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Most North Dakotans know that the Red River forms the border between North Dakota and Minnesota. But other aspects, such as knowledge of the source of the river, and where it goes after flowing into Manitoba are perhaps less well known.
The cause of the Jan. 6 power outage to 1,800 customers, which began around 6 a.m. and lasted about three hours, was a transmission line equipment failure.
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development advises that conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba's natural resources, including compliance checks for fisheries, addressing illegal hunting, and increasing the number of officers in the field.
Flying above the coast of Hudson Bay west of Churchill, in the furthest northern reaches of Manitoba...
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 to 4.5 feet. Temporary approval permits have been repeatedly reapproved on an annual basis for three...