Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
SaskPower is projecting a net shortfall of $105 million this fiscal year, something the minister responsible for the Crown corporation, Don Morgan, says is rare. SaskPower reported a net income loss of $97 million in the first half of 2022-23, a period that ending Sept. 30. Over the same period in 2021-22, the corporation reported $13 million in net income. The $110-million swing was due to a $172-million increase in expenses.
The unpredictable fluctuations of Manitoba Hydro's finances was a drain on Manitoba's books last year — but now appears to be benefiting the province to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. The government's finance officials are now projecting Hydro's revenues at the end of the fiscal year will jump from the initial $120 million forecast to an estimated $585 million, which it attributes to higher water levels and increased export prices.
