Nipawin cancels EV stations after public pushback
The Town of Nipawin has cancelled a plan to put three EV charging stations around town following resistance from community members.
Council voted to cancel the stations several weeks ago, which would have cost the municipality $40,000.
“An extenuating amount of public opposition was received. Again, the Town of Nipawin is committed to the governance in the interest of its electorate and this was the majority feedback that was received, hence, the decision was made to not proceed at this time,” said CAO Joel Cardinal in a statement sent to northeastNOW.
The Town said it gets less than one inquiry a month about EV stations but, as a recent tourist who visited Elk Ridge Resort in Waskesiu said, not having them is short-sighted.