The Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association makes the case for expanding the province’s water network.  |  File photo

Sask. irrigation proposal defended

The Diefenbaker Project followed the 1930s droughts and crop failures when leaders from all political parties looked for long-term solutions. The South Saskatchewan River Project (SSRP) created a water heart in the Palliser Triangle to distribute water, primarily for irrigation, but also industries, wildlife, municipalities, power generation, flood protection and farmsteads. Dams would not have […] Read more