solar energy

Harnessing the sun: Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant unveils $4M solar project

Harnessing the sun: Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant unveils $4M solar project

Jun 21, 2024 | 8:38am
BUFFALO POUND WATER TREATMENT PLANT — In a province known for agriculture and sunny skies, it’s fitting that the approach to the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant can now harvest the sun’s rays thanks to a recently unveiled $4 million solar power project announced by the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation (BPWTC) on June 18. […]

Lumsden welcomes new wastewater treatment plant and solar projects

Apr 25, 2022 | 12:39pm

A new innovative project was launched last week in Lumsden. The town unveiled its new wastewater treatment plant and solar projects. The wastewater treatment plant uses a process involving a biological nutrient removing in sequencing batch reactors and ultraviolet disinfection. This process will transform the community’s wastewater into treated effluent. Councillor Rhonda Phillips noted this […]

Education contract bargaining, solar industry discussed at Sask. Legislature

Nov 14, 2019 | 5:02pm

Education Minister Gordon Wyant said he is not considering classroom sizes and composition as an item for discussions at the education contract bargaining table. This comes after the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) announced they have requested a conciliation board to assist the sides at reaching a provincial bargaining agreement. Following question period on Thursday at the legislature, Education Critic Carla Beck suggested […]

Regina students walk out of class and onto the streets for Global Climate Strike

Sep 27, 2019 | 3:25pm

Protesters took to the streets Friday morning in Regina to voice their concerns on climate change in Saskatchewan. The east lane northbound on Albert Street was closed to traffic as hundreds of people began their journey from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building as part of the Global Climate Strike. Like last Friday […]