Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Corp and SaskPower Jeremy Harrison joined hosts Brian Zinchuk and Bronwyn Eyre on Jan. 24 to discuss the future of power generation in this province. In mid-January Harrison visited Coronach and Estevan and told about 1,000...
By Marcy Nicholson British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has proposed a “carbon tax” on U.S. thermal coal that is shipped out of provincial ports and a ban on American funding for B.C. environmental activists. The tax could be used as leverage...
RM of Estevan Reeve Jason LeBlanc, left, and Estevan Mayor Tony Sernick stand with Boundary Dam Power Station behind them, in the distance. Photo by Brian Zinchuk ESTEVAN – The Government of Saskatchewan announcing SaskPower would be looking at refurbishing, instead...
If SaskPower carries through with rejuvenating coal, it will save three power plants, two mines, ~1000 jobs and two communities REGINA, ESTEVAN – On Jan. 15-16, the Government of Saskatchewan made one of the largest policy direction changes in decades,...
Editor’s note: The following statement was published by the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 21: The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to acknowledge the provincial government’s recent commitment to ensuring certainty in Saskatchewan’s power...
