley Janeczko says there is a wide range of the latest in high tech farm equipment on display at the 3-day show. Janeczko says there are over 500 foreign visitors to the farm progress show from […]