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Tackling the Gender Gap in Mining: Gender Equity in Mining Works Saskatchewan

SASKATOON, SK: February 20, 2019: In a Canadian first, Saskatchewan’s minerals industry and its supply chain will be tackling one of the most significant workforce challenges facing the mining sector – the lack of representation of women. The International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is partnering with the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) in a first-of-its-kind…

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Petroleum Technology Research Centre Announces Funding for Saskatchewan Research Council’s Viking Tight Oil Research

The Petroleum Technology Research Centre is pleased to announce it is providing $300,000 in funding to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to implement and expand its Viking tight oil research program.  The Viking formation – located in west­central Saskatchewan – is one of the largest oil plays in North America with an estimated 3 billion barrels of light, sweet crude in…

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Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation receives $800k from Innovation Saskatchewan

Innovation Saskatchewan (IS) is pleased to support the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (Fedoruk Centre) in Saskatoon, having provided $800,000 in funding to renovate and equip the Innovation Wing of the Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences (SCCS). In total, the Government of Saskatchewan has provided $19.5 million to the SCCS since 2015. The Fedoruk Centre is home to…

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