Table of Contents Message from the Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall 12 Message from the Mayor of Esterhazy, Pauline Chewka 14 Message from the Mayor of Rocanville, Daryl Fingas 22 Saskatchewan potash industry looks forward to improving future 30 PotashCorp sinks new shaft at Scissors Creek 34 Picadilly Mine reinvigorates New Brunswick’s potash industry 36 PotashCorp buyout proposal for K+S succumbs to world potash market forces 40 Amendments to Potash Production Tax signal new changes for industry 42 Canpotex: Saskatchewan potash sales and delivery expert 48 Responding to danger: Recap of the 47th annual Emergency Response Mine Rescue Skills Competition 52 Russell-McCauley deposit still unsold; Status quo for industry 54 Ten ways mining executives can attract and retain women leaders 56 York Potash ready to mine the world’s largest, best-quality polyhalite 58 What’s next for Mesa’s Bounty potash project? 62 Major Belarus developments roil international potash markets 66 Ministry work in the Western Sahara: Potash mining shines light on human rights issues 68 Safe solutions with Certified Mining & Construction Sales & Rentals 70 Riding the wave! The Saskatchewan Potash Council 72 Joy Global introduces high-productivity continuous miner for salt and potash mines 76 Supplying water to the potash industry 78 Project development and testing key in process design in a new era of potash production 80 Overcoming challenges: JNE Welding works with Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies 82 On the move: Premay Equipment L.P. Transports crystallizer vessel to K+S Potash Legacy mine 84 Fortis: Your partner in providing mining solutions 86 CCDF – A Metis success story 90 CIMS takes leadership role with First Nations Job Readiness & Apprenticeship Program 92 Plan your next holiday event or business meeting at one of Saskatchewan’s foremost gaming destinations 94 Safety as an investment in uncertain economic times 96 Training an apprentice is good business 97 Considerations when choosing your standby rescue coverage 98 Male depression hidden and undiagnosed 100 Boilermakers build partnerships 102 Frogs, fish, and hard hats? CanNorth is no fish out of water when it comes to providing environmental support for the potash industry 104
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Nearly $280,000 raised for food hampers donated to fire evacuees in Northern Saskatchewan 106 The spirit of Saskatchewan: Banded together to support northern communities in need 108 Helping the potash industry mine more efficiently: Goodman Steel Ltd. 111 SRC: Meeting the challenges of potash processing 112 45 years & five divisions strong: Northern Strands 114 Terminating a contract: Making the best of a bad situation 117 Potash industry slow down 118 Moose Jaw – Building its future 120 The cost of downtime: Xtended Hydraulics & Machine 121 Esterhazy – Come grow with us 122 New strategic partnerships help push West River Conveyors to the next level 124 How to extract best value from electrical equipment 126 Enhancing mine safety with load cells 128 Comairco Saskatoon – Proud to support its local industries 130 Value-added services: Park Derochie 132 Faster bulk load out: Superior Technologies Weighing and Controls Inc. 134 Starting from sketches: A new automated potash storage and reclaim facility 136 50 years of partnerships in Saskatchewan potash 138 Wolseley Industrial Canada Inc.: Looking towards the future in PVF product supply chain 141 Fabric structure ideal for storing potash 142 Delivering a higher standard: Fednav 144 The Westpro advantage in potash processing 146 Your cost-effective energy services solution 148 Customizable waste and recycling collection: Dynamic Disposal 149 Modernize lubricant storage and handling practices 150 Carson Energy Services is now AECOM 151 Full-service mining solutions: Tetra Tech Inc. 152 AzkoNobel Surface Chemistry: Delivering excellent product, service, value to potash processors 154 Five decades of proven success engineering and building bulk material handling equipment for the potash industry 157 Fighting corrosion at the Prairie Finishing Trades Institute 158 People helping people: Inproheat’s solution for potash efficiency 160 Norseman Structures: Building solutions for the potash industry 162 Tron reflects new face of mine construction and services 164 Index to advertisers 165
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