SASK. PARTY’S $26 BILLION COAL CATASTROPHE WILL HURT YORKTON FAMILIES AND JOBS

YORKTON, SK — Carla Beck’s team is in Yorkton meeting with community leaders and discussing the Sask. Party government’s plan to spend $26 billion on their catastrophic coal plan. This decision will leave communities like Yorkton paying the price through skyrocketing power bills and lost economic opportunities.

The announcement comes just weeks after the Yorkton region saw the loss of 2,400 jobs in April, according to Statistics Canada.

“There’s so much opportunity to create jobs in value-add agriculture in Yorkton, but businesses can’t crush canola when they’re being crushed by Scott Moe and David Chan’s SaskPower rate hikes,” said Carla Beck, Leader of the Official Opposition. “Now Scott Moe wants to spend $26 billion rebuilding coal plants, and families in Yorkton will be stuck footing the bill.”

The Sask. Party government hiked costs on families in the spring sitting of the legislature and is trying to ignore the massive costs their $26 billion coal catastrophe will have on ratepayers, municipalities, and employers across the province.

“Families, farms, and small businesses in Yorkton rely on reliable, affordable power. This decision risks making Yorkton – and all of Saskatchewan – less competitive at exactly the wrong time,” said Aleana Young, Shadow Minister for SaskPower “Yorkton deserves an MLA that protects jobs, lowers costs, and plans for the future. It’s time for change.”

Carla Beck’s team has released its own electricity plan focused on affordability, long-term sustainability, and economic growth — not one that saddles future generations with billions in costs and higher monthly bills. The plan is available at gridandgrowth.ca.

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