INFRASTRUCTURE: First Nations to build new power line, replace diesels

ONTARIO - A number of First Nation communities have created a business to connect their remote communities in the northwestern part of the province on the electric power grid. Wataynikaneyap Power will design, permit, construct, own and operate...

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ONTARIO - A number of First Nation communities have created a business to connect their remote communities in the northwestern part of the province on the electric power grid. Wataynikaneyap Power will design, permit, construct, own and operate a 230-kV transmission line to Pickle Lake.

The project is planned in two phases. First, the grid at Pickle Lake will be reinforced, and second, the grid will be extended north to service both the communities and Goldcorp's Musselwhite gold mine. When electricity becomes available, the diesel generators used in the region can be shut down, reducing the level of greenhouse gases.

Gil Lawson, general manager of the Musselwhite mine, said, "We need to ensure the Pickle south phase of the project is developed in a timely manner as the mine is currently supplementing power needs with diesel generation. As a First Nations owned business the new transmission line will expand economic development opportunities for the region with the First Nations in a position to see real benefits."

Information about the Musselwhite mine is available at www.Goldcorp.com.

"Wataynikaneyap" translates to "line that brings light".

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