Backgrounder: Improving energy conservation across Saskatchewan
Backgrounder
Federal Gas Tax Fund allocated to 42 projects in 35 communities
The federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) provides Canadian municipalities with a permanent, predictable and indexed source of long-term funding. The Government of Canada is providing Saskatchewan with more than $59.1 million for community infrastructure through the federal GTF in 2017-18.
Based on project planning for 2017, federal GTF funding will support the following community energy systems projects in Saskatchewan communities:
Municipality |
Project Name |
Estimated Total Cost |
Federal GTF Allocated |
Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 |
Municipal Office Lights Retrofit |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76 |
RM Office Lighting Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
$6,700 |
$6,700 |
Village of Beechy |
Municipal Lighting/Door Project |
$1,691 |
$1,691 |
Resort Village of Big Shell |
Community Hall Energy Retrofit |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
Village of Bladworth |
Community Hall Retrofit |
$32,724 |
$17,724 |
Village of Buchanan |
Upgrade Lighting at Buchanan Skating Rink |
$17,500 |
$14,500 |
Northern Village of Buffalo Narrows |
Upgrade Municipal Building Heating and Lighting |
$166,000 |
$166,000 |
Village of Ceylon |
Ceylon Water Pumphouse Retrofit |
$14,000 |
$8,824 |
Town of Cupar |
Replace Cupar Memorial Rink Heating |
$70,000 |
$70,000 |
Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 |
Retrofit Speers Recreation Centre |
$28,500 |
$28,500 |
Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 |
Retrofit Richard Curling Rink |
$23,500 |
$23,500 |
Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 |
Retrofit Hafford & District Communiplex |
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
Village of Dubuc |
Old Office Energy Retrofit |
$4,250 |
$4,250 |
Rural Municipality of Eagle Creek No. 376 |
Retrofit Municipal Shop |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
Village of Eyebrow |
Village Office Energy Retrofit |
$10,000 |
$7,500 |
Village of Eyebrow |
Village Shop Energy Upgrades |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
Village of Frontier |
Upgrade Shop for Energy Efficiency |
$9,154 |
$9,154 |
Village of Glenavon |
Village Shop Energy Efficiency Upgrades |
$25,000 |
$11,466 |
Village of Kendal |
Upgrade Village Office Energy Efficiency |
$15,000 |
$7,746 |
Village of Kincaid |
Office Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
$25,750 |
$25,750 |
Village of Krydor |
Rec Centre Retrofit |
$3,500 |
$3,500 |
Rural Municipality of Lacadena No. 228 |
Municipal Office Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
$17,000 |
$17,000 |
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
Uranium City Public Works Building Furnace |
$33,000 |
$33,000 |
Village of Maymont |
Install New Furnace at Library |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520 |
Replace Metal Halide Lights with LED Lights at RM Complex |
$4,732 |
$3,747 |
Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520 |
Replace Boiler and Heaters at RM Complex |
$53,454 |
$53,454 |
Northern Village of Pinehouse |
Construct Seniors Complex |
$2,450,000 |
$100,000 |
Village of Plunkett |
Office Furnace Project |
$3,800 |
$3,800 |
Village of Plunkett |
Community Hall Furnace Project |
$10,925 |
$10,790 |
Town of Ponteix |
Installation of Rink Solar Panel |
$70,000 |
$70,000 |
Town of Rosthern |
Build Energy Efficient Town Shop |
$1,700,000 |
$295,886 |
Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167 |
Upgrade RM House Energy Efficiency |
$11,070 |
$11,070 |
Town of Scott |
Town Hall Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
$30,000 |
$12,000 |
Village of Shamrock |
Shamrock Community Hall Energy Efficiency |
$22,000 |
$2,000 |
Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 |
Community Center Furnace Replacement |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 |
Edgeley Pump Station Heating Conversion |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
City of Swift Current |
Upgrade Electrical System – 5 kv to 25 kv Conversion |
$2,527,386 |
$1,130,313 |
Town of Turtleford |
Town Office Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
$30,000 |
$25,425 |
Town of Turtleford |
Shop Lighting Upgrade |
$3,216 |
$3,216 |
Town of Unity |
Install Low Emissivity Ceiling in Hockey Rink |
$60,000 |
$60,000 |
Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226 |
Construct Municipal Shop |
$250,000 |
$50,000 |
Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153 |
Municipal Building Energy Retrofit |
$20,000 |
$15,000 |
For more information on the federal Gas Tax Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html
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