The Town of Shaunavon will receive $36,800 in funding from the province to address the impacts of a contaminated site in the area. The Ministry of Environment says this is the first successful applicant for funding through the Impacted Sites Fund. This is for PHC contamination, or petroleum hydrocarbons, which comes from oil and gas. A site in the town had been in tax arrears and the funding allowed the town to determine the extent and magnitude of the impacts so the property can be sold, and the unpaid tax losses recovered.

The Impacted Sites Fund was established to provide municipalities with financial support to address orphaned environmentally impacted sites, creating economic and social development opportunities. The program is funded from fines collected when an infraction occurs under The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010. As fines are collected, additional funding will be available for municipalities through the Impacted Sites Fund.