• Buffalo Pound Dam Upgrades Support Reliable Water Supplies for Saskatchewan Communities and Industry

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-10-15 22:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Infrastructure, Environment, Water, Agriculture, Industry]

  The Saskatchewan Government announced significant progress on the $12 million Buffalo Pound Dam upgrades managed by the Water Security Agency, which owns and operates over 70 dams across the province. Major rehabilitation work includes emergency spillway upgrades to restore height and strengthen rock protection, control structure and safety enhancements, erosion and repairs, and bridge deck repaving. Buffalo Pound Lake supplies water to approximately 25 per cent of Saskatchewan's population—including the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw—as well as regional agriculture, two potash mines, and other industrial operations. Furthermore, the province has invested nearly $40 million in more than 60 water infrastructure projects for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with upcoming repairs starting on the Upper Qu'Appelle River channel between the Qu'Appelle River Dam and Tugaske Bridge.

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• Saskatchewan Advances Nuclear Power to Support Long-Term Energy Security

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-30 01:30:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Energy, Infrastructure, Resources, Industry, Environment]

  The Government of Saskatchewan released "Delivering Energy Security Through Nuclear Power," establishing a provincial nuclear power production target of at least 2,600 megawatts (MW) by 2050 to meet long-term electricity demand. SaskPower will begin planning for two large nuclear reactors in northwest Saskatchewan aiming to generate over 2,000 MW with the first online by 2042, alongside advancing Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development near Estevan at the Rafferty site targeting at least 600 MW. The strategy involves multiple key industry partners including Cameco Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company, AtkinsRéalis, and GE Vernova Hitachi to build out supply chains and infrastructure.

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• Industrial development near Whitehorse's Ice Lake should go ahead, board says

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-03 23:14:10.0
  Tags: [National, Municipal, Industry, Infrastructure, Environment]

  The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended that a contentious industrial development project near Ice Lake in Whitehorse proceed, concluding it will not cause significant adverse environmental or socio-economic effects. Proposed by the territorial government, the project involves building a subdivision of approximately 15 industrial-commercial lots across a 25-hectare forested parcel off the Alaska Highway, which includes the Whitehorse weigh scales and 526 metres of new roadway. While the Yukon Contractors Association strongly supports the development due to an acute shortage of commercial and industrial land in the city, local residents and trail users have raised public backlash over the loss of popular green space used for hiking, biking, and snowmobiling. The YESAB recommendation has now been submitted to the Yukon government for a final decision.

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