Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
Tag Archives: SaskPower
Saskatchewan carbon capture facility likely to fall short of annual target: CEO
The CEO of SaskPower says he doesn't think the province's carbon capture and storage facility will be able to meet its yearly target for trapping carbon dioxide. Mike Marsh says the Crown corporation'...
May 07, 2019
SaskPower looking for location of utility-scale solar project
The province is looking for some bright ideas on a new utility-scale solar power project. SaskPower wants to build a 10-megawatt (MW) solar power project but has not decided on a location. SaskPower i...
Apr 23, 2019
SaskPower announces plans for new building, renovations
SaskPower is bringing its people together. The Crown corporation announced Thursday that it plans to move some of its Regina-area employees in an effort to reduce its locations in the Queen City. When...
Apr 18, 2019
SaskPower carbon tax to be retroactive to Jan. 1
There's going to be an extra, extra charge on Saskatchewan power bills as of April. The carbon tax will start showing up on bills for this month, but so will a retroactive charge for the carbon tax fo...
Apr 10, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Expect carbon tax charges on utility bills starting April 1
Ratepayers in Saskatchewan can expect to see more charges on utility bills after April 1, thanks to the federal carbon tax. The carbon tax will be added to bills as an extra line, making clear how muc...
Mar 04, 2019
Chopper installing power lines over Highway 1 near Rush Lake
People driving between Swift Current and Moose Jaw are advised to be cautious Thursday and Friday as they pass by Rush Lake - they're likely to see a helicopter stringing up power lines across all fou...
Jan 17, 2019 A helicopter strings up new power lines across Highway 1 in Saskatchewan for SaskPower. (Submitted by SaskPower)
Moose Jaw green lights land sale for SaskPower plant
City councillors in Moose Jaw have given a big thumbs up to a new SaskPower plant, authorizing the sale of the land. In a special council meeting on Friday, council voted unanimously to give the city ...
Dec 21, 2018 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
LED street lights coming to Sask. roads
Drivers throughout the province can expect to see a different hue to their commutes, as SaskPower is swapping bulbs and fixtures in street lights. They might get a better sleep, too, and their power b...
Dec 13, 2018 Crews in Regina change out a street light fixture to a LED bulb on Saskatchewan Drive in mid-November. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Concerns flagged over SaskPower's maintenance, data records
According to the provincial auditor's latest report, SaskPower is taking care of its most significant above-ground distribution infrastructure but needs to improve the way it maintains the rest of it....
Dec 12, 2018 A SaskPower truck responds to a service call in Regina on Dec. 6, 2018. (Evan Radford/CJME News)
SaskPower crews still working on permanent fixes to lines
The major power outage this week may have left some people with a little extra appreciation for electricity and heat as power came back on for most areas, but smaller outages continued for the next fe...
Dec 06, 2018 (SaskPower/Twitter)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
**WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - There's been no shortage of major developments coming out of Washington, from tra...