Shellbrook explores pellet processing plant
A processing plant that would offer an alternative to coal may one day have a home in west-central Saskatchewan.
Shellbrook Town Council has expressed interest in the idea of a pellet processing plant. Councillor Brent Miller told paNOW the area near the town’s sewage treatment plant would be ideal.
“You can’t build residential within 600 metres of it, so it’s perfect for heavy commercial, light-industrial type development,” he said.
The pellet plant is currently one of several big projects on the town’s radar. The town is also involved in talks with the Rural Municipality (RM) of Shellbrook and Prince Albert Rural Water Utility with respect to the construction of a new water treatment plant in the area where the Shell River meets the North Saskatchewan River. The results of two separate feasibility studies may be in by later this month. Miller said the pellet plant could tie in really well, given that if the town can secure a good supply of water, then they can attract more industrial and commercial development.