BRANDON — A major wind-turbine project has been proposed for the Carroll area south of Brandon.

Innergex Renewable Energy has made preliminary agreements with landowners on roughly 12,000 acres and is looking to install 30 to 35 turbines.

The company is competing for the chance to supply Manitoba Hydro with 200 megawatts of Indigenous majority-owned wind energy. Hydro wants to add 600 megawatts before 2035 and issued a call for proposals in March for the first phase, leading to several wind-energy bids in southern Manitoba.

Innergex hosted a meeting at the Carroll Memorial Hall last week to inform residents about its proposal.

THE federal Liberal government’s proposed legislation to ban or restrict social media access for children under 16 appears to be a sensible approach to one of the most difficult public policy challenges of the digital age.

Whether Canadians ultimately support a ban, limited restrictions or exemptions for platforms that can demonstrate adequate safeguards, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: if governments are going to regulate children’s access to social media, it makes far more sense to do it at the federal level than through a patchwork of provincial laws.

That’s particularly relevant in Manitoba, where the provincial government has been exploring its own options to restrict social media use among young people.

The intentions are understandable. Parents, educators, health-care professionals and policymakers are becoming increasingly alarmed about the effects social media is having on many children and teenagers.

Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the FIFA World Cup is estimated to cost Canadian taxpayers $1.066 billion to host 13 games over 38 days.

That’s $82 million a game, or $28 million a day.

The majority of the funds will go toward operating the games, staging the venues, and paying for security and services, like the RCMP.

About 12 per cent, or $126 million, will go to infrastructure primarily in two buildings: BMO Field in Toronto and BC Place in Vancouver.