The Saskatchewan Environmental Society is drawing attention to an upcoming court ruling regarding SaskPower’s coal-fired power stations. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal will be revisiting the judicial review involving SaskPower’s coal-fired electricity generation. Last year, the province announced plans to refurbish and extend the life of the power stations past the federally mandated phase out date of Dec. 31, 2029, at a cost of 2.9 billion dollars. The environmental society opposed the plans and applied for judicial review. “We’re at a time when international courts are paying more and more attention to the issue and are clearly saying it’s an obligation of governments like Saskatchewan to reduce greenhouse gases as rapidly as possible,” explained Peter Prebble, director of Saskatchewan Environmental Society. The review was struck down in January at Court of King’s Bench. “We think Saskatchewan citizens should be concerned about the fact their government at the provincial level is clearly not doing that,” added Prebble. CTV News reached out to the province for comment. An appeal will be heard Sept. 15 to determine whether or not the case can proceed to a full hearing. With files from Hallee Mandryk
