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Stoughton 鈥� DFA Transport of Stoughton and Weyburn has pulled off something remarkable during this downturn. It grew, and did so substantially.

Stoughton 鈥� 鈥淔or the original shareholders to celebrate 70 years, it鈥檚 awesome.鈥� That鈥檚 how Del Coderre feels about the 70th anniversary of W.H. Coderre & Sons Construction Ltd.

Saskatoon 鈥� Intec Controls Inc. has increased its focus in the oilpatch in recent years. Mike Swejda is president and owner. He noted the company, founded in 1994, is completely Saskatchewan-based, and always has been.

Lloydminster 鈥� Astec Safety Inc. of Lloydminster is adapting with the times, both in having dealt with the downturn in the oil sector and changing how safety courses are taught.

Maidstone 鈥� Asked how things have been going, Bob Ormiston of GreMur Industries Ltd. in Maidstone responded, 鈥淚t鈥檚 going.鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 been relatively slow the last three years, ever since oil took a dive.鈥� Pipeline News visited GreMur on Feb. 21.

Sedgewick, Alta. 鈥� Very few companies in the oilpatch last 60 years. Fewer still remain as the same legal entity throughout that time. But on Feb. 22, Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners Ltd. hit six decades in operation.

Maidstone 鈥� 鈥淭here鈥檚 definitely a lot more traffic. Traffic-wise, that means dollars,鈥� said Kevin Pike, partner in Maidstone鈥檚 Keranda Industrial Supply Ltd.

Maidstone 鈥� Baytex Energy Corp. has been a key player in the Maidstone oilpatch, with its Soda Lake field southwest of the community seeing active drilling during the winter season.

Washington 鈥� The Keystone XL pipeline has finally, after eight years, received the Presidential Permit required to build across the Canada-U.S. border.

Carlyle 鈥� Nalco Champion is reinvigorating its operations in Saskatchewan, with a grand opening coming up soon for a revitalized Carlyle location, and improvements in Estevan and Lloydminster.