CALGARY — Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) has announced it has received an Environment Act licence for its Wanipigow sand extraction and processing facility in Manitoba.
The company’s Notice of Alteration application was approved by the Manitoba Environment and Climate Department on July 27, stated a release. The new licence permits the company to construct and operate its proposed Wanipigow extraction and processing facility, which will supply low-iron silica sand to the company’s patterned solar glass manufacturing facility in Selkirk, Man.
CPS continues to prepare for the construction and operational phases of the project. The firm recently signed a utility engineering and procurement agreement with Manitoba Hydro that secures several long-lead items including voltage transformers and enables CPS to maintain its planned construction schedule.
The company also started further geotechnical work on the Selkirk site and has completed a phase one environmental assessment of the Selkirk site which confirmed no contamination or environmental issues.
Once operational, the Selkirk plant will supply patterned solar glass for six gigawatts of panel manufacturing capacity in North America.
“The receipt of the Environment Act Licence for Wanipigow marks another important milestone for the company,” stated company CEO Glenn Leroux in the release. “Following the earlier issuance of an Environment Act Licence to construct and operate our patterned solar glass manufacturing facility, the company is now in receipt of all required environmental permits to start construction of the project.”
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