REGINA – Is the Saskatchewan First Act window dressing? Is it unconstitutional? These are questions NDP Regina University MLA Aleana Young is asking. She’s critic for both Energy and Resources and SaskPower. Both of those areas are key considerations...
REGINA – Governments often make their top priority for a legislative session their first bill. This fall, it’s Bill 88, The Saskatchewan First Act, moved by Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre. This bill came about after the Saskatchewan...
REGINA – The provincial government has approved 700 megawatts (MW) of new renewable generation to be added in south-central Saskatchewan by 2027. Once built, that will effectively double SaskPower’s current build-out of wind and solar production. This new...
REGINA – “To hell with that!” Premier Scott Moe said, with reference to federal policies that will shut down coal-fired power generation in 2030 and moves to similarly shut down natural gas, and restrict fertilizer usage. During the opening days of a new...
REGINA – Two MLAs touched on wind and solar development in Saskatchewan in their throne speeches this past week. David Buckingham talked about new projects, while Travis Keisig spoke about the realties of just how much power comes from those renewable projects....
