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Saskatchewan is backing up a team of U.S. states fighting President Joe Biden’s decision to axe the Keystone XL pipeline project.
Gord Wyant, Saskatchewan’s justice minister and attorney general, said the province is filing an amicus brief to present its position as a “friend of the court” that will soon consider constitutional arguments from 21 states.
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Citing climate concerns, Biden decided to cancel authorization for the pipeline on his first day of office, prompting harsh criticism from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, who later appeared virtually at a U.S. congressional committee to sing the praises of the project.
Our forestry sector is a key economic driver and will be a leader of Saskatchewan s post-pandemic recovery efforts, Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said. Forestry is an important sector for many communities in Saskatchewan and supports thousands of jobs, while producing important products that we all use, including tissue paper, cabinetry, and housing construction materials. Forestry is currently northern Saskatchewan s largest sector, supporting nearly 8,000 jobs. There are seven major primary forest products facilities that produce lumber, OSB and pulp, and over 200 smaller businesses that supply a variety of primary and secondary forestry products. Hundreds of supply chain businesses also provide goods and services for forestry manufacturers, including in road construction, logging, trucking, reforestation and forest management.
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May 12, 2021 | 11:11 AM
The province is reporting a 30 percent increase when it comes to forestry products from this time a year ago. with over $1.1 billion being sold,
Officials said COVID-19 initially created market uncertainty in the forestry sector, but that changed last summer with an increase in demand resulting in prices for lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and treated wood products, which are used in decks and fences, currently at record highs.
“Our forestry sector is a key economic driver and will be a leader of Saskatchewan’s post-pandemic recovery efforts,” Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said in a release. “Forestry is an important sector for many communities in Saskatchewan and supports thousands of jobs, while producing important products that we all use, including tissue paper, cabinetry, and housing construction materials.”
Photo by File Photo The Government of Saskatchewan supports the Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. (SMMI) project to significantly upgrade its sodium sulphate plant in Chaplin. SMMI s $220 million sulphate of potash (SOP) fertilizer production upgrade, once complete, is expected to result in a 50 per cent increase in jobs at the Chaplin facility and more than 360 construction jobs. The upgraded facility is expected to produce 150,000 metric tonnes of SOP per year, which will be sold to North American and international markets as a high quality fertilizer and plant nutrition product. Further expansion is planned to increase SOP tonnes and utilize reserves at Ingebrigt Lake.
Located near Battle Creek in the province s southwest corner, the facility cost $32 million.
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The government expects Saskatchewan will have many more helium sites in the future. (North American Helium Inc./nahelium.com) comments
The provincial government says a new helium purification facility in southwestern Saskatchewan is the largest facility of its kind in the country.
Located near Battle Creek in the province s southwest corner, the facility cost $32 million.
Demand for the gas once used mainly for military, weather and party balloons has been steadily rising, creating shortages and spiking prices in recent years.