Lumsden, Sask., gets $1.1M from Ottawa for solar power project | CBC News
Over the lifetime of the project, its expected Lumsden will see a cumulative reduction of about 13,200 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Lumsden, Sask., gets $1.1M from Ottawa for solar power project | CBC News
Over the lifetime of the project, its expected Lumsden will see a cumulative reduction of about 13,200 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Canada: Unifor urges acceptance of historic concessions in oil refinery lockout
Although the fine details of the agreement will not be
made public until workers vote on the contract on Monday, it is clear
that the agreement approved by Unifor is a sellout that will meet all of
management’s sweeping concession demands.
For many weeks, Unifor
has made no secret of the fact that it has capitulated to every one of
the cuts to pensions, jobs and work rules ruthlessly demanded by the
company. Local union President Kevin Bittman told reporters as much
earlier this month, saying, “Right now we’ve actually offered the
company everything that they’ve asked for, and the only thing that we
request is that they don’t fire 100 people. What we had going into this
bargaining is pretty much toast.”
Federal Judge: Pipelines Must Not Cross Streams Without Considering Endangered Species
Montana U.S. District Judge Brian Morris affirmed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cannot use a blanket water-crossing permit to approve new oil and gas pipelines without considering their impacts on endangered species.
Leaked SHA document shows worst-case scenario outcome of coronavirus in Sask.
The document also states, “demand for acute services will exceed existing capacity for hospital beds, ICU beds, ventilators as well as creating a major burden on other acute services, supports, HR, supplies and equipment.”
$10 Million to Help Saskatchewan Coal Towns Diversify – The Energy Mix
The funds will be divided between two
cities hit hard by the commitment to phase out coal-fired generation in
Canada by 2030: Estevan will receive $8 million, Coronach $2 million.
The national policy affects three power stations and several mines in
Saskatchewan, along with hundreds of jobs in the southeastern part of
the province, The Canadian Press reports.