Hydro picks its west side route
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Manitoba Hydro’s massive new transmission line will skirt several parks and First Nations Reserves but run through hundreds of miles of private farm land.
About a third of the 1,350-kilometre route will tower over private land, and Hydro is now beginning negotiations with farmers and ranchers over compensation.
After months of public consultations, Hydro this morning picked its favourite of three main routes down the province’s west side.
The route will run from dams in northeastern Manitoba, past Thompson and The Pas, to the east of the Porcupine Forest Reserve and the Duck Mountain Provincial Park and then hug the western shores of Lake Manitoba
Near the town of St. Claude, it will take a sharp turn east and run south of Niverville and loop around Winnipeg’s east side, stopping at a new converter station.
The total cost of the line is $2.2 billion, far more than a line down the east side of Lake Winnipeg which many critics favour as a cheaper, faster and more efficient route.
Another round of public consultations will happen before Hydro finalizes the route and applies for an environmental licence.