6 First Nations invest in Edson power project with loan backed by Alberta government

Six Alberta First Nations are investing $93 million for an equity stake in a new natural gas power plant west of Edmonton. As Tom Vernon explains, their participation in the Cascade Power project near Edson is being backed by a Crown corporation set up by the provincial government to help Indigenous groups invest in natural resource projects.

• 6 Alberta First Nations invest in natural gas power plant; loan backed by province