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Province set to table new offer to Crown union ahead of possible strike
About 3,000 unionized workers at SaskTel could go on strike as early as Monday if a deal isn't reached. Unifor and the Crown corporation started two days of talks Thursday and the union said if a coll...
Sep 26, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Customers, industry anxious to see new solar power program
The minister in charge of SaskPower is hurrying up a decision on a new rooftop solar program, but hundreds of people in Saskatchewan are waiting, stuck in limbo, in the meantime. Marsha Kennedy was ri...
Sep 24, 2019
Sask. gov't moving up timeline on rooftop solar decision
Amid frustrations from customers and the solar power industry, the minister responsible for SaskPower has committed to moving up the timeline on a new net metering program. Last week, SaskPower announ...
Sep 23, 2019 Environment Minister Dustin Duncan file photo. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP issues warning about fake SaskPower employee
The Indian Head RCMP is investigating a recent incident in Montmartre involving a man who allegedly posed as a SaskPower employee in an attempt to get into a house. According to a media release from t...
Sep 23, 2019
NDP push SaskPower to reconsider net metering program
The Saskatchewan NDP believes SaskPower should reconsider the suspension of the net metering program. In the program, people could receive rebates for installing solar panels and a distribution credit...
Sep 19, 2019
Solar energy company critical of SaskPower suspending net metering program
The president of a solar company in Saskatchewan said SaskPower's decision to suspend its net metering program kneecaps its ability to meet demands for renewable energy. "We've got thousands of custom...
Sep 19, 2019
SaskPower dealing with rash of copper thefts in south-central Sask.
SaskPower is asking people to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour at its substations after a rash of break-ins and thefts. The Crown corporation said Tuesday the thieves are breaking into the sit...
Sep 10, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw asks feds to exempt proposed power plant from carbon tax
The mayor of Moose Jaw is calling on the federal government to exempt a proposed natural gas power plant from the new carbon tax regulations. In December, SaskPower announced plans to build the $700-m...
Aug 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Report says salaries for Crown executives fell 18% last year
The pay for members of the upper management of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations fell by nearly 18 per cent over the past year. According to the Crown Investments Corporation's 2018-19 Payee Disclosur...
Aug 16, 2019
Power restored after outage hits south Regina
SaskPower has restored power to areas in south Regina, after what it called an "underground cable fault" left the areas of Albert Park, Hillsdale, Whitmore Park and south Albert in the dark. The utili...
Aug 08, 2019 A power outage hit south Regina on Thursday morning, Aug. 8, 2019. (SaskPower outage web page)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...