By David Willberg Lifestyles
Estevan has received some good news on the clean coal front. Maybe not the news local residents were hoping for, but it's good news.The federal government has pledged $240 million for clean coal in Saskatchewan. It's not for the construction of a clean coal plant; it's for the retrofitting of Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station. The provincial government is calling it a "clean coal demonstration."The total cost of the project will come to $1.4 billion - to be split by the federal and provincial governments, and the private sector. The price tag is dwarfed by the $3.8 billion that a clean coal plant was going to cost, but the Unit 3 retrofit will be one of the largest investments in Saskatchewan's history.
The change at Unit 3 is good news, but Estevan can't forget the ultimate prize: a clean coal plant.
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