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SaskPower expands inspections as 6th meter fire reported
SaskPower is now reporting a sixth meter box fire as a result of the extremely dry conditions. It happened in the Walsh Acres neighbourhood Monday night. SaskPower said shifting ground is pulling the ...
Aug 01, 2017 (SaskPower/Submitted)
SaskPower meter causes fire at Walsh Acres home: neighbour
While the temperature has slightly cooled, the ground is still dry and shifting, and with that comes a risk for older Regina homes: meter fires. Marcel Bolen was taking a walk with his wife in their n...
Aug 01, 2017 Marcel Bolen was out for a walk with his wife when he noticed a home in Walsh Acres caught fire on July 31, 2017. (Marcel Bolen/Twitter)
Saskatchewan sets power use record during heat wave
The province's power grid is working overtime amidst heat warnings. Saskatchewan broke the summer power use record Thursday afternoon, with 3,419 megawatts of usage. That beats a record set earlier th...
Jul 28, 2017
SaskPower inspects meters for ground-shifting damage
SaskPower continues to look for Regina homes that may be affected by the ground-shifting which has caused five meters to catch fire. SaskPower has inspected about 600 meters as of Tuesday morning. The...
Jul 25, 2017 SaskPower said residents should be on the look out for their meters being pulled or tilted away from their homes from ground shifting on July 25, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Fifth meter fire confirmed by SaskPower
SaskPower has confirmed a fifth meter fire in the span of a week. The latest fire happened in the northwest end of Regina and was due to ground shifting. SaskPower has inspected hundreds of homes and ...
Jul 24, 2017 A SaskPower meter caught fire at a home on Usher Street in Regina on July 16, 2017. (Karen Lazich)
Dry conditions, ground shifting impacting SaskPower meters
It isn't just farmers feeling the heat from the lack of rain in Saskatchewan. The dry conditions are causing the cables to pull away from SaskPower meter boxes on the back of homes. In Regina, it was ...
Jul 20, 2017
Carbon tax, aging grid pose ongoing challenges for SaskPower
SaskPower has some big challenges ahead as it continues to meet growth demands, upgrade the grid and meet environmental targets. The annual report released Wednesday showed the Crown invested $886 mil...
Jul 19, 2017 Then-SaskPower Minister Gord Wyant (right) and president and CEO Mike Marsh (left) release the SaskPower 2016-17 annual report at the legislature on July 19, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Proposed Sask. geothermal plant could have more than 1 use
A new proposed geothermal power plant near Estevan, Sask. could have other uses besides generating electricity. Earlier this week it was announced SaskPower and DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. had ...
May 22, 2017
SaskPower looks at first geothermal power project in Estevan
SaskPower is exploring what would be Saskatchewan's first geothermal power project. It has signed a power purchase agreement with DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. that will determine the feasibility...
May 17, 2017
Saskatoon Tribal Council to fund $60M hydropower project at weir
The City of Saskatoon has unveiled plans to build a hydropower station at the weir on the South Saskatchewan River. An agreement is being signed between the city and the Saskatoon Tribal Council to jo...
Mar 08, 2017
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Sarah Mills: Summer fun begins in school already
With field trips and pool visits, Sarah Mills says June may seem like a different education system, but the month also c...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 9
Evan talks about the re-emergence of a flesh-eating parasite in U.S. livestock for the first time in decades, Saskatchew...