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What better time to recognize Saskatchewan contractors who are dedicated to safe digging practices than during Dig Safe Month? This April, SaskEnergy launched the Safe Digging Excellence Award to recognize and celebrate contractors who reduce the risk of damage to underground infrastructure by following safe digging practices. In the first year of the award, SaskEnergy recognized three Saskatchewan businesses that make safe digging a focus on every job site — Parkland Contracting and Vac Services (Yorkton), Yaremy Screw Piles (Melfort) and Jerry Mainil Limited (Weyburn). {"preview_thumbnail":"...

At SaskEnergy, safety is a shared responsibility — it’s shared by our employees and customers, and by the people of Saskatchewan, who live and work near our infrastructure. This shared responsibility helped inspire SaskEnergy’s First Nations safety signs project, which created new natural gas safety signs featuring Indigenous artwork to be used on First Nations across Saskatchewan. The project was recently honoured with the Canadian Gas Association’s (CGA) 2024 Community Safety Champion Award in recognition of excellence and leadership in fostering public awareness and education about the safe...

The season of giving is on full display at SaskEnergy’s Weyburn office, as employees helped with two donation drives this holiday season. “The Weyburn office has a long history of supporting various causes," says SaskEnergy employee Marla Swanson. "We recognize that many people are in need and we aim to make their Christmas a bit brighter." SaskEnergy’s Weyburn team continued their support of the Blow Away Hunger food drive. They donated two big boxes of food to the Salvation Army Food Bank in Weyburn. “It’s something we look forward to doing every year," says employee April MacMillan. "The...

For the first time ever, the Vanier Cup will be played in Regina and SaskEnergy will be the Official Volunteer Sponsor for the U Sports national football championship. The 2025 Vanier Cup will be hosted by the University of Regina on Saturday, November 22 at Mosaic Stadium. “We are proud to be the Champion of Volunteers for the Vanier Cup — a national event that will be hosted in Regina for the first time,” says Allix Schweitzer, SaskEnergy's Supervisor of Community Engagement. “The event aligns perfectly with our 25th anniversary of the Champion of Volunteers program, which provides support...

Employees from SaskEnergy’s Swift Current office have once again stepped up to help families in need in their community. For more than a decade, they have been carrying on a tradition of supporting the local Salvation Army food bank. “It’s a team effort for a great cause,” says Mike Rossiter, General Manager of Operations in the Southwest Area. “In the fall, we put a call out to our Operations and Customer Service team members, and they come through every year.” In addition to employee donations, SaskEnergy provided a $200 grant to purchase items for the food bank. The team members focused on...

In many Indigenous cultures a pipe ceremony symbolizes unity, peace and a connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. Since early 2022, these ceremonies have become commonplace during SaskEnergy gas line construction projects. “A pipe ceremony is really about connection and prayer. For example, at SaskEnergy when we have these ceremonies as part of our construction projects, we’re asking for the safety of our personnel, we’re asking for a successful project and we’re also asking for forgiveness for disturbing the land, for disturbing Mother Earth,” explains Joseph Daniels, Director...

SaskEnergy is proud to be the latest Charter Champion for Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan (WESK), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs start, develop and grow their businesses. Mark Guillet, SaskEnergy President and CEO, recently sat down with Miram Johnson – CEO, WESK, to officially sign the Saskatchewan Women Entrepreneurship Charter, highlighting SaskEnergy’s commitment to contributing to a more inclusive business community in Saskatchewan. “At SaskEnergy, we recognize that a representative workforce is key to our success and, in partnering with WESK as a...

Spring has arrived and many people across Saskatchewan are getting ready to start yard and landscaping projects. Whether you’re building a fence, planting trees, or adding a deck, it’s important to take one key step before you dig: request a line locate. In 2025, landscaping projects were among the leading causes of underground line hits for homeowners and landowners. Incidents most often involved larger equipment, such as excavators and backhoes, but hand tools also caused damage. “Any project that disturbs the ground requires a line locate,” says Sheena Nabozniak, SaskEnergy’s Manager of...