environment

A new pilot program has been developed to deal with two issues at the same time, removing derelict buildings in rural municipalities and providing training opportunities for local volunteer fire departments. Details were announced Tuesday at the beginning of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention in Saskatoon. Derelict buildings pose public safety and […]

A new pilot program has been developed to deal with two issues at the same time, removing derelict buildings in rural municipalities and providing training opportunities for local volunteer fire departments. Details were announced Tuesday at the beginning of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention in Saskatoon. Derelict buildings pose public safety and […]

Update (Jan. 19, 8:40 a.m.) On January 19, most of Canada woke up to extreme cold warnings as frigid air swept across the country. Sunday morning, most of Saskatchewan was blanketed by severe conditions, with temperatures hovering around -30°C and wind chills approaching -40°C. Overnight and early morning wind chill values near -45°C will continue through the weekend. […]

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions adapt. The Institute for Research on Public Policy says governments in Canada have work to do to support the 68 communities it identified as susceptible […]

The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday — though officials maintain that target date was always the goal. Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely […]

CARLYLE — Construction of the new Bekevar Wind Energy Facility north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park is complete, says SaskPower in a news release Friday morning. Owned and operated by Bekevar Wind LP, a limited partnership between Innagreen Investments and Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned Cowesses First Nation entity, the wind facility […]

Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year’s international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said, while downplaying concerns that Donald Trump’s presidential election victory could hamper the talks.  “Our window to keep global average temperatures from surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius is closing fast on us, so we need everyone […]

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The regulations, still only in draft format and about two years behind schedule, could further strain relations between Ottawa and the Alberta […]

The parliamentary budget officer says his updated report on the federal carbon price is largely consistent with his earlier findings, even after adjusting for a previous error.  Yves Giroux says today’s report still finds the vast majority of households get back more in rebates than they pay through the carbon price — but once broader […]

SASKATOON — The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on both Sask Party leader Scott Moe and NDP leader Carla Beck to commit to join the government of New Brunswick’s legal challenge against the federal carbon tax. “Both Moe and Beck rightly oppose the federal carbon tax, but they need to take the next step and commit to […]