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Bubble Maker Experiment

Most bubbles we see are round, but have you ever created a square bubble or a triangle bubble? It’s possible! In this experiment, discover how bubbles form with SRC and Wowl STEAM Lab by crafting these fun bubble makers and learning about geometry and surface tension at the same time.

CNSC amends SRC’s non-power reactor operating licence

This news release originally appeared on CNSC's website. December 9, 2019 – Ottawa Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced its decision to amend Saskatchewan Research Council’s...

Communities

SRC engages with northern communities to facilitate meaningful participation in determining the best options for remediation. Discussions include community meetings and consultations with Indigenous...

CRS Weather Summaries

SRC provides monthly and annual weather summaries for both stations, which include temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, pressure, wind speed, bright sunshine hours and soil temperatures and moisture.

Climate Services

SRC’s Climatology team develops, tests and transfers climatic information, which can lead to environmental, economic and social benefits for Saskatchewan and the world.

Gold Analyses

SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories has provided assaying services to exploration and mining companies for over 40 years.

Why We Need to Learn More About How Wetlands Store Carbon

Most people might be surprised to know that wetlands are hot spots of biodiversity in a forested landscape. They’re also a huge reservoir of carbon. And it’s important to conserve wetlands to maintain that carbon in the ground.

Environmental Radiological Surveys

Many current and historical industrial sites contain waste storage, spills, tailings and mining activity, which can pose radiological risks long after decommissioning if they aren’t managed or...

Heavy Mineral Analysis

SRC’s heavy mineral analysis team provides comprehensive flowsheets for concentrating and evaluating heavy mineral indicators. At our facility, we specialize in identifying and characterizing indicator minerals from a variety of geological samples and commodities, which is an important first step in finding new valuable deposits.

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation Partners with Lung Saskatchewan to Test Radon Levels in Units

This news release originally appeared on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) has partnered with Lung Saskatchewan to test radon levels in SHC units across...

Mining

From Exploration to closure SRC provides a wide range of services throughout the mining cycle to the mining and minerals industry and other industrial sectors. We leverage our traditional research...

Environmental Remediation

SRC has scientific, technical and management expertise in environmental remediation, as well as experience working with Indigenous communities and businesses, regulatory agencies and industry. We...

Deploying Reliable Power: SRC Helps Develop Award-Winning Demonstration

SRC joined forces with a group of tech companies to tackle the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program – Pop-up City contest to demonstrate an improved Relocatable Temporary Camp (RTC) with improved energy, water and waste management systems.

Four (Fairly) Simple Steps to Jump Start Your Competitive Intelligence Program

Can and should small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do competitive intelligence (CI)? If so, how do SMEs create a CI program without exhausting resources?

SLOWPOKE-2

SLOWPOKE-2 was a nuclear research reactor housed at SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories. It is used as an analytical tool for doing neutron activation analysis.

Growing Saskatchewan's Economy (Economic Impact 2015)

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) released its economic impact results for the 2014-15 fiscal year. For every dollar the province invested in SRC over the past year, the Council provided a more...

Meet Our Experts: Rob Millar, Manager, SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories

Rob Millar’s nearly two-decades long career started at SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories in 2005 in sample preparation. He then moved into an analyst role and eventually became lab manager. Learn about Rob's career at SRC and how he and his team have helped develop solutions to meet the evolving needs of industry.