Hydro Project Stalls

Good news, pelicanistas!

It seems that cooler heads have prevailed and the hydro project may not happen at all.  Which means the surfer dudes are going to have to go surfing in, like, an ocean, eh.  And the whitewater folks are going to have to take their boats to the whitewater, rather than commanding the whitewater to come to them. 

Check out the Star Phoenix story.

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/travel/Weir+hydro+study+hold/4433822/story.html


So we will be able to enjoy the peaceful scene down at the weir for some time to come.  Maybe for the forseeable future!

Pelican Bytes

Fact: Urban stormwater washes a variety of effluents into the river after every storm, contaminants like gasoline, bacteria like e coli, dog and other animal feces, as well as a range of other pollutants. The City of Saskatoon does nothing to prevent or treat urban stormwater.

Question:  So, if the waterpark is going to be for kids on tubes as well as kayakers, how are we going to ensure that the water is safe?  Is it going to be tested after each storm?  (Last summer, that would have been almost daily!)  Who is going to pay for these tests?

Pelican Byte:   Why not spend 15 million on ways to keep those effluents OUT of our river, rather than making a concrete watercourse as a lure that will encourage our kids to swim in it?