By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Last November, heavy, wet snow hit northeast Saskatchewan, snapping power lines and leaving Felix Thomas\u2019s community without power. For a full day, homes stayed cold and dark. Many residents gathered at the local school, where a newly installed backup generator kept the heat on. \u201cMembers were saying, \u2018How can we be less reliant on outside power? Can we look at solar for our homes?\u2019\u201d said Thomas, chief of Kinistin Saulteaux Nation. With solar panels already powering community buildings and charging electric vehicles in Kinistin, he said residents are familiar with how renewable energy could support their community. Their enthusiasm for the clean energy sources in their community led the Nation to expand their investment in solar initiatives. Now, Kinistin Saulteaux… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Last November, heavy, wet snow hit northeast Saskatchewan, snapping power lines and leaving Felix Thomas\u2019s community without power. For a full day, homes stayed cold and dark. Many residents gathered at the local school, where a newly installed backup generator kept the heat on. \u201cMembers were saying, \u2018How can we be less reliant on outside power? Can we look at solar for our homes?\u2019\u201d said Thomas, chief of Kinistin Saulteaux Nation. With solar panels already powering community buildings and charging electric vehicles in Kinistin, he said residents are familiar with how renewable energy could support their community. Their enthusiasm for the clean energy sources in their community led the Nation to expand their investment in solar initiatives. Now, Kinistin Saulteaux... <\/p>\n