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Clients for the adult day program at St. Joseph’s Hospital have enjoyed several trips to the Boundary Dam Power Station during the past month, allowing them to view the world-leading technology currently at the facility.

SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Boundary Dam Power Station achieved another milestone by reaching the targeted volume of 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in one year.

SaskPower is looking to add solar power to its electrical generation fleet, and Estevan is one of three sites they are considering. The Crown corporation held an open house at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute on Oct. 20.

The Estevan Farmers’ Market had a slight decline in sales this year for its spring and summer sales, but the vendors were happy, and they had a number of accomplishments during the past six months.

Premier Brad Wall has released Saskatchewan’s White Paper on Climate Change, outlining an alternative approach to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently approved adjustments made to both commodity and delivery service rates, by SaskEnergy. These changes were recommended by the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel. Beginning Nov.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce hosted a new kind of event that departed from the usual formality of its luncheons. Pub night at the Estevan Public Library, on the evening of Oct.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is stressing the value of small business to the local and provincial economy during Small Business Week from Oct. 16 to 22.

SaskPower announced recently they will add 60 megawatts of ground mount solar photovoltaic generation for the provincial electrical grid by 2021. This will provide enough electricity to power between 10,000 and 12,000 homes.

The new natural gas-fired power plant near Swift Current, named Chinook Power Station, is slated to come online in the latter part of 2019.