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We’re building a new 133-kilometre power line in the Melfort and Lanigan region to reinforce the power system and provide reliable power for our customers in the area.
The new line will connect the Beatty Switching Station near Melfort to an existing power line near the village of Jansen. We expect this project to be completed and in service by fall of 2029.
Project Details
The new 133-kilometres (km) line will need a new 40-metre (m) right-of-way (ROW) and will be built primarily on steel H-frame structures.
This project will cost about $140 million. It’s partially funded by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Green Stream.
You Helped Choose the Final Route
Public and stakeholder input has shaped this project from the beginning. Through two rounds of open houses in 2025, community members, landowners, Indigenous communities, municipalities and other stakeholders shared feedback and local knowledge on potential route options. That input helped us refine the routing and informed the selection of a final route.
Key themes we heard included the importance of:
Routing along section lines wherever possible
Avoiding homes, farmyards and airstrips
Minimizing diagonal crossings of fields
Reducing impacts to wildlife habitat and sensitive lands
The final route reflects this feedback as much as possible while also meeting our technical requirements.
Meet Us In Person
Meet With Us In Person
As we move forward with the project, we’ll be in the area to meet with you to talk through what is next. These in-person sessions are an opportunity to:
Learn more about what’s involved as we prepare for construction
Walk through upcoming activities and timelines at a high level
Identify opportunities to minimize impacts as work moves ahead
Ask questions and share considerations specific to your area
Drop a pin on the map and let us know your feedback and insights on the final route.
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We’re building a new 133-kilometre power line in the Melfort and Lanigan region to reinforce the power system and provide reliable power for our customers in the area.
The new line will connect the Beatty Switching Station near Melfort to an existing power line near the village of Jansen. We expect this project to be completed and in service by fall of 2029.
Project Details
The new 133-kilometres (km) line will need a new 40-metre (m) right-of-way (ROW) and will be built primarily on steel H-frame structures.
This project will cost about $140 million. It’s partially funded by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Green Stream.
You Helped Choose the Final Route
Public and stakeholder input has shaped this project from the beginning. Through two rounds of open houses in 2025, community members, landowners, Indigenous communities, municipalities and other stakeholders shared feedback and local knowledge on potential route options. That input helped us refine the routing and informed the selection of a final route.
Key themes we heard included the importance of:
Routing along section lines wherever possible
Avoiding homes, farmyards and airstrips
Minimizing diagonal crossings of fields
Reducing impacts to wildlife habitat and sensitive lands
The final route reflects this feedback as much as possible while also meeting our technical requirements.
Meet Us In Person
Meet With Us In Person
As we move forward with the project, we’ll be in the area to meet with you to talk through what is next. These in-person sessions are an opportunity to:
Learn more about what’s involved as we prepare for construction
Walk through upcoming activities and timelines at a high level
Identify opportunities to minimize impacts as work moves ahead
Ask questions and share considerations specific to your area
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Our first round of public engagement on potential routes was completed this summer. We first contacted rural municipalities (RMs) and communities in the spring to tell them about the project and upcoming public engagements. Then we mailed information packages to landowners and other stakeholders inviting them to open houses in July and August.
We designed our engagement approach with the project’s large geographic area in mind. To minimize travel time and make it easier for stakeholders and community members to engage with us in person, we set up open houses in six communities throughout the area––St. Gregor, Lake Lenore, MelfortContinue reading
Our first round of public engagement on potential routes was completed this summer. We first contacted rural municipalities (RMs) and communities in the spring to tell them about the project and upcoming public engagements. Then we mailed information packages to landowners and other stakeholders inviting them to open houses in July and August.
We designed our engagement approach with the project’s large geographic area in mind. To minimize travel time and make it easier for stakeholders and community members to engage with us in person, we set up open houses in six communities throughout the area––St. Gregor, Lake Lenore, Melfort, St. Brieux, Annaheim, and Leroy. We plan to further engage communities and stakeholders in the future to get feedback on our recommended line routes.
What We Heard
At the open houses, each stakeholder was encouraged to help us learn about important things they wanted SaskPower to consider while deciding on a final route for the new power line. Some of the concerns raised included:
likely impact to agricultural operations and future expansion
challenges of farming around power poles – stakeholders noted it’s time consuming, adds extra cost to input, and asked how much compensation is offered
weed control around poles
impact to property value
safety related to larger farm equipment and manoeuvring around power poles, as well as the likely impact to aerial crop spraying (which is common in the area), electric and magnetic fields, and future technologies such as drone spraying
There was agreement among landowners that the infrastructure is needed to ensure power reliability. They also asked that we consider reducing impacts as best as possible by suggesting we:
don’t get too close to houses/farmyards
route along section (property) lines
avoid routing diagonally across fields
consider avoiding air strips
avoid those who already have power lines on their properties, if possible
don’t go too close to bird flight paths and other wildlife sanctuaries
Most participants indicated that they felt heard, better informed, and understood that no decision had been made on where the final route would go.
What's Next
We hope to engage stakeholders and communities for more comments this winter. Stay tuned for information about dates and locations.
We’ll present the recommended routes we develop based on the feedback we’ve heard and our technical requirements.
