Talk:Saskatchewan Research Council

Updates Needed
I noticed some of the info in this article is out of date. I'm part of SRC's Communication's group and just want to make sure our info is up to date on Wikipedia.
 * No mention of current CEO (Suggested addition below)
 * In 2001, Dr. Laurier Schramm joined SRC as President and Chief Executive Officer.


 * SRC has grown to 370 employees[15] and $41 million in annual revenues.[16] Its five divisions—Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food; Alternative Energy and Manufacturing; Energy; Environment and Forestry; Mining and Minerals—provide applied research and development services.[17] (Suggested edit below)
 * SRC has grown to over 400 employees and $79 million in annual revenue. Its five divisions - Agriculture/Biotechnology, Energy, Environment and Mining and Minerals - provide applied research, development and demonstration services to more than 1,900 clients worldwide.


 * Last paragraph under Research could use some updating. (Edits below in bold)
 * Current research is conducted in a range of laboratories and test facilities.[24] SRC’s Environmental Analytical Laboratories provides environmental testing and analysis and expertise in organics, inorganics and radiochemistry.  They house a SLOWPOKE-II nuclear research reactor that performs analytical tests.[26] Its Geoanalytical Laboratories, Advanced Microanalysis Centre and Mineral Processing Pilot Plant provide analytical services for the mineral exploration industry.  SRC’s GenServe Laboratories carry out DNA-based testing for plants, cattle and other livestock.[27] Its other labs include Petroleum Analytical Laboratories, Biofuels Test Centre, BioManufacturing Facility, Bioprocessing Laboratory, Crop Evaluation Lab, Pipe Flow Technology Centre, a high security diamond testing facility and a 3-D physical model enhanced oil recovery laboratory. Thesjohnston (talk) 14:47, 25 June 2013 (UTC)


 * The most obvious thing that stands out is that all the sources are to the company website, which is not accepted. We rely almost exclusively on sources that are "independent of the subject" and deemed credible, reliable sources, such as the press, peer-reviewed journals, academics, books and others. However, I did add the CEO to the infobox, this is not something we require independent sources for. CorporateM (Talk) 16:26, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm declining most of this per CorporateM's comment. I'll note that we are allowed to use primary sources like the company's website for uncontroversial claims, however. (See WP:PRIMARY for the details.) Thesjohnston, I think it would be ok for you to update the employee numbers and the revenues with your sources, as the current links have fallen prey to link rot, and out-of-date information is almost as bad as outright false information if it is not qualified with something like "As of October 2013". The rest I would prefer you to find independent sources for. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 12:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Edit request
I work in SRC’s communications department and I'm here to contribute information that will improve the quality of SRC-related pages. Srccomms (talk) 18:19, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
 * In the info box, please change the current CEO from Dr. Laurier Schramm to Mike Crabtree (as of April 1, 2019)
 * Can we add Dr. Laurier Schramm to the history section? He served from 2001 to 2019. and
 * Paragraph under research could use some updating to include more recent research and and
 * Number of employees says 475 in the info box, and in History section mentions “SRC has grown to 370 employees and $41 million in annual revenues”. Please change employee number to 340 and revenue number to $75 million in both spots.
 * SRC also no longer has a location in Prince Alberta (infobox) which should be an uncontroversial/factual edit
 * Our SLOKEPOKE reactor was decommissioned, as referenced in this sentence: They house a SLOWPOKE-II nuclear research reactor that performs analytical tests.[27] and

Reply 19-MAR-2020

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Edit request
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I work in the Saskatchewan Research Council's communications department and I'm here to contribute information that would improve the quality of the SRC-related page. After reviewing this page, many sources' webpages do not work anymore. I have gone ahead and edited all the sections and removed information that cannot be sourced and added in some additional information. I have sourced all the changes with secondary sources as much as I could as I know that referencing the website is not ideal. We are a treasury board crown corporation so our website does have accurate information. I am asking if we could replace all the current text and sources with what I have below. I have kept the same headings and sections as what is currently live. I really hope that you will allow our edits to be made to our page.

Information Box

Key People - change to: Mike Crabtree, President and CEO (https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2019/april/04/new-ceo-for-src#:~:text=Saskatchewan%20Research%20Council%20Announces%20New%20CEO%20Released%20on,the%20Saskatchewan%20Research%20Council%20on%20April%201%2C%202019.)

