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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024
A painted sky to start the new year
Photo 4333 — Greg Nikkel
These sunset-coloured clouds lit up the western skies on New Year’s Day at Weyburn, ending the first day of the new year.
Carbon tax removed from SaskEnergy, SaskPower heating bills
Both SaskEnergy and SaskPower removed the federal carbon tax from home heating as of January 1, 2024. This will result in savings for approximately 98 per cent of Saskatch-
ewan families who were unfairly left out of the federal government’s decision to exempt the carbon tax on home heating oil. “Our government is ensuring fairness for
Saskatchewan families by removing the federal carbon tax on natural gas and electric heat, just as the federal government has done for families in Atlantic Canada by re-
The members of the Young Fellows Club will be collecting the Christmas trees on Sunday, Jan. 7, and the trees should be out on the boulevard before 9 a.m. The club advises that it would be best to have the trees out at the
street the night before so they don’t miss any. Club members will be collecting them first thing in the morning. The trees will be taken to the city farm where they are mulched and used in the city’s flower beds.
The Young Fellows sold most of the trees they brought in to sell at their lot on Second Street. The proceeds from the sales of the trees will go to support the many community projects and sponsorships of the club.
Christmas trees to be collected by Young Fellows on January 7
moving the carbon tax on heating oil,” Crown Investments Corporation Minister Dustin Duncan said. “By extending carbon tax relief to Saskatchewan families who were left out in the cold by the federal government, our government is protecting Saskatchewan families’ ability to afford to heat their homes this winter.” The removal of the federal carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills, which took effect on January 1, 2024, will save the average family approximately $400 in 2024. Heating accounts for up to 60 per cent of power
consumption during the winter months for customers who rely on electric heat, so SaskPower will eliminate the carbon tax on that heating by reducing the federal carbon tax rate rider on their bills by 60 per cent. This will benefit approximately 30,000 SaskPower customers, reducing their power bills by an average of $21 per month through the winter. Customers will still see a federal carbon tax charge on their January utility bills for natural gas or electricity used for heating that they used in the month of December.
The federal carbon tax will be zero billed, appearing as both a charge and a reversal credit, on bills for usage on and after January 1, 2024. For SaskEnergy customers on an Equalized Payment Plan, equalized payment amounts will be adjusted beginning in February. Customers who believe that they are incorrectly being charged the federal carbon tax can contact SaskEnergy at 1-800-5678899 or www.saskenergy. com/customer-support, and SaskPower at 1-888757-6937 or contactus@ saskpower.com.
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