Author of the article: Winnipeg Sun Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 2 days ago • 1 minute read • Maple Leaf Drilling began the first physical onsite development of the Railside at the Forks project in Winnipeg on Wed., May 5, 2021, drilling boreholes for a district geothermal system that will provide centralized heating and cooling for up to 1,200 new residential units and over 100,000 sq.ft. of new commercial space. KEVIN KING/Winnipeg Sun/Postmedia Network Photo by KEVIN KING /Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun Article content Residential housing at the Forks moved one step closer to reality Wednesday with a ground-breaking operation, of sorts. In the first physical, onsite development of the Railside at the Forks project, Maple Leaf Drilling began drilling boreholes for a district geothermal system that can provide central heating and cooling for up to 1,200 new residential units and over 100,000 sq. ft. of new commercial space.