The Prince Albert Daily Herald reports, “Since its formation in 2009, Renewable Power — The Intelligent Choice (RPIC) has been at the forefront of the fight for sustainable energy in Prince Albert and area.”
“As RPIC members began to plan out their spring agenda at Monday’s meeting, the group’s partnership with the Council of Canadians illustrated how such organizations are pooling their resources to attract the widest possible audience. In the coming months, RPIC plans to throw its support behind the Council’s planned activities for World Water Day and Earth Day, which take place respectively on March 22 and April 22.” The article also notes that like the Council of Canadians, RPIC seeking to “attract younger generations to the cause”.
Last year, the newspaper reported, “One of Saskatchewan’s most prominent advocacy groups is the local band of activists known as Renewable Power — The Intelligent Choice. …RPIC originally grew out of a meeting held in the library on March 31, 2009 in collaboration with the Council of Canadians, in which local residents discussed the plans of Bruce Power to build nuclear reactors along the North Saskatchewan River.”
Today’s article adds, “Another group that RPIC has close ties to is the Committee for Future Generations, with local activist Crystal Frenette being a member of both organizations. Last Wednesday, Frenette travelled to Creighton alongside fellow RPIC member Bryan Lee, Committee for Future Generations members Candyce Paul and Marius Paul, renewable energy consultant Mark Bigland-Pritchard and others to offer a presentation on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s planned use of the community as a nuclear waste storage site.” The Council of Canadians provided funding to help make this trip to Creighton possible.
As Prairies organizer Scott Harris has noted, “The grassroots fight against a nuclear waste in Northern Saskatchewan has been led since 2011 by The Committee for Future Generations, which was the recipient of the Activist of the Year award at the Council of Canadians’ recent AGM in Saskatoon for their work on the nuclear waste issue.”
Further reading
Pinehouse and English River removed from nuclear waste dump shortlist
Saskatchewan group advocates for sustainable energy
