REGINA – Crown land sales are a leading indicator of future development, and while the Aug. 6 petroleum and natural gas public offering showed extensive interest in southeast Saskatchewan, and some interest in northwest and west central Saskatchewan, it showed...
As part of a series of trades-based education announcements, the Government of Saskatchewan announced on Aug. 26 a new online course for power engineering. Starting this fall, Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) will partner with SaskPower to provide high...
EMERALD PARK – For several years, incentives for oil and gas development have been adapted for new, emerging commodities, namely lithium and helium. But in this past spring’s provincial budget, the Saskatchewan Party government decided to take a new tack,...
In all the fuss about the Canadian rail disruption, one thing jumped out at me. Here’s how the National Post reported it: “Despite the economic impacts, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board ruled earlier this month that the railway workers are not an...
Editor’s note: Facing a groundswell of opposition to a proposed 200 megawatt wind project near Weyburn which would be built, operated and owned by Enbridge as an independent power producer, SaskPower posted the following on its corporate blog on Aug. 23. That...
