THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson November 21, 2013
Saskatchewan, a province rich in natural resources such as oil, potash and uranium, is looking at ways to save its one-time revenue from these sources for future generations.
By Daryl Hofmann October 24, 2012
Premier Brad Wall has tapped former University of Saskatchewan president Peter MacKinnon to lead an initiative to explore potential ways to spend the province’s excess natural resource wealth.
By Tannara Yelland February 18, 2012
University of Saskatchewan professor Lee Barbour has been granted a five-year Industrial Research Chair through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to study water flow in reclaimed oil sands mines.
The IRC program is a partnership between academics and industry; in Barbour’s case, oil giant Syncrude will provide half the funding for the $2.6-million project, and NSERC will put up the other half.
By Tannara Yelland November 5, 2011
In the wake of reports about Saskatchewan’s recent economic and population growth, a University of Saskatchewan professor cautions that the numbers are not as impressive as they may seem.
In an Oct. 25 op-ed published in the StarPhoenix, Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison claimed that “the prosperity and strong economic growth Saskatoon is now experiencing are here for the long term. The forces are aligned to continue to build Saskatoon’s success for at least the next 25 years. That’s not just wishful thinking, but is an economic fact.”
By The Sheaf December 4, 2010
Although oil sand development is not yet underway in Saskatchewan, Premier Brad Wall has recently been posturing as though it is simply a matter of time.