Behind the Scenes
Rebecca Marroquin, Céline Grimard, Jared Gottselig and Caitlin Taylor made up Team Water, one of four teams investigators 
Interviewing Alvin Moostoos of James Smith Cree Nation. 
Rebecca Marroquin at the site of the Husky Oil spill. 
Mapping out the investigation 
Hitting the road on a chilly spring day. 
Jared Gottselig on the road 
At the Bunz home. 
Setting up a shoot. 
Prof. Patricia Elliott and student Jennifer Ackerman collecting water samples. 
Shooting a pumpjack 
Series producer Patti Sonntag in southeast Saskatchewan. 
Some locations required skidoos. 
Madina Azizi interviews Allan Bunz, father of H2S victim Michael Bunz.
Crude Power is a current affairs show about the influence of the oil and gas industry in Saskatchewan. While some communities are resilient in their fight against big oil companies, others face a “culture of silence” and are afraid speaking up will only hurt their reputation. Students in Intermediate Broadcast Journalism 306 and Investigative Journalism 307 conducted research for two months before filming stories that have been seldom reported by the media.
The class was split into four teams, each telling a different story. The show was supervised by Journalism instructors Trevor Grant and Patricia Elliott. Crude Power is part of a cross-canada investigative project (see sidebar article – The Price of Oil Series). Patti Sonntag, Canada’s 2016 Michener Fellow, was the overall project manager. In addition to the documentary, this project contributed research and footage to project media partners the Toronto Star, the National Observer and Global National.
Team Fire
Team Fire takes a look at the powerful influence big oil has on the Saskatchewan government. With new incentives every year and a regulatory system that puts industry first, one question remains: who and what gets left behind?
Team Air
H2S gas, a byproduct of oil production, kills some and hurts many others. Two Saskatchewan families struggle to speak out and hold government and industry accountable.
Team Water
We investigated claims that Husky Energy is negligent in compensation and cleanup efforts following a 225,0000 litre oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River in the summer of 2016.
Team Earth
When the oil companies came knocking in 1971, the Crushes let them in. But for the past 40 years Terry Crush has been fighting as his farm became an oil patch and his land now suffers the consequences.
Student Roles
@JenAckermanYQR
Team Air – Camera/Editor
@azizi_madina
Team Air – Field Producer
@janellemblakley
Team Earth – Camera/Editor
@cmcolemanSK
Team Earth – Reporter
@Joshdiaz4
Team Fire – Camera/Editor
@kdokesawatzky
Team Fire – Field Producer
@BaBrenna
Team Earth – Field Producer
@jgottsel
Team Water – Camera Assistant
@celinegrimard
Team Water – Field Producer
@caitlinjtaylor
Team Water – Camera/Editor
@becamarroquin
Team Water – Reporter
Faculty Supervisors:
P.W. Elliott, University of Regina
Trevor Grant, University of Regina
Robin Lawless, University of Regina
@MichaelaYQRNews
Team Air – Reporter
@stringKy
Team Fire – Reporter