An asset management and investment fund says irrigated farmland is a significant opportunity for Canada to boost productivity and gross domestic product.
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Irrigation expansion urged in Western Canada
Investor report says 10 per cent of Canada’s farmland could be irrigated
Saskatchewan irrigation project gets environmental assessment
Findings from the Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project assessment will go to the Saskatchewan environment ministry
The planned Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project in Saskatchewan will undergo a provincial environmental assessment.
Work continues on proposed Westside irrigation project
Fall field work last year contributed to the Sask. project’s assessment process ahead of construction planned for 2026
OUTLOOK, Sask. — A barge working in Coteau Bay on Lake Diefenbaker this fall was an essential part of the preliminary work on the Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project. The barge was used to drill 40-metre-deep boreholes to collect soil samples near the Westside pump station. The information will help engineers establish the capability of the […] Read more
Sask. irrigation analysis finds economic benefit
The first phase of a three-phase megaproject in province’s Lake Diefenbaker region could begin construction next year
REGINA — Rehabilitating the Westside Irrigation Project at Lake Diefenbaker will boost gross domestic product by at least $5.9 billion over 50 years, according to the Saskatchewan government. The economic analysis of the proposed project, the first of three, was done by KPMG LLP and released Sept. 26. It said the $1.15 billion project will […] Read more
Irrigators say Sask. expansion plan is necessary
The expansion project has faced criticism in the province, but supporters argue it would boost the province’s GDP
REGINA — Proponents of Saskatchewan’s plan to add 90,000 acres of irrigation by rehabilitating a decades-old uncompleted project are looking forward to progress. The Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation (WIRP) project is part of a 10-year, $4-billion megaproject announced four years ago to expand Saskatchewan’s irrigable acres from Lake Diefenbaker to 500,000. At the time, the WIRP […] Read more
