Saskatchewan Environmental Society

13/10/2026

David Suzuki is coming to Saskatoon this week!

🌲 FREE lecture at the University of Saskatchewan, October 16 at 2PM: https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/12231/A_lecture_by_David_Suzuki

🌲 Two performances of "What You Won't Do For Love," a live theatre production starring David Suzuki and Tara Cullis at Castle Theatre (Aden Bowman), October 16 & 17 at 7:30PM: https://artsandscience.usask.ca/art/news/article.php?articleid=12203

Humanity Over the Edge: Transformation or Extinction

09/10/2026

Are you an affordable housing provider in Saskatoon, Regina, or Prince Albert?

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society is offering a FREE program to help housing providers identify opportunities to reduce utility costs, improve building performance, increase tenant comfort, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Through HEART (Helping Everyone Afford Rental Tenancies), participants receive free assessments that help pinpoint where energy and water efficiency upgrades can make the biggest impact.

👉 Learn more on our website: bit.ly/SES-HEART

07/10/2026

Are you a grade 7 teacher in Saskatchewan seeking an engaging way to teach energy efficiency and sustainability while making strong curriculum connections ? Look no further! Smarter Science Better Buildings is an interactive half-day program designed to meet the outcomes of the grade 7 Science, Heat, and Temperature unit.

UPCOMING PROGRAM DATES:
☀️ Nov. 2–Nov. 13 at the WDM Yorkton
☀️ Nov. 30–Dec. 11 at the Swift Current Museum (new location this year!)
☀️ Jan. 4–Feb. 12, 2027 at the WDM Saskatoon
☀️ Feb. 23–Mar. 5 at the WDM Moose Jaw
☀️ Apr. 7–Apr. 23 at the Prince Albert Science Centre
☀️ May 10–May 21 at the WDM North Battleford

SES also has funding available for select schools to access bus subsidies! 🚌
👉 Learn more about the program and apply: bit.ly/SES-SSBB

01/10/2026

Why is Saskatchewan choosing the most expensive electricity options?

The provincial government has announced a goal of 2,600 MW of nuclear power by 2050, including two large reactors in northwestern Saskatchewan and two SMRs near Estevan.

In the meantime, Saskatchewan plans to keep costly, polluting coal-fired power running. The coal extension plan alone is estimated to cost $26 billion through 2050 — more than twice the estimated cost of expanding renewables, even after adding battery storage.

Nuclear brings another layer of enormous financial risk. Georgia’s two 1,000 MW nuclear reactors (the same design Saskatchewan is studying) took 15 years to build and cost roughly $50 billion, more than double the original budget. When the reactors came online, power rates jumped by almost 24%. And Ontario’s first 300 MW SMR is now budgeted at a staggering $7.7 billion.

Nuclear power also brings long-term concerns about radioactive waste, cooling-water needs, accident liability, fuel supply chains, and decommissioning.

Saskatchewan should stop locking ratepayers into costly coal and nuclear projects and instead invest in wind and solar power, battery storage, electricity efficiency and conservation, and stronger interprovincial connections with Manitoba. These are climate-friendly solutions that are clean, less financially risky, and readily available now.

23/09/2026

Attention Grade 5–12 teachers in Saskatoon! This year, empower your students to actively engage in climate action while aligning with the curriculum.

Student Action for a Sustainable Future is a dynamic program that offers classroom support and funding for students to explore climate change science and develop action-oriented projects that reduce greenhouse gases.

Applications are now open until October 2nd for elementary and high school semester one.

👉 Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/SES-SASF

17/09/2026

This Sunday, on World Clean-up Day, join SES, Nature Regina, and the RBC Foundation for an afternoon of caring for nature! We are cleaning up the urban prairie in Regina.

📅 Sunday, September 20 from 1–4pm
📍 Grassland Biodiversity Reserve (Next to the Caledonian Curling Club—you can park in their lot.)

Nature Regina will provide garbage bags. Please bring your own work/gardening gloves.

We hope to see you there. 💚

16/09/2026

Yesterday, SES appeared before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, alongside co-appellants Kiké Dueck, Sherry Olson, Matthew Wiens, and Citizens for Public Justice - CPJ, asking the Court to review a January decision that dismissed our challenge of Saskatchewan’s coal extension decision. We are seeking the opportunity for our judicial review application to proceed to a full hearing.

The three-judge panel reserved its decision, which will be released at a later date. More than 80 people observed the hearing in person or virtually, with the Court opening a second room for overflow. Thank you to everyone who came out or tuned in to show support.

We also acknowledge the coal workers who attended, and the two coal unions that made submissions as intervenors. We understand why workers want their voices heard. Their livelihoods and communities are directly affected by the provincial government's decisions, and they should not be left facing uncertainty because the province failed to plan adequately for the federally required 2030 coal phase-out.

SES brought this case forward because Saskatchewan residents deserve affordable electricity, clean air, protection from climate change, and a serious shift towards the renewable energy solutions already available to us.

You can find media coverage from this week on our website at: bit.ly/SES-in-the-News-2026

14/09/2026

Today, SES hosted a press conference to share the legal, environmental, health, and financial risks of extending coal. Tomorrow morning, we will appear before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal alongside our co-appellants to ask that our joint legal challenge move forward.

The Government of Saskatchewan is actively defying federal law by trying to keep its coal-fired power plants running past the 2030 phase-out deadline. Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada doing this.

This decision could double your power bills by 2040, lock in decades of pollution, and threaten public health. A multi-billion dollar decision like this deserves full transparency and legal review.

Join us tomorrow to observe the hearing in support of a coal-free future:
📍 Court of King’s Bench, 520 Spadina Crescent E., Saskatoon
🕙 September 15 at 10:00 a.m. (Arrive early to get through security.)

👉 SES's new press release details the independent data, ballooning costs, and key facts. Read more here: bit.ly/SES-press-release-court-of-appeal

11/09/2026

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society will be at the Broadway Street Fair in Saskatoon tomorrow! Stop by our booth to learn more about SES, become a member or renew your membership, and connect with others who care about our shared environment. We'd love to see you there. 💚🌲

P.S. You can also visit our friends at the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the SES Solar Co-op, and the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council!

10/09/2026

Want to show some love to Saskatchewan's beautiful nature spaces?

Join SES, Meewasin Valley Authority, Nature Regina, and the RBC Foundation for an afternoon of caring for nature! We are cleaning up the river valley in Saskatoon and the urban prairie in Regina.

📍SASKATOON CLEAN-UP
When: Friday, September 11 from 2–5pm
Where: Rotary Park (Meet at the park at 2pm before heading to the trails.)
Supplies: Meewasin will provide garbage bags, gloves, and grabbers.
👉 Learn more at: bit.ly/4i4SDGl and sign up at: bit.ly/4i8KQaz

📍REGINA CLEAN-UP (on World Clean-up Day)
When: Sunday, September 20 from 1–4pm
Where: Grassland Biodiversity Reserve (Next to the Caledonian Curling Club—you can park in their lot.)
Supplies: Nature Regina will provide garbage bags. Please bring your own work/gardening gloves.
👉 No registration required. Just show up!

We hope to see you there. 💚