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CCS facility back online after maintenance

CCS facility back online after maintenance

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station is back online after a scheduled shutdown that lasted approximately two months. Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Sation was down from April 5-May 4.

Saskatchewan Mining Week celebrates a vital industry

Saskatchewan Mining Week, which runs from May 26-June 1, is underway. This year’s theme is Mining: Supporting Local and Global Communities.
Ludwig spoke out against the tanker ban

Ludwig spoke out against the tanker ban

Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig was one of several Saskatchewan oilpatch community mayors who addressed the Senate Transport and Communications Committee in Regina on May 1, as part of their travelling hearings into Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.
CCS promoted at information session in Estevan

CCS promoted at information session in Estevan

Several different speakers promoted the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology Thursday afternoon at the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast College’s Estevan campus.

Steel and aluminum tariffs lifted

After a lot of angst and uncertainty, steelworkers at Regina’s EVRAZ steel and pipe mill can now breathe a sigh of relief, as the United States lifted tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
Scott Kienlen the new board president for the Â鶹ÊÓƵern Plains Co-op

Scott Kienlen the new board president for the Â鶹ÊÓƵern Plains Co-op

Scott Kienlen recognizes he has some big shoes to fill at the helm of the Â鶹ÊÓƵern Plains Co-op. Kienlen was recently elected as the board president of the co-op’s, which has operations in Estevan, Carlyle, Alameda, Oxbow and Gainsborough.
Kitchen brings MPs to Estevan to tour Boundary Dam and other sites

Kitchen brings MPs to Estevan to tour Boundary Dam and other sites

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen welcomed a couple of his colleagues from the Conservative Party caucus to Estevan Thursday to tour several facilities in the area.
Polish Kitchen: “Don’t forget your perogiesâ€

Polish Kitchen: “Don’t forget your perogiesâ€

Estevan’s business family recently had a new addition.
Meili calls for support for Estevan

Meili calls for support for Estevan

The leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is calling for support for Estevan as it enters a time of transition away from conventional coal power. Ryan Meili made the call during question period on May 15.
Equivalency agreement signed; will extend the life of two units at Boundary Dam

Equivalency agreement signed; will extend the life of two units at Boundary Dam

An equivalency agreement between the provincial and federal governments will extend the life of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station.
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