A public offering of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on April 9 saw 38 leases purchased, according to the provincial government.

Most of the attention in Saskatchewan’s final public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights for the fiscal year was in the Kindersley area.

The Sask. government said it is satisfied with the changes at a facility near Unity to address issues that contributed to a strong odour in January 2018.

The provincial government says the Kindersley area was the primary focus for Crown petroleum and natural gas rights during August's public offering.

Cameco says it will be permanently laying off around 550 employees at two mine sites and an additional 150 positions at its corporate office.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources confirms the likely source of the mysterious odour experienced in Unity, Sask., in January.

Sales generated by the Saskatchewan forestry industry increased 21 per cent in 2017 over the previous year.