Number of employees change to: 251-500 (https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-saskatchewan-research-council?lang=en)

The Saskatchewan Research Council is a provincial treasury board crown corporation conducting research and business on behalf of the provincial government and private industry.[1] It focuses on applied research and development projects that generate profit.[2] Some of its funding comes from government grants, but it generates the balance from selling products and services.[3]

History

The Province of Saskatchewan established SRC in 1947.[4] SRC carried out its work through grants-in-aid to specific applied research activities at the University of Saskatchewan.[5] SRC’s first Director of Research was Dr. T. T. Thorvaldson, head of the university’s chemistry department.[6]

In 1954, SRC expanded its mandate to incorporate independent research.[7] SRC opened its own laboratories in 1958 and then expanded in 1963.[8]

SRC now had success by partnering with other companies and academics and published many reports that are in the public domain.{9}

In 1986 the research and development branch of SaskOil was transferred to SRC.[10]

SRC has grown to nearly 300 employees[11] and increased annual revenues. Its industries are Environment and Biotech, Energy, Mining and Minerals and Rare Earth Element which provide applied research and development services.[12]

Research

SRC’s research history includes developing a residential energy conservation research report that was used in the National Building Code of Canada.[13] SRC also mapped the groundwater resources in Saskatchewan south of the Precambrian Shield.[14] Its scientists evaluated Saskatchewan’s extensive lignite (coal) resources. SRC’s GenServe Laboratories were involved in testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease).[15] SRC is also known for building the Factor 9 home, which uses 90 per cent less energy and 50 per cent less water than a similar home built during the 1970s.[16] In the early 2000s, SRC developed a suite of dual-fuel hydrogen vehicles that led to the launch of Saskatchewan’s first hydrogen fuelling station in 2010.

Current research is conducted in a range of laboratories and test facilities.[17] SRC’s environmental analytical laboratories provide environmental monitoring and other tests to clients.[18] Its geoanalytical lab provides geochemical analyses for the mineral exploration industry. [19] Its other labs include Petroleum Analytical Laboratories, a Biofuels Test Centre,, a Pipe Flow Technology Centre, , and a diamond facility. {20} {21}

In 2017, SRC launched the Centre for the Demonstration of Emissions Reduction (CeDER), a test and verification facility to help industry manage and reduce its GHG emissions. {22}

SRC is contracted by the Government of Saskatchewan to manage the thirty-seven abandoned mines and mill sites near Lake Athabasca through Project CLEANS. {23} In 2020, SRC was awarded $31 million dollars in funding for a first-of-its-kind Rare Earth Processing Facility in Saskatchewan. {24}

Sources 1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan 2.https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/crown-corporations 3.https://www.src.sk.ca/who-we-are/about-us 4. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-research-council 5. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-research-council 6. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskatchewan_research_council_src.jsp 7. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-research-council 8. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-research-council 9. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskatchewan_research_council_src.jsp 10. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskoil.jsp 11. https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/august/03/src-shows-strong-performance-in-2020-21-despite-covid-19-pandemic 12. https://www.src.sk.ca/ 13. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskatchewan_research_council_src.jsp 14. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskatchewan_research_council_src.jsp 15. https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/saskatchewan_research_council_src.jsp 16. https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation 17. https://www.src.sk.ca/who-we-are/about-us 18. https://www.src.sk.ca/labs/environmental-analytical-laboratories 19. https://www.src.sk.ca/labs/geoanalytical-laboratories 28.https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/GetUrlReputation 29. https://www.imii.ca/fileadmin/user_upload/Innovation_Ecosystem_Report.pdf 20. https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/07/national-research-council-saskatchewan-research-council-partner-focus-national-priorities.html 21. https://denisonmines.com/projects/quality-control-protocols/ 22. https://www.apegs.ca/features-src-centre-for-the-demonstration-of-emissions-reductions 23. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270892976_Cleaning-Up_Abandoned_Uranium_Mines_in_Saskatchewan's_North 24. https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020/august/27/ree-facility

Erin.shawaga (talk) 16:54, 22 March 2022 (UTC)