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Sask. govt to settle lawsuit with Shercom Industries with $4.8 million payment
Saskatoon's Shercom Industries will be receiving a settlement payment of $4.8 million from the Province of Saskatchewan. The settlement puts an end to the lawsuit Shercom filed against the Saskatchewa...
Feb 17, 2026 The lawsuit alleged the province failed to honour a commitment to Shercom for a long-term contract, assurance of tire supply, and a voice in the future of the industry after a fire occurred at the facility in 2016 and a $10 million investment was subsequently made to re-build a state-of-the-art business where scrap tire recycling could take place. (Ministry of Environment)
NDP questions optics, motivation after tire recycling contract awarded to U.S. company
The Saskatchewan NDP is questioning the optics and motivation behind a lucrative tire recycling contract being awarded to California based tire recycler Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in 2022, even as neg...
Apr 26, 2024 Pile of tires at Shercom Industries in May of 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Shercom questions timing of directive to remove debris from scrap tires
The president of Saskatoon's Shercom Industries is raising alarm bells about a recent letter from the Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan (TSS) to all tire retailers in the province, calling some of the ...
Sep 07, 2023 The president of Shercom Industries says they've been asking for scrap tire standards for years, but Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan didn't set any until an American company moved onto the scene. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment)
North American scrap tire expert critical of TSS plans for second tire recycler
A North American scrap tire recycling expert with nearly 40 years of experience is critical of the Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan's (TSS) plan to bring in a second tire recycling company to the prov...
May 16, 2023 Shercom Industries' tire processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. company shuts down tire processing operation after contract goes to U.S. firm
In a province that touts it's "open for business," Saskatoon's Shercom Industries Inc., has now closed its tire processing facility. Shercom's contract with the Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan (TSS) ...
May 08, 2023 Shercom Industries' tire processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Fire at tire recycling facility north of Saskatoon under control
A fire that broke out at a tire recycling facility north of Saskatoon is now under control. Saskatoon fire crews with the assistance of the Martensville department responded just before 6:30 a.m. Frid...
Feb 14, 2020 A tire fire broke out at Saskatoon's Shercom Industries early on Feb. 14, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Sask. company fined over workplace death
Almost three years to the day since the workplace death of a young man at a Saskatchewan tire-recycling operation, his former employer has been given a six-figure fine. Cade Sprackman, 18, had only be...
Jan 11, 2018 Cade Sprackman, 18, died on Jan. 27, 2015 while working at the Shercom Industries Inc. tire-recycling plant near Saskatoon. (Cade Sprackman/Facebook)
Destructive fire at Shercom Industries deemed accidental
The cause of a massive fire at a rubber recycling plant earlier this month has been ruled accidental. According to Shercom Industries President Shane Olson, the investigation into the blaze that start...
Apr 15, 2016
Fire department close to finishing up at scene of industrial blaze
The Saskatoon Fire Department's work is winding down at the scene of an industrial fire in the rural municipality of Corman Park. Two buildings at the Shercom Industries rubber rec...
Apr 06, 2016
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