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Westcap Sends Virtual Hugs to Long-term Care Residents Across the Province

COVID-19 has left many seniors in long-term care homes feeling lonely and disconnected from their families and friends. To help reconnect our residents to their families, the Saskatchewan Health Authority …

Westcap Completes Oversubscribed $103 Million Private Equity Offering

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – February 4, 2019 – Westcap Mgt. Ltd. (Westcap), Fund Manager to Westcap MBO II Investment LP (the Fund or Limited Partnership) is pleased to announce the closing …

Bridges: Kook Quietly Walks In Father’s Footsteps

By: JOHN GRAINGER, SASKATOON STARPHOENIX Awards are nice. The recognition from peers is a pat on the back for exemplary work. Often, a plaque or a trophy — something that …

Golden Opportunities Fund Invests Locally In One Of North America’s Largest Independent Crop Input Retailers; G-Mac’s AgTeam Limited Partnership

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – January 31, 2019 – Golden Opportunities Fund (“Golden”) is pleased to announce an investment of $9.83 million in G-Mac’s AgTeam Limited Partnership (G-Mac’s) for its future growth …

Golden Opportunities Fund Investments Generate $3 Billion in Economic Impact in the Province of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – November 27, 2018 – Golden Opportunities Fund (“Golden”) is pleased to release the results of an Economic Impact Estimate completed by the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority …

Mr. Grant J. Kook Named 2018 ABEX Business Leader of the Year

This year’s ABEX Awards, presented by Conexus Credit Union, brought together businesses from across the province at TCU Place in Saskatoon on October 20, 2018. Industrial Machine and Mfg. Inc. …

Silicon Prairie: Saskatchewan’s New Economic Driver

Saskatoon, aka the Silicon Valley of the Prairies, is making a global impression in the tech world. It’s an impression that’s helping spur a new economic driver in the province.

Golden Opportunities Appoints Business Leader Murad Al-Katib To The Fund’s Board Of Directors

SASKATOON, Feb. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. (“Golden” or the “Fund”) is pleased to announce the addition of well-known Saskatchewan business leader, Mr. Murad Al-Katib, to the Fund’s …

Saskatchewan’s Economy Expected To Build Momentum In 2018

Economists* are largely optimistic about Saskatchewan’s growth prospect for this year. Real GDP growth is forecast to come in at 2.1% in 2018 after an estimated 2.0% rebound last year, …

​Back In The Saddle: Canadian Oil And Gas In Recovery Mode But Market Access And Supply Cost Worries Remain

The carnage appears to be over. After almost three years of continuous capital budget cuts, massive layoffs, and bankruptcies, the Canadian oil and gas industry finally found some firm footing …