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Operation of the diversion began in 1976, on an interim licence issued under the Water Power Act. The move caused the water level of Southern Indian Lake to rise by approximately three metres. In 1986, Manitoba Hydro was given permission to increase the amount of water the utility diverted from the Churchill River by 15 per cent. What has become known as the augmented flow program now allows the Crown corporation to raise and lower the water level of Southern Indian Lake by as much as three t...

First Nations oppose permanent Hydro river flow permit  May 14, 2021  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter WINNIPEG-Representatives for two northern First Nations are asking the provincial government to deny approval for a permanent Manitoba Hydro permit that allows the utility considerable flexibility in manipulating two rivers. In the 1970s, Hydro diverted water from the Churchill River into the Nelson River at Southern Indian Lake, in order to increase its generating capacity along the Nel...

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: SUPPLIED Priscilla Spence, Tataskweyak FN member, working as part of an ongoing Sturgeon study on the Lower Churchill River. REPRESENTATIVES for two northern First Nations are asking the provincial government to deny approval for a permanent Manitoba Hydro permit that allows the utility considerable flexibility in manipulating two rivers. REPRESENTATIVES for two northern First Nations are asking the provincial government to d...

Additional conditions have been added to the licences in an effort to address concerns raised by affected Indigenous communities about the effect these hydroelectric megaprojects have had on the environment and their way of life. “The province has undertaken rigorous and decade-long consultations with the Indigenous communities affected,” said Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard in a statement emailed to media. “Manitoba Hydro will be held to multiple licence and non-lice...

Published - 3 weeks By - PGA Media PGA Associates from around the country will meet at Tocumwal Golf and Bowls Club on Tuesday for the Victorian and Tasmanian PGA Associate Championships. The club welcomes players back after missing the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic to celebrate its 18 th year hosting the Championship. Following a junior clinic conducted by the Associates for primary school children from Tocumwal and Berrigan on Monday, the first round of the tournament tees off o...

Navy Cmdr. Glenn "Pete" Bradfords COVID-19 vaccination mission exemplifies the Navys unofficial mottos of "Always courageous" and "Not for self but for country." As a nurse, Bradford serves with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville and Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida, and is one of 139 service members assigned to Task Force Southeast - Jacksonville. The task force is the primary Department of Defense support organization for the Federal Emergency Management Agencys res...

City Council delays vote protecting Memphis aquifer as threat of lawsuit from pipeline company looms Memphis City Council delays pipeline vote By Chris Luther | April 20, 2021 at 6:37 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 6:39 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On Tuesday, Memphis City Council members were scheduled to vote on a proposed ordinance adding protections and regulations to pipelines built on top of the Memphis sand aquifer, but in an unexpected move, the council delayed the vote. The proposed ci...

Updated Memphis council delays vote on city law tied to oil pipeline MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, delayed a scheduled vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for a company to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides clean drinking water to 1 million people. The Memphis City Council had been set to vote in its afternoon meeting on an...

Official: No appointment needed at federal vaccine site in Jacksonville People are encouraged to register for the shots online but it’s not necessary Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Starting on Wednesday, getting the coronavirus vaccine in Jacksonville should be a lot easier and hassle-free when the new federal site opens at 7 a.m. at the Gateway Mall. According to organizers, if you meet the latest age requirements you don’t need an appointment to get the shot, although preregist...