Electric vehicles shouldn’t be the only answer

Hello Flatlanders,

Here is the fifth and final part about lithium mining in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

This last installment looks at the environmental concerns and challenges that lithium mining could face.

One of the people we talked to said Canada shouldn’t just focus on transitioning to electric vehicles. He suggested governments should do more to make other modes of transportation, like trains and bicycles, more convenient.

When mining rare earth elements, China’s head start on the rest of the world is also of concern because they are currently a dominant player in the lithium battery supply chain, and Canada might not be able to compete.

Read more about the environmental concerns and other challenges the lithium mining industry could face in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

In case you missed it, you can check out the first four parts of the series:

• Part 1: The latest boom for Snow Lake?
• Part 2: What’s happening in Manitoba?
• Part 3: Mining in Saskatchewan
• Part 4: Governments’ roles in mining

Five stories you may have missed in Manitoba

1. A Winnipeg woman died in a nursing home after worker tied call bell cord out of reach: court docs
2. Operator of Brandon’s only homeless shelter holds emergency meeting as capacity limit reached
3. Manitoba government proposes fining people who drive on closed highways during storms, floods
4. Manitoba premier says Ottawa needs to have leeway on carbon pricing
5. Winnipeg wants to host Grey Cup championship, Manitoba offers $5.5M to help bid

Five stories you may have missed in Saskatchewan

1. Sask. policy paper’s financial analysis not credible, economist says
2. Sask. might see another jump in overdose deaths this year: report
3. SaskEnergy seeks public opinion on proposed rate hike
4. Government announces funding for child-care recruiting, retention in Saskatchewan
5. Sask. teacher uses YouTube, TikTok to teach Métis language

Until next time…

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Kelly-Anne Riess