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Estevan considered for solar power

Estevan considered for solar power

SaskPower is looking to add solar power to its electrical generation fleet, and Estevan is one of three sites they are considering. The Crown corporation held an open house at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute on Oct. 20.

Farmers' market pleased with results

The Estevan Farmers’ Market had a slight decline in sales this year for its spring and summer sales, but the vendors were happy, and they had a number of accomplishments during the past six months.
Wall outlines plan to fight climate change

Wall outlines plan to fight climate change

Premier Brad Wall has released Saskatchewan’s White Paper on Climate Change, outlining an alternative approach to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax.

Government approves second natural gas bill decrease for 2016

The Government of Saskatchewan recently approved adjustments made to both commodity and delivery service rates, by SaskEnergy. These changes were recommended by the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel. Beginning Nov.
Pub night an informal get-together for the local business community

Pub night an informal get-together for the local business community

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce hosted a new kind of event that departed from the usual formality of its luncheons. Pub night at the Estevan Public Library, on the evening of Oct.

Small business matters to Estevan

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is stressing the value of small business to the local and provincial economy during Small Business Week from Oct. 16 to 22.

Solar project will help SaskPower achieve renewable energy goal

SaskPower announced recently they will add 60 megawatts of ground mount solar photovoltaic generation for the provincial electrical grid by 2021. This will provide enough electricity to power between 10,000 and 12,000 homes.

Chinook will be newest natural gas power plant

The new natural gas-fired power plant near Swift Current, named Chinook Power Station, is slated to come online in the latter part of 2019.

Difficult weather halts harvest operations

Producers were only able to get back into their fields for a couple of days during the past week thanks to sporadic rain and other poor harvesting conditions. In their Oct.

Land rights sales doubled thanks to major October offering

The public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on Oct. 4 pretty well doubled the amount of money taken in by the province for 2016-17. It was revealed that $17.
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