Heavy oil project

My latest venture was to dive into another environmental story.

I heard a few clips on CTV Regina news about new heavy oil project that was starting up in Saskatchewan. The coverage was brief and most people seemed happy about it.

After living in Alberta for eight months, I wasn't convinced that all Saskatchewan residents welcomed the new project. Albertans are extremely skeptical and critical of oil projects, so I set out to see if that tone existed in Saskatchewan.

I spoke with Chris Bloomer who is with Petrobank. They are the oil company heading up the whole project. It's a new technology that basically extracts the oil that is left behind by other conventional methods. It's touted as being more efficient and environmentally friendly.

The project is near Kerrobert, which is 180km west of Saskatoon. I spoke to someone from the town who said the businesses appreciate the added traffic of people that come with the oil projects.

The leader of the Green Party, Laura Shasko, was less than accepting of the project. She said we need to face our addiction to consuming fuel, instead of using more "environmentally friendly" techniques to extract it.

Check out the full coverage in my article:

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